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Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

windows_tips wrote: post #160
skriticos2 wrote: post #51

Well, maybe sometimes this happens to me.. "I just go check the headlines on my favorite news sites and then I start my productive day.. and I drink this cup of coffee." .. 2 hours later. "Just this one headline, then I'm ready." .. 2 hours later. "Damn, where did the day go all of a sudden?" Of course the solution is to first do the work and then read the news.. but that's the rational part of my brain speaking - no…

The solution is to make checking headlines part of your work.

With a time limit? Like I’m going to spend 30 minutes keeping up with important news about my industry.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by jhayward »

padobson wrote: post #180
jhayward wrote: post #155

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> Self discipline definitely has a momentum effect This sounds like an assumption. Isn't it equally likely that the condition that suppresses procrastination was responsible for all those things happening, starting with your run? In other words, you started the day with operable self-discipline. Not related to behavior.

This is a fair criticism and may be correct, but I have to continue doing what works. I haven't found a better way to suppress procrastination yet.

Make hay while the sun shines is my most successful response to procrastination. Didn't mean to suggest otherwise.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by criddell »

thirdsun wrote: post #178
adamcw wrote: post #115

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I would also like to echo this question, always interested in what people listen to while working.

I recommended it before, but I maintain a playlist that focuses on very quiet, soothing ambient, moody soundscapes and slightly experimental music that, in my opinion, works as well for sleeping as it does for being productive and focused: - https://open.spotify.com/user/michaelfeihstel/playlist/10IcC... Alternatively and if you prefer a more eclectic, diversive selection that covers a wide range of moods and genres,…

That's always been the type of music I've put on while I work, but a week or two ago I shuffled the entire Judas Priest catalog on Google Music. I've never been a fan of Judas Priest, I don't particularly like to listen to their music, but it's been great for me to work to. Ambient noises and quiet conversations are masked, the tempo is fast, and the dynamic range isn't huge.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by haskellandchill »

mdekkers wrote: post #170
haskellandchill wrote: post #90

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The dictionary is holding you back my friend :)

Nope, I absolutely don't feel the need to ascribe my negative habits to some fear or anxiety whatever thing. Not everything in life is a drama. I am fully aware of my strengths and weaknesses, and my personal opinion is that ascribing a negative trait (procrastination) to something that is somehow "external" is a subtle refusal to take responsibility. Often (and I am not saying this is the case for OP) the "oh, this…

I don't give up and I own my shit, not sure what the contradiction is here. That poem could be better, how about Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note:

   And now, each night I count the stars,
   And each night I get the same number.
   And when they will not come to be counted,
   I count the holes they leave.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by callesgg »

I don’t like to do the thing I need to do cause it has no instant internal feedback.

It has long term goal feedback. Like the feedback comes sort of in 6 months. And even then it was only a step to more work.

Hard work leads to gratification.

Fuck ADHD.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by artificial »

bawigga wrote: post #126
adamcw wrote: post #115

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I would also like to echo this question, always interested in what people listen to while working.

Lately, I've been using https://playnoise.com/ with the following settings: Brown noise > More Options > Auto volume osc, slow, small. Also, My "Code it and Load it" Playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/08wdT51daeQwc... Finally, more brown noise/rain storms in my Focus Noise playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/1u2c1lK4YSnL1...

If you're a fan of generators scope out http://MyNoise.net (they've also got an app) which I've found immensely useful.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by windows_tips »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #181
windows_tips wrote: post #160

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The solution is to make checking headlines part of your work.

With a time limit? Like I’m going to spend 30 minutes keeping up with important news about my industry.

If you think that is an appropriate limit.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

windows_tips wrote: post #188
tonyedgecombe wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With a time limit? Like I’m going to spend 30 minutes keeping up with important news about my industry.

If you think that is an appropriate limit.

No, I just plucked a figure out of my backside.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by jen729w »

hycaria wrote: post #173
jen729w wrote: post #118

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I work from home, sitting next to my partner, and this is responsible for ~80% of our work. No particular order. Late Night Tales Presents Sasha: Scene Delete [0] Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk: Passage [1] Jon Hopkins: Opalescent [2] HVOB & Winston Marshall: Silk [3] Anything at all by HVOB. HVOB is the golden stuff. All of Tycho's albums Any of Tycho's Burning Man mixes on SoundCloud [8] Kiasmos: Blurred [4] Vermont:…

What are you both doing ?

She’s a medical copywriter, I’m a developer (kinda). Both freelance. It works great.
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