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Re:The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday by oarsinsync on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @12:02PM (#27834606)
> You can try to convince yourself that the activity you want to perform is a given, just like eating and showering...

I wish these activities were a given. It’s 5pm and I’ve not eaten since breakfast at 8am. I had to force myself to shower.

Note: showering wasn’t a problem pre-pandemic and perma-WFH hermit life. Eating, however, still was difficult to remember unless food was brought to me. And even then, sometimes, it just sat going cold on my desk

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Re:The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday by joshhogg on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @12:55PM (#27835259)
It can help to set more strict 'triggers' for yourself.

ie: - When it is 12, I will take a break for lunch. - At 3 o'clock, I will take a break for a snack and stretch

I get what you are saying, in that once you are in a flow, you don't want to stop. But, you need to be strict about it, like the user you are replying to is saying. Don't let yourself off the hook.

Also, it helps me to realize there is value in stopping and stepping away from something. It helps me recharge, and step away from any problems I am trying to solve.

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