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The work you do while you procrastinate is ...
- thibaut_barrere 17y agoFull tip: "The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life"
- vinutheraj 17y agoI watch movies/read HN while I procrastinate ! :(
- thibaut_barrere 17y agoIs there any way to turn 'watching movies' or 'read HN' into some kind of work ?
- vinutheraj 17y agoThat's what I am searching for while reading HN
- thibaut_barrere 17y agoWell - you're on track, then :)
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- abstractbill 17y agoJust label yourself "pre-revenue", and you can tell people reading HN is your job.
- goosefraba19 17y agome too!
- 10ren 17y agoIt says "the work you do while procrastinating". Sometimes when you procrastinate it will be by playing (movies, HN); but sometimes you put off one kind of work by doing another kind of work. And some kinds of play actually involve some work within them, such as writing funny answers on reddit, photoshopping, gathering evidence by online research to prove how someone on the internet is wrong, carefully articulating an argument or idea, attempting to inspire or encourage someone, narrating a personal experience as a relatable story. Even the act of reading is a form of work. I'm not saying that all those examples of work can be done in exchange for money on their own, but each of them is required by one job or another.
- DTrejo 17y agoOne time I made a page for my personal website instead of doing a Spanish paper. Later, I was forced to finish that Spanish paper on a Friday night instead of partying. I was disappointed, but upon reflection it was a good thing.
- prawn 17y agoKnow of any jobs going for Freecell players?
- thibaut_barrere 17y agoWell - theoretically one could think about a system where freecell players would get paid low amounts to play, and their moves would be used as a crowdsourced processing power. That's just an idea though :)
- tolmasky 17y agoYou could have an ad on every card! And undos would cost you the filling out of one survey!
- bilch 17y agoIf I followed this advice, my new full-time, ex-procrastination activity would transform into hard work, and I would seek relief in procrastination - probably doing exactly the thing I just got away from. See also John Perry's seminal essay on "Structured Procrastination": http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/ http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/
- thibaut_barrere 17y agoI do agree - at some point you have to do the work, and take the tip with a grain of salt. I found it was interesting nonetheless.
- teye 17y agoJessica's work is amazing, and she has a cool CC-licensed graphic design project: http://dailydropcap.com http://dailydropcap.com. Exchanged a couple emails recently encouraging her to allow comments on it and she was quite gracious. Great advice, too.
- StarLite 17y agoI must start doing something having to do with RSS feeds then ... :P
- scotty79 17y agoGreat. Now I just have to find someone to pay me for reading internet, ranting and solving problems of my choosing.
- nfnaaron 17y ago"[1] reading internet, [2]ranting and [3]solving problems of my choosing" [1] For reading the internet, you could do a startup where companies that intrusively search the internet and facebook for disqualifying statements for new recruits and insurance clients could outsource that work to you instead. [2] Doing [1] may discourage you from ranting online, which won't help you to be paid for ranting but could lower that need's priority. [3] If you choose to do [1] then you will have solved at least one problem of your choosing.