No Studying After 5pm: Using Parkinson’s Law to Kick Procrastination’s Ass

Re:No Studying After 5pm: Using Parkinson’s Law to Kick Proc... by kayoone on Thursday November 08, 2012 @06:26AM (#4757339)

My problem with this is this: "I tell myself that everything has to be done by 5pm"

Thing is, i cant tell myself anything if its simply not true. I cant force myself to get everything done by 5pm because i simply dont have to, i can do it later and i know it even if that means stress and doing it in the last hours.

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Re:No Studying After 5pm: Using Parkinson’s Law to Kick Proc... by flebron on Thursday November 08, 2012 @06:33AM (#4757358)

That is true, but if you need a way to rationalize it, it's a Schelling fence[1] you're using on yourself. It doesn't need to be false, you can agree to make it true by pragmatism.

[1] http://lesswrong.com/lw/ase/schelling_fences_on_slippery_slo...

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Re:No Studying After 5pm: Using Parkinson’s Law to Kick Proc... by SatvikBeri on Thursday November 08, 2012 @04:06PM (#4759831)

You can force it to be true by signing up for other commitments, e.g. a Martial Arts class or something.

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