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

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Post by jonhendry18 » Fri, Jun 22, 2018, 11:48 PM UTC

vinbreau wrote: post #120

isostatic wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm the opposite. If my brain has to engage before 10am the day's a waste. If I "ease into the day" then once I've dealt with the world on fire stuff about 11.30 I'll power through and before I know it it's 9PM and I've been massively productive.

This is me as well. My brain is useless until close to lunch time. After lunch I start feeling productive and this feeling begins to steamroll into the evening. When I am allowed to structure my day I don't even plan to start work until 6pm and can maintain great focus from then until 1am. Admittedly I imagine my ADHD has much to do with that and the habits I formed to cope with it as a child.

I also seem to wake up around sunset. Am also ADHD.

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

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Post by jonhendry18 » Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 12:24 AM UTC

bawigga wrote: post #126

adamcw wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

Nice. Thanks!

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

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Post by SomethingStars » Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 6:14 AM UTC

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…

I made a policy that I visit any news sites only once a day (usually in the morning). When I catch up and when I start seeing stories I already saw yesterday, I stop and don't come back until tomorrow.

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

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Post by mendelsd » Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 12:33 PM UTC

I believe I procrastinate because life is so demanding and complex that I am constantly straining against the limits of my productivity for imposed work. It is due largely to a mismatch between my natural interests and society's demands. The question is what to do about that so I can be more effective.

"Because baboons are rarely threatened by famine, plague or predators, they are good models for socialized disease, Sapolsky says: 'Baboon societies are ironically a lot like Westernized humans. We're ecologically privileged enough that we can invent social and psychological stress. Baboons in the Serengeti, who only work three hours a day to meet their caloric needs, are similarly privileged. They ulcerate because of social complexities.'" [1]

Procrastination, it seems to me, ultimately falls in the category of "ulcerating because of social complexities".

[1] https://news.stanford.edu/news/2001/february21/aaassapolsky-...

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

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Post by mbdharan » Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 2:19 PM UTC

I don't want to take the test right now. Maybe tonight. I know there is something motivational at the end of the test that would make me want to do it, but I'm not going to do it anyway. Basically, I'm procrastinating by writing this comment and not doing the test.

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

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Post by lmagno » Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 2:33 PM UTC

"Nobody procrastinates doing what they enjoy." I'm guessing mental illnesses are out of the picture here then.

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

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Post by hessenwolf » Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 9:57 PM UTC

owenversteeg wrote: post #143

hessenwolf wrote: post #123

I just used it to consult with a young woman who cancelled her open heart surgery today, which gives her two years to live. The result was low expectancy, and the advice is indeed helpful.

Wow, that's a heavy thing to deal with. Why'd she cancel the surgery and how was it related to procrastination?

Low in expectation. The site argued she just didn't expect it to be successful.

She seemed to agree.

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

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Post by bausshf » Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 9:42 AM UTC

droidist2 wrote: post #12

WebMD? So the reason you procrastinate: you probably have a brain tumor?

I lost

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

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Post by latexr » Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 1:27 PM UTC

yranadive wrote: post #134

Too many questions to answer IMHO. Can't see anyone using this tool more than once. Should narrow it down to 5 questions tops to get any value on daily basis

“Twelve questions? I’ll do it later.”

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

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Post by ekoczwara » Tue, Jun 26, 2018, 3:08 PM UTC

Every time I hear about procrastination it reminds me about great talk by Evan Czaplicki and his approach to Elm development, actually it can be good thing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSjbTC-hvqQ see 19:15 Batching Work).