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The author of "How to never complete anything" seems like he was procrastinating. Procrastination is a kind of mental habit that can be hard to counter by just
by martincmartin 10y ago
The author of "How to never complete anything" seems like he was procrastinating. Procrastination is a kind of mental habit that can be hard to counter by just telling yourself to not get distracted. Yelling at yourself "JUST. GET. SHIT. DONE." is not making a dispassionate decision "you know, I'd be happier if I got to the end on my next project, I think next time I'll bang it out quickly then assess what I've got."
There are a lot of good books on procrastination. Meditation / introspection can help too. There are much more effective methods than just trying to "force yourself" to not get distracted / procrastinate.
- M_Grey 10y agoThe basic first step in any attempt is simply... become aware of the problem. As you say, yelling at yourself is the opposite of figuring things out.
- noir_lord 10y agoIn the middle of my desktop wallpaper I have the words "motivation is bullshit\nget it done". It's actually worked, every time I see it it reminds me of a video I watched that discussed motivation, it was a bit hoorah but the core message struck a note.