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It's just too easily defeated for it to really work on me, since I convince myself that I'll just check this one thing, then I'll go back to working. It's the
by AgentConundrum 16y ago
It's just too easily defeated for it to really work on me, since I convince myself that I'll just check this one thing, then I'll go back to working.
It's the exact same thought process that, after I've been up all night and I'm trying to stay up all day to reset my internal clock, convinces me that it's ok to lay down in my bed for a minute. I inevitably wake up quite confused a number of hours later.
I saw a site once that you can route your procrastination sites to. When you browse the site (by IP address, naturally) it displays a message saying basically "you blocked this for a reason... slacker." Since I can't remember the address anymore, I've been thinking about installing a web server on my laptop to emulate it.
Edit: I found it. The address is 66.135.33.106 and it just displays the message "You've chosen to block this site in your hosts file."
- chrisbroadfoot 16y agoOkay - you need some semblance of self control. For me, it's a subconscious thing. It's close to mindlessly browsing. Forwarding to that message wouldn't do anything for me. I think the most important thing was just that "neg" to break out of the mindlessness and get back on track :)
- pierrefar 16y agoI'm told it's like quitting smoking. If you still find ways around the hurdles you put up for yourself, you're never gonna quit.
- Estragon 16y agoI still find it useful, because it slows you down, and forces you to take steps which are not habitual (at least at first.) This gives me time to think about what I'm doing, before the positive feedback loop sets in.