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Re:A response to “How to never complete anything” by martincmartin on Friday March 10, 2017 @09:07PM (#13843748)
The author of "How to never complete anything" seems like he was procrastinating. Procrastination is a kind of mental habit that can be hard to counter by just telling yourself to not get distracted. Yelling at yourself "JUST. GET. SHIT. DONE." is not making a dispassionate decision "you know, I'd be happier if I got to the end on my next project, I think next time I'll bang it out quickly then assess what I've got."

There are a lot of good books on procrastination. Meditation / introspection can help too. There are much more effective methods than just trying to "force yourself" to not get distracted / procrastinate.

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Re:A response to “How to never complete anything” by noir_lord on Saturday March 11, 2017 @07:10AM (#13845203)
In the middle of my desktop wallpaper I have the words "motivation is bullshit\nget it done".

It's actually worked, every time I see it it reminds me of a video I watched that discussed motivation, it was a bit hoorah but the core message struck a note.

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Re:A response to “How to never complete anything” by M_Grey on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:05AM (#13844732)
The basic first step in any attempt is simply... become aware of the problem. As you say, yelling at yourself is the opposite of figuring things out.
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