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

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Post by nbzso »

Not passionate enough. Not payed adequately for the effort. To much information and possibilities. Fear of missing out. Solution: Limit your daily information flow, make a choice what is really exciting for you with reasonable reward and make it a habit. Proceed without doubt and overthinking.

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

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Post by tgsovlerkhgsel »

> However, we realize that not everyone likes to read or add more calls to their calendar, so we've put together a video course that takes the most useful techniques, and presents them in an easy-to-use format: video.

Video is IMO the worst format, as it takes much longer to consume than written text. Since many such "time management pro tip" courses suffer from being a waste of time, and you only know after you've wasted your time, this is not good.

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

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Post by vitabenes »

tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #22

> However, we realize that not everyone likes to read or add more calls to their calendar, so we've put together a video course that takes the most useful techniques, and presents them in an easy-to-use format: video. Video is IMO the worst format, as it takes much longer to consume than written text. Since many such "time management pro tip" courses suffer from being a waste of time, and you only know after you've w…

I get that. It often comes down to personal preference. Some people read, some don't. Either way, the course bundle contains both the book, audiobook, and the videos - that should cover all preferences + offer more learning modalities. You can watch the video, and then read, or vice versa.

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

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Post by arkitaip »

vitabenes wrote: post #19
arkitaip wrote: post #15

The problem with actionable anti-procrastination content is that they have too many steps and to little immediate action. As procrastinators, we've marinated our anxious brains to develop sophisticated techniques to ignore any and all remedies. The ultimate anti-procrastination app? It just has one "Stop procrastination" button.

I'd argue that the ultimate scenario is that you prevent procrastination before it arises. I do get what you're saying about too many steps. I tried to avoid that pitfall. For instance, the Deprocrastinator 7000 feature is about getting the right lesson in a short amount of time. You pick a problem, you get a lesson that contains a specific technique, you apply it with the worksheet. Information --> action.

You're probably right about preventing procrastination. The pomodoro technique is often recommended because it prevents procrastination from happening within small time boxes.

But then again, how would I as a procrastinator reach this pretty profound insight? Any information targeting me has to be skillfully crafted to guide me in the right direction while avoiding all the issues that cause me to procrastinate in the first place.

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

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Post by vitabenes »

helmholtz wrote: post #18
vitabenes wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

C'mon! Every time. Give it a watch today, that's why the videos are 5 min long (+ you can 2x speed them up).

I think the OP was making a joke.

I know. It's a classic.

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

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Post by vitabenes »

arkitaip wrote: post #25
vitabenes wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd argue that the ultimate scenario is that you prevent procrastination before it arises. I do get what you're saying about too many steps. I tried to avoid that pitfall. For instance, the Deprocrastinator 7000 feature is about getting the right lesson in a short amount of time. You pick a problem, you get a lesson that contains a specific technique, you apply it with the worksheet. Information --> action.

You're probably right about preventing procrastination. The pomodoro technique is often recommended because it prevents procrastination from happening within small time boxes. But then again, how would I as a procrastinator reach this pretty profound insight? Any information targeting me has to be skillfully crafted to guide me in the right direction while avoiding all the issues that cause me to procrastinate in the…

Well, yes, that's an issue. We hope to reach people via blog and Twitter - we post about all the various issues, so that people get exposed to them, and click or read when they encounter something relevant to them.

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

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Post by 12ian34 »

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.

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