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Author here. It’s my first article. I’m a bit nervous but excited to get your feedback. If you deal with procrastination too, I hope this method helps you like it helped me.
(Late reply because I procrastinate reading HN).
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That matches my experience. “Write the report” will sit in my inbox forever. “Add 10 items to the outline for the report” will usually break the inertia and end up with me finishing the whole thing.
Then if "Add 10 items" seems to be sitting around for a while, I change it to "Add 5 items". The part where I end up finishing the whole thing doesn't always happen, but breaking it down into chunks that I can power my way through even if I'm in the worst mood with the worst working conditions at least lets me accomplish a small thing and get a better sense of the task for the next time I try. Sometimes "Add 5 Items"…
Starting to write this comment was easy, because I knew what I was going to say before I started typing; but writing a book seems impossible, because I can't hold the whole thing in my mind at once. Funny thing is, this comment has changed and expanded since I started it, but since I didn't expect that, there was no uncertainty and I didn't hesitate to start it. Now if I could just find a way to fool myself about bigger projects.
You just need to switch of job, if you don’t feel rewarded when doing it then it’s just not the right fit for you. And even then, something fun can become boring later on. I know electricians for instance who love doing their stuff, so they have no issue in being motivated, while they were a mess in their previous work field. And vice versa. It’s not always possible of course, but the solution is not to ‘gameify’ you…
I think it's great that you don't have executive dysfunction. That's not the case for me, and obviously not for the author. If you've never had your dream job yet still wasn't able to do shit, you don't have to crack down on other people's attempts to become functioning members of society.
Call it adhd or something else, my point is that doing something interesting is 99% of the solution.
It’s like poker, when you got a bad hand you deal with it. Play on your qualities, not on your flaws.
You just need to switch of job, if you don’t feel rewarded when doing it then it’s just not the right fit for you. And even then, something fun can become boring later on. I know electricians for instance who love doing their stuff, so they have no issue in being motivated, while they were a mess in their previous work field. And vice versa. It’s not always possible of course, but the solution is not to ‘gameify’ you…
This is like telling a depressed person to just be happy
That’s problem solving.
Author here. It’s my first article. I’m a bit nervous but excited to get your feedback. If you deal with procrastination too, I hope this method helps you like it helped me.
This idea really resonates. Like others have mentioned, there's a unique power to a physical artifact that a digital to-do list just can't replicate. I went down this exact rabbit hole a while back, trying to bridge the gap between my digital planning and physical, actionable "tickets." The setup part can be a bit of a pain, especially getting a printer reliably online and talking to it from different apps and servic…