#How to stop procrastinating ?

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finite warren
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Fun_Hmm share tips on how you stop procrastinating ✨

humble sand
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Remove distractions

finite warren
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Hmmm

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# finite warren <:Fun_Hmm:1102571474369400862> share tips on how you stop procrastinating ✨

i found typically i procrastinate because a task seems too daunting, and at the end of the day, its as simple as you either did it or you didn't.
what is a good short-term remedy for that is to just do that thing for 5 minutes and then stop and do nothing. i stop. during that nothing time i think; i did the task! depending on whether it felt good or not, i'll act accordingly to make it an environment a bit more suitable, but i get to choose whether i do the task or not.

this is more of a personal thing, i found you gotta really look into what is "causing you" to procrastinate because it's different for everyone (but luckily there's science for this). for me it has always been a mental barrier more than anything; "its too much of a task, i wont get anything done in such short amount of time, what's the point" or it can also be the fact that a task is too ambiguous and dont know where to start.

based on this, and TLDR:

  1. do X task for 5 minutes.

  2. stop and do nothing

  3. think about how that felt.
    (a) felt good. continue.
    (b) didnt feel good at all. what went wrong? what could i do better?
    (c) ambiguous - give yourself another five minutes.

  4. SPECIFY YOUR TASK!!!! and get really specific in planning what you're going to work on

humble sand