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Procrastinatory Doom Loops

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Post by pure_simplicity »

torh wrote: post #87
periheli0n wrote: post #54

So many people suffer from this. I guess most of us had at least stretches in their career where procrastination dominated the work day. For some, this is just the standard mode of operation. It is important to understand that this is a sign of exhaustion. Work is hard and if we don't have the energy to start then it doesn't get done. Personally I found the following to help: 1) Get enough sleep. Every day. Nothing d…

Not sure if it makes sense, but after the christmas holidays I made a bad habbit of sleeping to much, which also made me tired. So, get enough sleep, but not too much. Don't start another sleep cycle.

Maybe a wakeup light would be helpful. really helps you feel awake if you dont feel very awake when you get up, so you are not tempted to sleep some more in the morning.

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Post by discardedrefuse »

romwell wrote: post #143

>I do tasks on three timescales: they either get done immediately, after a shamefully massive delay, or not at all. There’s little in-between. To anyone relating: that's an ADHD symptom. It falls under the umbrella of Executive Dysfunction[1]. I have been beating myself up for it all my life, and turns out there are many things that work differently for people with ADHD - and many things that help (from medication[2]…

Thanks for this. I have a teen with ADHD currently dealing with executive dysfunction and you really helped me understand what going on in his head.

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Post by slingnow »

zhynn wrote: post #188
romwell wrote: post #143

>I do tasks on three timescales: they either get done immediately, after a shamefully massive delay, or not at all. There’s little in-between. To anyone relating: that's an ADHD symptom. It falls under the umbrella of Executive Dysfunction[1]. I have been beating myself up for it all my life, and turns out there are many things that work differently for people with ADHD - and many things that help (from medication[2]…

I was very defensive when my wife said that I should consider being screened for ADHD, I have the exact experience you do (a the OP) around this stuff. The defensiveness was something that I sorted out, and looking back on things, so many of my "vices" were just self-medication for ADHD. They were mostly coping strategies (with the exception of some social vices). My adult diagnosis has been a game changer for me. I…

So to mean it literally, it changed some literal game you were playing. What game did it change and how?

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Post by shmde »

I am more interested in which company the author works for a living.

www.synthesis.is

Its like a subsidiary for spacex which teaches kids different stuff, it looks quite complicated because its not your average classroom teaching but something more ? Does anyone here have their kids enrolled in it, tell me about their/kids experience ?

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Post by 300bps »

zhynn wrote: post #190
wombat-man wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I deal with a lot of the listed symptoms. But I've never been diagnosed and I seem to be a fairly functional person.

It took me until I was 45 to finally get screened. I really wish I had done it sooner, it is not that rough. But I said the exact same thing when I bumped into this notion. I was quite resistant to the idea, which is itself a fascinating mental knot to untie.

What has changed for you since being screened?

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Post by can16358p »

dcminter wrote: post #66
can16358p wrote: post #61

I somehow managed to break to the other side of things: when I'm tasked with something, I say "okay I'm gonna do it anyway sooner or later" and start getting the job out of the way. Instead of stressing myself out and procrastinating and postponing, I start them as soon as possible. Also did it when I was in college back then: when I had to study for a final, I started a relax study cycle days before, not in last nig…

I doubt there are many procrastinators around who don't realise that if they "just ... did things ahead of time" it would solve their procrastination, but you must realise that failing to do this is the very definition of procrastination. None of us like being procrastinators. All you're telling us is that you're not a procrastinator. I once read that procrastination is rooted in fear. I think this generally holds tr…

Well, yes and no. I also partly procrastinate still, so it's on and off kind of relationship. Just shared how I can make it go away when I can do. I sometimes just can't and know exactly how hard it feels.

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Post by photochemsyn »

Procrastination, definition: "to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it"

Should, definition: "used to show what is right, appropriate, etc., especially when criticizing somebody’s actions"

Appropriate, definition: "suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances"

I think we're going into circular definitions here. However, it all comes down to motivation, i.e. what's the motive for doing something? Disapproval of one's social group? Disapproval of one's employer? Disapproval of one's customer? Disapproval of one's neighbor? Disapproval of one's self?

Uncomfortable question: are the social norms themselves actually healthy or can an entire society be fundamentally sick, such that many of the norms encourage destructive behavior, mental illness, etc.? In which case, certain forms of procrastination (i.e., not conforming to said social norms) can actually be healthy. See: workaholic syndrome.

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Post by [deleted] »

romwell wrote: post #143

>I do tasks on three timescales: they either get done immediately, after a shamefully massive delay, or not at all. There’s little in-between. To anyone relating: that's an ADHD symptom. It falls under the umbrella of Executive Dysfunction[1]. I have been beating myself up for it all my life, and turns out there are many things that work differently for people with ADHD - and many things that help (from medication[2]…

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Post by adamc »

romwell wrote: post #143

>I do tasks on three timescales: they either get done immediately, after a shamefully massive delay, or not at all. There’s little in-between. To anyone relating: that's an ADHD symptom. It falls under the umbrella of Executive Dysfunction[1]. I have been beating myself up for it all my life, and turns out there are many things that work differently for people with ADHD - and many things that help (from medication[2]…

I don't have ADHD, and I have this issue. I have (or have had -- seems to be in remission at present) issues with depression, which can also result in this.
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