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Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by Sanguinaire »

izgzhen wrote: post #16

Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…

I need a catalyst - motivation is fine once I'm going, but my activation energy for most tasks is enormous.

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by vitabenes »

12ian34 wrote: post #30

Great work getting this together, building a curriculum, a pricing model and a website. Some feedback: - I don't trust you yet - I saw the pricing before I gained trust in you as a tutor. Why should I learn how not to procrastinate from you, for money? - The video I watched was quite dry - to be honest I found your presentation style a little monotonous and not very engaging.

Thank you for the feedback! Much appreciated.

Trust - Yes, I've collected some testimonials from other products (book, extension, Deschool program), but none about the course yet, since it's brand new. I'll work on this.

Video - Thank you. I'll plan on improving the course continuously. I'm more animated in some videos, but I'll re-record others.

This is the 1st version of the product. My background is programming, so I plan to update this as if it were a software product (it partially is).

Again, thank you for the feedback!

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by vitabenes »

Sanguinaire wrote: post #31
izgzhen wrote: post #16

Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…

I need a catalyst - motivation is fine once I'm going, but my activation energy for most tasks is enormous.

Yes, momentum is key. Without it, every little thing seems hard.

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by [deleted] »

Sanguinaire wrote: post #31
izgzhen wrote: post #16

Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…

I need a catalyst - motivation is fine once I'm going, but my activation energy for most tasks is enormous.

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Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by 5fnheluzdj »

izgzhen wrote: post #16

Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…

This assumes that procrastination is some sort of a problem. I'd like start from scratch. What is the purpose of doing anything? What is the point of productivity? Is this subjective and materials like these are for people that see it as a problem or is there some generality to it?

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by jordwest »

izgzhen wrote: post #16

Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…

Agreed, but for me there have been a few more reasons than boredom. Broadly I see 3 reasons I’ve procrastinated in the past.

1. I’m bored, and not learning anything new, just doing the same thing over and over.

2. I don’t see where this is going, or the point of doing it. Felt this a lot with university assignments in particular.

3. I’m afraid. This is the only one where I think it’s worth persisting. Sometimes something is new and scary, like public speaking or deploying to production for the first time. In this case, what I’ve found to work really well is to just sit with the fear, observe the sensations it produces in the body, and then it naturally just sort of weakens.

For 1 and 2, I think the procrastination is actually telling you something important.

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by vitabenes »

jordwest wrote: post #36
izgzhen wrote: post #16

Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…

Agreed, but for me there have been a few more reasons than boredom. Broadly I see 3 reasons I’ve procrastinated in the past. 1. I’m bored, and not learning anything new, just doing the same thing over and over. 2. I don’t see where this is going, or the point of doing it. Felt this a lot with university assignments in particular. 3. I’m afraid. This is the only one where I think it’s worth persisting. Sometimes somet…

There's a view out there (partially promoted by Taleb) that procrastination is good - it indicates that you shouldn't pursue something, that it's not natural for you.

The problem is that while sometimes that applies, sometimes it doesn't, and it's worth overcoming (I fall more on this side of the issue). In any case, I'm a big advocate for reflecting on why people procrastinate. There are many different reasons.

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

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Post by 12ian34 »

vitabenes wrote: post #32
12ian34 wrote: post #30

Great work getting this together, building a curriculum, a pricing model and a website. Some feedback: - I don't trust you yet - I saw the pricing before I gained trust in you as a tutor. Why should I learn how not to procrastinate from you, for money? - The video I watched was quite dry - to be honest I found your presentation style a little monotonous and not very engaging.

Thank you for the feedback! Much appreciated. Trust - Yes, I've collected some testimonials from other products (book, extension, Deschool program), but none about the course yet, since it's brand new. I'll work on this. Video - Thank you. I'll plan on improving the course continuously. I'm more animated in some videos, but I'll re-record others. This is the 1st version of the product. My background is programming, s…

It is a great v1 - keep it up!
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