Motivation vs Procrastination
Instead of allowing myself a slow morning after a restless night, I go for a run.
Instead of relaxing on the couch, I'm teaching myself how to code.
Instead of avoiding a difficult conversation, I embrace it.
These things share one important truth: I know that I will feel better once they've happened. These actions are scalable because they optimize
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Deadlines really help human beings get things done. The only way that I've written books is because I set myself a challenging, but not impossible, schedule with the publisher. This contract of external accountability keeps the fire going through the long slog, and it forces me to make clear-cut decisions about what to include, what to leave out,
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To-Do List as a Menu
📝 If you feel overwhelmed by your to-do list, try a new perspective:
- 🍔 Treat your to-do list like a menu. Instead of a list of chores you must complete, see it as a menu of options you get to choose from.
- 🤔 Acknowledge that you won't finish everything. This is a key part of shifting your mindset from overwhelmed to empowered.
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“Many people (by which I meant me) seem to feel as if they start off each morning in a kind of "productivity debt", which they must struggle to pay off through the day, in hopes of reaching a zero balance by the time evening comes. Few things feel more basic to my experience of adulthood than this vague sense that I'm falling behind, and need to
... See moreWhen a person fails to begin a project that they care about, it’s typically due to either a) anxiety about their attempts not being “good enough” or b) confusion about what the first steps of the task are. Not laziness. In fact, procrastination is more likely when the task is meaningful and the individual cares about doing it well.
humanparts.medium.com • Laziness Does Not Exist
Interest-Driven ADHD Brains
🧠 Non-ADHD brains are importance-driven; they prioritize tasks based on their importance, even if they're not enjoyable.
🧠 ADHD brains are interest-driven; they prioritize tasks based on their interest level, often leading to procrastination on important but uninteresting tasks.
💡 When choosing a career path for someone
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The most effective way to overcome both procrastination and reluctance and resistance to practicing is to just do it. Nothing works as quickly or effectively as diligence. The simple act of consistently sitting down and placing your attention on the meditation object, day after day, is the essential first step from which everything else in the Ten
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. Von außen mag es aussehen, als würde man sich mit Netflix ablenken, dabei läuft innerlich ein ganz anderer Film. Denn Prokrastination ist keineswegs einfach nur Faulheit oder mangelnde Selbstdisziplin oder schlechtes Umgehen mit der Zeit, auch wenn ich mir das sogar selbst vorwerfe: Die Wissenschaft widerspricht eindeutig.
"Es gibt keine
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