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It's pretty bad for me, I dream about bailing to a blue collar life because then I can focus and work with my hands, and not click around online procrastinating

It's pretty bad for me, I dream about bailing to a blue collar life because then I can focus and work with my hands, and not click around online procrastinating. All that talk did was talk about the symptoms of what it's like to be a procrastinator. Including the link in another comment. Who wants to talk about how to fix it other than "stop procrastinating!"

ak39 11y ago
Do you keep a simple list of things to finish? Whenever you think of something that needs to be done, jot it down. Carry that black book everywhere. See if that works.
- cylinder 11y ago
  I am horrible at lists and calendars. Even if I start keeping a Todo list or an organized calendar or Evernote ideas log, I just stop paying attention to the list eventually. I see how coworkers are constantly looking at their calendar, and that's just confusing to me.
  - ak39 11y ago
    I too am horrible with lists. But when you get started - just a simple list of things (no calendar due dates etc) - just the list ... you start thinking differently. Step 1: Make a list. Step 2: Do nothing! Jokes aside, soon enough you'll execute on the list and then you can show your cat what a badass you are at getting things done. Good luck friend.
  - feiss 11y ago
    Me too. I just stopped trying to follow any productivity technique time ago, because all of them ask you a minimum of discipline and consistency, and I'm too chaotic for that. So I just try to be responsible and get the job done. (Well, I sometimes keep a todo list of features/bugs I have to do/fix, but not as a task list I have to follow, but as a backup memory)
  - tedmiston 11y ago
    Have you tried a methodology like GTD?
    - cylinder 11y ago
      Hadn't heard of it before. Thanks. Researching it and will set some time to setting up the framework. It seems like quite a lot of administrative overhead but I'm willing to give it a shot.
      - tedmiston 11y ago
        There's definitely some overhead to start, but you don't have to do everything on day 1. You can simplify that a bit with existing GTD-friendly software. There are many, but one of the most popular is Wunderlist (https://www.wunderlist.com/ https://www.wunderlist.com/). If you don't have time to sit down to read the book right now, here's a nice 15-minute overview - https://hamberg.no/gtd/ https://hamberg.no/gtd/.
- tedmiston 11y ago
  Keeping an "easy" list is one idea from Getting Things Done that still works for me. Energy level was one type of context, but there are others as well. https://hamberg.no/gtd/#contexts https://hamberg.no/gtd/#contexts
hoodwink 11y ago
Well, maybe you're being too hard on yourself. Seeing that this is a widespread problem might help that.
pflanze 11y ago
Don't blue collar workers procrastinate by chatting with each other?

ak39 11y ago

Do you keep a simple list of things to finish? Whenever you think of something that needs to be done, jot it down. Carry that black book everywhere. See if that works.

cylinder 11y ago
I am horrible at lists and calendars. Even if I start keeping a Todo list or an organized calendar or Evernote ideas log, I just stop paying attention to the list eventually. I see how coworkers are constantly looking at their calendar, and that's just confusing to me.
- ak39 11y ago
  I too am horrible with lists. But when you get started - just a simple list of things (no calendar due dates etc) - just the list ... you start thinking differently. Step 1: Make a list. Step 2: Do nothing! Jokes aside, soon enough you'll execute on the list and then you can show your cat what a badass you are at getting things done. Good luck friend.
- feiss 11y ago
  Me too. I just stopped trying to follow any productivity technique time ago, because all of them ask you a minimum of discipline and consistency, and I'm too chaotic for that. So I just try to be responsible and get the job done. (Well, I sometimes keep a todo list of features/bugs I have to do/fix, but not as a task list I have to follow, but as a backup memory)
- tedmiston 11y ago
  Have you tried a methodology like GTD?
  - cylinder 11y ago
    Hadn't heard of it before. Thanks. Researching it and will set some time to setting up the framework. It seems like quite a lot of administrative overhead but I'm willing to give it a shot.
    - tedmiston 11y ago
      There's definitely some overhead to start, but you don't have to do everything on day 1. You can simplify that a bit with existing GTD-friendly software. There are many, but one of the most popular is Wunderlist (https://www.wunderlist.com/ https://www.wunderlist.com/). If you don't have time to sit down to read the book right now, here's a nice 15-minute overview - https://hamberg.no/gtd/ https://hamberg.no/gtd/.
tedmiston 11y ago
Keeping an "easy" list is one idea from Getting Things Done that still works for me. Energy level was one type of context, but there are others as well. https://hamberg.no/gtd/#contexts https://hamberg.no/gtd/#contexts

hoodwink 11y ago

Well, maybe you're being too hard on yourself. Seeing that this is a widespread problem might help that.

pflanze 11y ago

Don't blue collar workers procrastinate by chatting with each other?