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I become productive based on deciding I'm going to do something. Pause on that word: decision. We all have impulses, wishes, desires, etc. But you're only ev

by l33tbro 10y ago

I become productive based on deciding I'm going to do something. Pause on that word: decision. We all have impulses, wishes, desires, etc. But you're only ever going to progress when you stop, think about what you want, be realistic with if you can actually achieve that with everything else going in your life - then DECIDE that you are going to do it. Once you've decided, that is when you follow through every time (if you've done the first steps correctly). Then it's basically autopilot and you don't ever feel like procrastinating. I dunno - works for me.

rabidrat 10y ago
In the past, I have followed through with what seemed like good decisions at the time. As the years went on, I started to have doubts that they were not-so-great decisions, but I continued to follow through anyway, because of my awesome willpower. I definitely got some things 'done', but in some instances, they were at best a colossal waste of energy, and at worst, actually ran counter to my true goals. Life is a process of self-discovery and adaptation. I actually agree with you, that simple 'decision' carries immense power. But if that power is wasted or ill spent, then future uses of that power carry a pall of distrust, which makes the power harder to use. I cannot find the quote right now, but it is something like: "Some have inside themselves a volcano, and some have a glacier. Neither should take advice meant for the other." I have a volcano in my heart, and I can spend many lifetimes spewing forth lava in all directions, for the ultimate good of no one. My lifelong struggle is to learn how best to focus that energy. But be careful if you are a glacier, that you don't tell a younger version of myself to just start spewing in any direction. Likewise, I won't tell you to stop and make sure that you're moving in the right direction before you take any steps at all.

by l33tbro 10y ago

rabidrat 10y ago

In the past, I have followed through with what seemed like good decisions at the time. As the years went on, I started to have doubts that they were not-so-great decisions, but I continued to follow through anyway, because of my awesome willpower. I definitely got some things 'done', but in some instances, they were at best a colossal waste of energy, and at worst, actually ran counter to my true goals. Life is a process of self-discovery and adaptation. I actually agree with you, that simple 'decision' carries immense power. But if that power is wasted or ill spent, then future uses of that power carry a pall of distrust, which makes the power harder to use. I cannot find the quote right now, but it is something like: "Some have inside themselves a volcano, and some have a glacier. Neither should take advice meant for the other." I have a volcano in my heart, and I can spend many lifetimes spewing forth lava in all directions, for the ultimate good of no one. My lifelong struggle is to learn how best to focus that energy. But be careful if you are a glacier, that you don't tell a younger version of myself to just start spewing in any direction. Likewise, I won't tell you to stop and make sure that you're moving in the right direction before you take any steps at all.