Re:Ask HN: How do you guys deal with laziness?
by m463 on Monday March 23, 2020 @01:07AM
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A technique I use is to use the thing I'm avoiding to make progress on the 2nd thing I'm avoiding.
It's strange, but if I'm overscheduled and REALLY don't want to work on my taxes, somehow I have a lot of energy to clean up the garage.
I've also found that if I work on something and finish it, the next day I bumble around when getting started. But if I stop right at some obvious place in the middle, the next day I immediately jump in and finish it, then use the momentum for the next thing.
Re:Ask HN: How do you guys deal with laziness?
by vborovikov on Monday March 23, 2020 @02:49AM
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> A technique I use is to use the thing I'm avoiding to make progress on the 2nd thing I'm avoiding.
This is called structured procrastination.
> I've also found that if I work on something and finish it, the next day I bumble around when getting started.
And this one is called Ovsiankina effect.
Re:Ask HN: How do you guys deal with laziness?
by scott-smith_us on Monday March 23, 2020 @02:38PM
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LOL. I thought I was the only one...
Shift your strategy and aim for the simplest possible task, it’s gonna hurt your ego but you have to do this if you’re seriously asking:
Pick the easiest thing on that list (reading that book for example) and aim to read 1 paragraph every day.
In fact, start with 1 sentence every day. It sounds insulting right? You just need a framework for doing the same thing everyday and gaining satisfaction from that, even if it’s just one sentence. Your ego is totally in the way.