Re:Ask HN: How do I overcome mental laziness?
by taylorlunt on Sunday April 19, 2020 @11:08PM
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> As for the other stuff, if I cut those out I get miserable and more easily bored.
In my experience this is temporary. It takes about 1-2 weeks for my brain to adjust to the "new normal" of not playing video games or binging youtube. These 1-2 weeks are quite boring, but after that I am able to find things I would normally be bored by interesting. It's as if there is a "boredness set point", and once you cut out the most stimulating activities, less stimulating things like coding or reading will become more interesting to you.
That said, I like video games and youtube videos, so I often go for a middle-ground approach like you.
Re:Ask HN: How do I overcome mental laziness?
by arkanciscan on Monday April 20, 2020 @10:02AM
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I don't want my "normal" life to not include anything that gives me joy.
Re:Ask HN: How do I overcome mental laziness?
by Insanity on Monday April 20, 2020 @07:35AM
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That requires quite a bit of discipline to keep with the "just one game". Or, I'm just too addicted to video games, but I don't see that working for me.
Work time is for work, and after work I can game. If I need a break during work I'd rather just read hackernews for a bit. Less addictive :P
As for the other stuff, if I cut those out I get miserable and more easily bored. Better to use them as carrots; "if I do 45 minutes of coding I can play 1 game of Rocket League."