Procrastination

You do realise how ironic that sounds?

>>8710893
Just post the book, i'll read it later.

>>8710891
I'm also interested in this

>>8710891
There is an excellent waitbutwhy article on this
http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html

>>8710891
>I have a lot of shit to do
>I haven't been doing it because I have been procrastinating
>So I want to ignore all the shit I have to do for a little while longer while I read a book to stop procrastinating
>Then I'll do the shit I have to do, I swear

Sir, the test results are here. I am sorry but the results are positive. You are retarded.

Start by taking small steps now.

Don't focus on doing everything all at once or you'll psych yourself out.

>decide to procrastinate
>smoke some weed
>realize the ramifications of my procrastination before its too late
>get my work done
I like weed.

the only way to truly kill procrastination is a ~100% eradication of the bad habits that fuel it. This I figure takes months to do, a summer break perhaps. Physical fitness is integral to this, establishing healthy habits and meditation to search for contentment.

>Tell your doctor
>Aquire amphetamines
>Never do anything unproductive ever again

Does anyone have Cal Newports book pdf link? I haven't been able to find one, and no library in my area has a copy (I don't want to interlibrary loan it because last time I did that with a popular-material/non-scientific book the librarian gave me dirty looks.

>>8710891
"Ham on Rye" by Heinrich Karl Bukowski

>>8710971
This is pretty good, as someone that has been procrastinating for last 2 years it's clear that take one item at a time and divide that in logical steps is the only solution to do things.

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>>8710891
I find that i dont procrastinate because i dont really think about it. Yup thats my secret.

I either do the thing right as soon as i remember it or say, in the next five minutes. And come that five minutes i then do it.

Ignorance is strength i guess...

Actually i think theres more to this secret, its that i always do things exactly when i intend to do them, and if i really fuck up and put it off untill the night comes, i just shrug and say "i guess i needed a little more time off than i thought". I dont know if this helps. But its basically compassion for oneself and ones predicament. But the important thing is that you dont lay down the behaviour pattern of putting off 5 minutes, then 10, then 15. Just get really used to doing it.

>>8710891
Pretty much this >>8711063.

The only thing that will cure your procrastination is a mindset shift. Only once you realize that you have the ability to decide what to do at any given moment will you be enlightened. Take every action with intention.

>>8711470
>(I don't want to interlibrary loan it because last time I did that with a popular-material/non-scientific book the librarian gave me dirty looks.
Which book? You could try just not being a pussy.

This is also some good advice.
>>8711428
Exercise really washes out the brain of emotions which might drag on past their use. These emotions might be a cause of procrastination.
+ Also exercise gives you more energy, so basically your improving your productivity.
- Exercise takes the time to exercise, which cant be spent learning.

>>8711450
Yeah, almost
It worked for me till I found out just how much more efficient I was when playing vidya

The power of habit by charles duhigg

change your habits