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Couple of ideas that I’ve used when working on and through my own stuff. 1) Track your time. Pay for a time tracking app (one that has a timer you can start an

Couple of ideas that I’ve used when working on and through my own stuff. 1) Track your time. Pay for a time tracking app (one that has a timer you can start and stop) and “bill” to your own projects. 2) Renegotiate commitments to yourself and others. Sounds like you get overwhelmed and this pushes you toward depression. 3) Talk to a professional if you have insurance or can afford it. Mental health is no joke especially in this industry. It’s ok to realize you need help figuring yourself out. Otherwise, find like minded folks you can talk to, on a regular basis, in person. 4) Work Sustainably, you don’t need to get lots done everyday, you need to get enough done for many many days. Hope some of this is useful. Feel free (anyone) to reach out if you want to chat more.

sharemywin 8y ago
you can also try breaking down the task into the smallest task possible. just get one small thing done. usually once you get started it becomes easier. I hate setting up environments but once I get coding I enjoy it. Although I don't enjoy it as much. It's started to get repetitive.
prothrowaway 8y ago
Thanks for your advice. 1)I've been time tracking in toggl for about 2 months now and all it has done is confirm that I spend too much time doing nothing. It's not unusualy for "Procrastinating online" to be over 60 hours in one week. I'll start thinking "Ok, I just gotta do one little thing" at 9am, and then 6pm rolls around and I've spent another 8 hours browsing the internet. 2) I don't actually have many commitments. I have very little paid work at the moment (less than I need to live) and I'm only surviving because I have inheritance. I formed my company a few months ago but I haven't managed to release a product yet. 3) I have an appointment booked for in a months time. 4) I realise that I need to be more consistent, but I've never managed to crack the 'how'. The only thing I've ever managed to be consistent at was going to the gym, and that was because I would put it before all other commitments. It would often be the only thing I do in a day. Even then, I've never really met any of my gym goals, even after 4 years. Sorry to be so negative. It just seems like everyone around me can just "do work" like magic. If someone offered me the choice between ending procrastination and $1 billion dollars I would leave the money on the table without a second thought.

sharemywin 8y ago

you can also try breaking down the task into the smallest task possible. just get one small thing done. usually once you get started it becomes easier. I hate setting up environments but once I get coding I enjoy it. Although I don't enjoy it as much. It's started to get repetitive.

prothrowaway 8y ago

Thanks for your advice. 1)I've been time tracking in toggl for about 2 months now and all it has done is confirm that I spend too much time doing nothing. It's not unusualy for "Procrastinating online" to be over 60 hours in one week. I'll start thinking "Ok, I just gotta do one little thing" at 9am, and then 6pm rolls around and I've spent another 8 hours browsing the internet. 2) I don't actually have many commitments. I have very little paid work at the moment (less than I need to live) and I'm only surviving because I have inheritance. I formed my company a few months ago but I haven't managed to release a product yet. 3) I have an appointment booked for in a months time. 4) I realise that I need to be more consistent, but I've never managed to crack the 'how'. The only thing I've ever managed to be consistent at was going to the gym, and that was because I would put it before all other commitments. It would often be the only thing I do in a day. Even then, I've never really met any of my gym goals, even after 4 years. Sorry to be so negative. It just seems like everyone around me can just "do work" like magic. If someone offered me the choice between ending procrastination and $1 billion dollars I would leave the money on the table without a second thought.