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Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

ghostbrainalpha wrote: post #61
mrieck wrote: post #50

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More and more research is showing procrastination to be an emotion management problem. [1] That's why it's been really helpful for me to start keeping a journal. It helps increase self-awareness and helps when I get off-track on my side projects. I can can realign my goals and ease back into being productive again. [1] https://www.fastcompany.com/90357248/procrastination-is-an-e...

Have you guys ever read the "War of Art"? It comes from a place that understands Procrastination as an emotional problem, and has a fully developed solution for dealing with it in that way. At the end it gets REALLY artsy and religious in a way that made me very uncomfortable. But its still the most helpful book I've ever read on productivity.

I really disliked that book, I found nothing actionable in it. I only read it to the end because it is recommended so often and I hoped to find something useful in it. Sadly I didn't.

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Post by ulisesrmzroche »

You can only do about four hours of solid work a day.

That is the only trick I know that really works. Took me forever to relearn to.

I went to school in Mexico where school is divided into two shifts, AM and PM; choose the one you want.

1-5:30 are my work hours unless the water around the business gets a little turbulent, in which case, I dunno, depends on if i consider you a friend or not.

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Post by maxerickson »

vinceguidry wrote: post #28

Personal productivity deals in the hoary space between defining who you are as a person and figuring out the best way to move reality towards the vision. If you're not treating subconscious input with as much seriousness as humanly possible, (i.e. you're procrastinating for a good reason, one that probably relates to why you think this thing you're procrastinating doing is the best way to move the needle on that visi…

How else can you reach your final form!

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

jedberg wrote: post #67
guzey wrote: post #63

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This is a great idea and I used to do it for a while when I tried working from home. The problem for me is that I usually give on this ritual after a week or two. How long have you been able to sustain it for?

I don’t actually do it. :) my problem is that I work too much when I work from home. I can’t pull myself away. My solution was to have children who draw me away with their siren song of, “lets play legos daddy!”

I don’t actually do it. :)

I can't help feeling that most internet advice falls in this category.

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Post by traviscj »

toxik wrote: post #10

I would definitely recommend against having an hour’s commute to work. It is a really strong predictor for life dissatisfaction. Fifteen minutes is the number I heard to be a good balance.

Piling on, I’d also recommend against a 15 hour workday.

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Post by jedberg »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #75
jedberg wrote: post #67

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I don’t actually do it. :) my problem is that I work too much when I work from home. I can’t pull myself away. My solution was to have children who draw me away with their siren song of, “lets play legos daddy!”

I don’t actually do it. :) I can't help feeling that most internet advice falls in this category.

I should have clarified that it was something I learned from someone else who actually does do it. But yes it is definitely second hand.

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Post by komali2 »

dsclough wrote: post #68
mkhalil wrote: post #65

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I don't get your first HN joke.

Pomodoro timers are shaped like tomatoes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Wait, is this not the joke? Why's this getting downvoted so much?

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Post by misterman101 »

Scarblac wrote: post #23

I need just one thing: a way to get rid of a bad habit that doesn't involve changing the circumstances in which I have that habit. I'm a Web developer with a mindless tic-like habit of opening sites like Reddit and HN all the time. Even a second after closing it. I can't very well get rid of Web browsers. Edit: ohh, but the tip of going to a place where I've never procrastinated before and sitting down to think what…

What's worked for me every time I get in that routine is to force myself to do one to five push ups every time I think about switching tabs.

During that time I think about what it is that I really want to be doing. After a while I automatically skip to this step without having the desire to refresh HN.

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Post by quickthrower2 »

Reedx wrote: post #42
CPLX wrote: post #27

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Find someone who has to windsurf for a living and you'll find one who procrastinates.

If they are windsurfing for someone else, probably... But it doesn't seem like top pro athletes and olympians procrastinate. They are intrinsically driven.

Some selection bias there. People who procrastinate at stuff don’t become olympians, I’d guess.
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