Re:How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It
by agumonkey on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @09:18AM
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I have no real way to convey how I feel about this topic. All I know is that I tried so many side tricks.. but at one point the only thing that felt good, outside of ideology or anything, just good, is the stopping of overthinking, the pleasure to actually doing something instead of the stress of idle, and the satisfaction of finishing it. For years these weren't clear emotions, so trying to think seemed a better idea.
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Re:How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It
by matwood on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @10:37AM
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> the pleasure to actually doing something instead of the stress of idle, and the satisfaction of finishing it
This is great. Focus on the after feeling, and then work to get there as quickly as possible. What I found is that feeling of procrastination caused way more stress than just doing. Of course it's hard to see this in the moment, and requires discipline to get going. But after, it's a great feeling to crush through all these things that would otherwise drag on for a long period, and now enjoy my free time.