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Just fucking do the work. If you spend as much time working as you trying to "hack your brain to be more productive", you would have been more productive. Over

Just fucking do the work. If you spend as much time working as you trying to "hack your brain to be more productive", you would have been more productive. Overthinking about thinking can lead to neuroticism. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10142283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10142283 http://www.amazon.com/Do-Work-Overcome-Resistance-Your/dp/1936891379/ http://www.amazon.com/Do-Work-Overcome-Resistance-Your/dp/19...

TomSawyer 11y ago
Do you have any anecdotal success stories to share related to having read _Do_The_Work_?
- hellbanner 11y ago
  Yeah, I stopped thinking about my projects when I wasn't working on them (letting my mind relax while exercising, cooking, etc), then when I have spare time I stretch for a few minutes sit down and start working. I shipped 2 games + 1 update to Apple last month.
Loque 11y ago
also an interesting read: http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastin...
vidarh 11y ago
> Just fucking do the work. If it was that simple, everyone would just do that. "Just x" usually indicates someone doesn't understand why others have problems with x.
- exelius 11y ago
  > If it was that simple, everyone would just do that. It's not that simple; but it's also why not everyone is uber-successful.
rdudek 11y ago
All this reading is why I procrastinate in the first place! It's like trying to find a solution to a problem that does not exist.
gmac 11y ago
I take it as more positive than normative. In other words: here is a description of how it turns out I get (certain) things done; and not: here is a recipe for getting things done. (It occurred to me to post it this morning because I spent half an hour making a 'retina'/hi-dpi version of the HN voting arrow and emailing it in, on the off-chance it might get used, in preference to about 14 more pressing tasks).

TomSawyer 11y ago

Do you have any anecdotal success stories to share related to having read _Do_The_Work_?

hellbanner 11y ago
Yeah, I stopped thinking about my projects when I wasn't working on them (letting my mind relax while exercising, cooking, etc), then when I have spare time I stretch for a few minutes sit down and start working. I shipped 2 games + 1 update to Apple last month.

Loque 11y ago

also an interesting read: http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastin...

vidarh 11y ago

> Just fucking do the work. If it was that simple, everyone would just do that. "Just x" usually indicates someone doesn't understand why others have problems with x.

exelius 11y ago
> If it was that simple, everyone would just do that. It's not that simple; but it's also why not everyone is uber-successful.

rdudek 11y ago

All this reading is why I procrastinate in the first place! It's like trying to find a solution to a problem that does not exist.

gmac 11y ago

I take it as more positive than normative. In other words: here is a description of how it turns out I get (certain) things done; and not: here is a recipe for getting things done. (It occurred to me to post it this morning because I spent half an hour making a 'retina'/hi-dpi version of the HN voting arrow and emailing it in, on the off-chance it might get used, in preference to about 14 more pressing tasks).