Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Getting Past Procrastination

spectrum.ieee.org

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

181–185 of 185 posts

Re: Getting Past Procrastination

#181

Post by southernplaces7 »

jasode wrote: post #70
parpfish wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What’s an example of the kind of advice that doesn’t work? (I’m always curious to learn other potential diagnostic markers for adhd)

>What’s an example of the kind of advice that doesn’t work? For some people struggling with chronic lifelong procrastination, the oft-repeated advice from the author such as "Action leads to motivation, not the other way around." ... and similar variants such as, "Screw motivation, what you need is discipline!" ... and other related big picture ideas such as Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams' "Systems instead of Goals"…

So since none of these things work and you're framing ADHD as being such that even getting basic tasks done can lead to failure, what do you suggest that might work?

I'm honestly curious, because I can't believe that a person having the problem this bad should just resign themselves to a life of misery and failure.

Re: Getting Past Procrastination

#182

Post by aaronbaugher »

Yizahi wrote: post #176
kriro wrote: post #91

I disagree with the idea that getting past procrastination should (always) be the target. Mostly because I don't think procrastination is inherently bad. There's a lot of stigma attached to procrastination as it's seen as being "unproductive". But I think procrastination can lead to great insights. Your brain is telling you that it is not interested in the current task. The question is: Why? Overworked and needs a br…

In a certain large part of the population procrastination is a symptom of mental disorder (like for example ADHD etc.), and often a particularly severe one. Dismissing it as a "benefit" is not constructive. I suspect that you use word procrastination too general, to include all possible cases. If a person is lazy for 5 minutes or for an hour it's not a procrastination. Procrastination is severe case of inability to d…

Yeah, maybe there are different types of procrastination, but there's nothing good about my type. If I hadn't procrastinated through my 20s and 30s, I could be retired and spending my 50s fishing instead of working to make a living. I've got enough of a handle on it now that I keep my bosses happy, but it's still a struggle at times, and there are plenty more things I want to do that I may never get around to. It's a bad thing.

Re: Getting Past Procrastination

#183

Post by diggan »

MaxBarraclough wrote: post #158
diggan wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The magic of Git means you can immediately find them in the working index How does git help you find certain texts in files? `grep` should do the trick just fine, unless I misunderstand what "chuck Todo comments in the code" mean, the code lives on your disk no?

To get your bearings regarding where you got to with your uncommitted work, you might do something like: git status && git diff HEAD That will tell you which files you've touched and will show you their diffs. If necessary you can search within the diff: press '/' to bring up the search feature (assuming you're using the default less pager). To search for all mentions of 'TODO' in the repo, ignoring untracked files:…

I know how to use git :P The question is why use git for something when the TODOs still sits in your files on disk. You're not doing anything with those commands that `grep` by itself cannot do...

Re: Getting Past Procrastination

#184

Post by rofrol »

hliyan wrote: post #62

To me, procrastination is the brain overestimating (or perhaps just estimating) the unpleasantness of a task in the future. The unpleasantness could come from general lack of pleasure in performing the task, anticipation of frustration or irritation due to a gap in the skills or resources required, anxiety about not being able to successfully complete the task, or the output of the task not meeting one's personal exp…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N65NPYRN8z8

Re: Getting Past Procrastination

#185

Post by em-bee »

hirvi74 wrote: post #145
annie_muss wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I see stories like this I always wonder "How did you get and keep jobs at meta and Pinterest if you have a procrastination problem?" I procrastinated so badly I could never apply for jobs. And the jobs I did get I lost quickly due to the same procrastination.

I made similar comments on this site alluding to how when I went into this field, I thought I was going to be working with passionate people that truly cared about the craft. I was met with the rude reality that none of my coworkers care about this craft in the slightest, and it is all merely just an ends to a means for them. Now, I do not necessarily blame my coworkers. Passion is not really within one's control. Fo…

My lack of skill would be more burdensome than helpful for such teams. I'm not new either. I've been at this game for over a decade now.

seems like you are also suffering from imposter syndrome. if you have been doing this for over a decade you should have learned something.

I lack the skills to better my situation

practice. work on a side project. follow and implement tutorials. contribute to FOSS projects. (contact me if you want some suggestions. see my profile)

Post reply on HN