How do you sit down and work

gcaa99 · 2020-05-19T18:21:18+00:00

First, it's not deep rooted. It's just that that's what you do most of the time, you have gotten comfortable in this state. It is equally possible to get comfortable in a workaholic state. Change is quite simple with action.

Very simple technique. Clearly you are aware that you are procrastinating and know what to do. Whenever you catch yourself wasting time, abandon the time waster immediately, just stop. Snap back and do the thing you should do. Don't say 'fuck' and penalize yourself for catching yourself when you have an opportunity to take a positive action towards fixing it then and there. Simply do what you got to do. Do this over and over again. You'll train to mostly do what you got to do.

Exact same thing with thoughts. Whenever you catch yourself on thought train that you should get off of. Immediately abandon it. Snap back and focus on the present moment. Your breath is always present, so focus on it. Wander off, snap back, focus on breath. Repeat.

arixxx_ · 2020-05-19T19:37:08+00:00

He who fails to plan, plans to fail. Check out the Pomodoro Method. Essentially you work hard for 25 minutes and then take a break for 5 minutes. Cycle a few sessions and switch out activities. (Spend 2-3 cycles on homework, then spend one on leisure time like playing). Adjust to your liking. Balance and variety are crucial. Don’t do too many things but add variety throughout your week to avoid repetition or burn out.

PrettyBarbiePerson · 2020-05-19T17:53:45+00:00

Make your bed right when you get up

Start doing the dishes as soon as they get dirty

25 min on with 5 min break

thecarryone · 2020-05-19T18:08:44+00:00

There is no short cut here. It’s sucks. Nobody likes it but you have do it anyway.

BusterVadge · 2020-05-19T20:38:44+00:00

Procrastination has its roots in not knowing what to do next. If you don't have a well defined set of goals for the day, week, month, and year respectively you're not going to work on things.

Start with your daily goals, break them down into projects, then down into the smallest unit possible (action items), assign a priority of importance to each action item (A-C). Assign an effort estimate in 15 minute increments (0:30, 2:00, etc).

If an action item takes less than 2 minutes, just do it.

Start with the A priority items that take the least amount of effort then work your way to the B's and C's.

PoonBuffet · 2020-05-19T18:11:43+00:00

This pretty much changed my life after procrastinating literally 2 decades

https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

If you need the .epub lemme know

Title	How do you sit down and work
Author	Rolfenstien
Upvotes	11
Comments	12
Date	May 19, 2020 5:33 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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