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Great life. Live like a monk to work more. Thanks, I'd rather be less productive and watch some Youtube during work from time to time. As long as I'm delivering

by Otek 6y ago

Great life. Live like a monk to work more. Thanks, I'd rather be less productive and watch some Youtube during work from time to time. As long as I'm delivering stuff on time I don't need to constantly push myself harder. How should I know how much productivity is productive enough? These articles never bother to explain that.

cdiamand 6y ago
Isn't this subjective and best left up to the goals of the individual?
kiba 6y ago
Not everybody wants to watch youtube or play video games all day as their desired state. It's not about pushing yourself harder, but making you do what you think is important rather than have your brain seeks short term pleasure at the expense of long term well being.
bidirectional 6y ago
Not everyone has a staid worklife, for some people working harder is incredibly important to their long term goals, for varying reasons. Such advice is very valuable to them, obviously it's ridiculous if you're pushing yourself to work harder for a Fortune 500 megacorp. who sees you as a cost centre.
randcraw 6y ago
I think the article's point is that procrastination is caused by your mismanagement of a pleasure gradient. The more you immerse yourself in the portion of the spectrum that is zero-effort and high-reward, the less you're motivated to leave that region, even as empty as it eventually makes you feel and your life becomes. The author almost makes a really good point. The best way to entice yourself back into a more dynamic rhythm of life where you look forward to something is 1) to deprive yourself of it, and 2) not to seek it too soon. Deprivation and anticipation are essential to maintaining a dynamic interesting lifestyle. Without the self-discipline to redirect your attention toward serving more mundane daily needs, you become a hedonist and focus only on getting high and staying there. You become a junkie.

by Otek 6y ago

cdiamand 6y ago

Isn't this subjective and best left up to the goals of the individual?

kiba 6y ago

Not everybody wants to watch youtube or play video games all day as their desired state. It's not about pushing yourself harder, but making you do what you think is important rather than have your brain seeks short term pleasure at the expense of long term well being.

bidirectional 6y ago

Not everyone has a staid worklife, for some people working harder is incredibly important to their long term goals, for varying reasons. Such advice is very valuable to them, obviously it's ridiculous if you're pushing yourself to work harder for a Fortune 500 megacorp. who sees you as a cost centre.

randcraw 6y ago

I think the article's point is that procrastination is caused by your mismanagement of a pleasure gradient. The more you immerse yourself in the portion of the spectrum that is zero-effort and high-reward, the less you're motivated to leave that region, even as empty as it eventually makes you feel and your life becomes. The author almost makes a really good point. The best way to entice yourself back into a more dynamic rhythm of life where you look forward to something is 1) to deprive yourself of it, and 2) not to seek it too soon. Deprivation and anticipation are essential to maintaining a dynamic interesting lifestyle. Without the self-discipline to redirect your attention toward serving more mundane daily needs, you become a hedonist and focus only on getting high and staying there. You become a junkie.