Re:Ask HN: How do I overcome mental laziness?
by lazyjones on Monday April 20, 2020 @05:52AM
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> the more complex the task in front of me was, the more my brain resisted to getting started and the more i procrasitnated.
This is because our usual ways of procrastinating give us instant gratification with very little effort, so they raise the bar for real work that gets us there with much more effort, often for less tangible gratification.
Video games are particular bad in this regard (and I've played many 1000s of hours).
This is because our usual ways of procrastinating give us instant gratification with very little effort, so they raise the bar for real work that gets us there with much more effort, often for less tangible gratification.
Video games are particular bad in this regard (and I've played many 1000s of hours).