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The obvious other side of that coin: of the two things we're doing at once, one of them is neither fun nor engaging. Making it the thing to 100% focus on will a
by makeitdouble 3y ago
The obvious other side of that coin: of the two things we're doing at once, one of them is neither fun nor engaging. Making it the thing to 100% focus on will also mean it it's now a stronger candidate to procrastination, and just won't be done at all.
- coldtea 3y agoPerhaps it shouldn't have been done or added to our plate in the first place?
- makeitdouble 3y agoMaybe. I don't know if I'd enjoy it, but I'd totally try hiring a full house keeping staff if I had that kind of money flowing in. I otherwise find it awkward to have random people working in my house for a few hours a week at a total cost that isn't trivial either.
- yowzadave 3y agoWho are the people who deserve this task? This reminds me of the Tim Ferris mentality, in which he simply hires low-wage workers to do every task he thinks is unworthy of his attention. Obviously not everyone can have this luxury— at some point somebody still has to do the grunt work.
- coldtea 3y ago>Who are the people who deserve this task? Where does "deserving" enter the picture? People do work for pay, not based on whatever they deserve to do such work or not (except in the sense that they have the skills to do it). It's not like a housecleaner or a burger flipper "deserve" to be doing what they do. A paid task is not an award or a punishment, it's something people do in exchange for money, because they have the skills for it and not for other stuff, or because they like it, or because for whatever reasons they can't find other line of work. Besides, "it shouldn't have been done or added to our plate in the first place" doesn't necessarily mean it must be done by someone else. Perhaps it's just busywork, or we can just not do it and make do without whatever it was supposed to give us. Or find a way to achieve our existing goals without it.
- hprotagonist 3y agolearn to find something of worth even in the mundane. they’re there.
- andrewpolidori 3y agoThis is good advice, if doing dishes is boring, procrastination won't help it'll only make it worse. Taking pride in a dish well washed and a clean kitchen/living space makes the task worth it.
- weiliddat 3y agoAlso, doing boring necessary things are a bit like walking. It gives your mind space to think while keeping your body busy. Unless of course, you can't live with your thoughts.
- makeitdouble 3y agoSure, you always have the choice between changing yourself or changing the experience. If you're the kind of person that can change themselves to appreciate everything in life, good for you. Otherwise changing the experience (including multitasking) is a more simple approach.
- hprotagonist 3y agoAnd I submit that this is what the real, no bullshit value of your liberal arts education is supposed to be about: how to keep from going through your comfortable, prosperous, respectable adult life dead, unconscious, a slave to your head and to your natural default setting of being uniquely, completely, imperially alone day in and day out.
- makeitdouble 3y agoOh my, are you quoting Atomic Habits ? The "nudge" fad has long passed and your 10 min workout every day won't make you an athlete. What James Clear is really showing is that writing coaching books is the real path to success.