How do you deal with procrastination?

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That feeling of “This day is almost over, there’s no point in starting now, might as well start fresh tomorrow.”?

What if something were to happen that just threw a monkey wrench into your schedule? Something inevitable that caused you to lose an hour or two of work and now you feel that you’ve lost a beat and you’d be better off starting fresh tomorrow?
With those 2 things specifically, yes this happens at my end a lot, things out of my control happen and I have to drive over to do stuff, which puts me behind on my websites. And then it's all too easy to say "oh well there's only 30 minutes left I can work on my sites, no point in doing it." To overcome that, there are 2 things I do:
  1. At the point I realize I can no longer do the big thing on my site I wanted to, I knock out a smaller thing on my list instead. Imagine how good you'll feel making some progress (or conversely, how bad you'll feel if you accomplish nothing at all). So I go to my physical or mental to-do list for my sites, and do at least 1 of the smaller things. It might be something that only takes 10 minutes, or even less, but anything is better than nothing. Then, and here's the reward, once I complete the small thing, I realize I'm on a roll and I try completing another small thing. It may not be realistic to go for a big thing since there's not enough time, but at least I've made progress. This may be a good approach for you, especially if your day goes sideways, to do one small thing you might not have planned to do, even if you don't get the big thing done that you had planned. Then you might gain momentum from the one smaller task and continue on to complete more of them.
  2. I remind myself that there are always going to be events out of my control that take me away. These are not going to happen every day, but I should plan on at least one of those a week. Therefore, I space out the big tasks about a couple of days apart on my calendar. I purposely allocate longer than it takes, and I fill in the gaps with smaller tasks if I have extra time. If something happens that day where I have to be away for a chunk of time, I might not even get to do the bigger thing, but I can then safely reshuffle it to the next day without all the subsequent tasks falling down like dominos.
 
I breakdown a huge task into several microtasks. This helps to some extent as my mind thinks that it's so simple that I can complete it within a couple of mins.
 
I took everything out of my chaotic schedule that didn't really bring me closer to the effect. For now, the effect is that the main thing is done, while the side tasks will come with time.

I'm not trying to make a blog, build bots and work for someone at the same time. Before I tried to do all of those and the effects of each thing were mediocre at best, which demotivated me and eventually made me feel sick of everything.

It's hard to say how to deal with the procrastination that occurs every day. I know I can really do something for half a day, but certainly not all day. Good moments don't last all day, so when I feel up to it, I just do it. I know I should do everything within 12 hours of getting up. Later it becomes difficult and the efficiency drops threefold.

I consider 7 hours of productivity a success. Usually, however, I manage to be productive around 4. The greatest procrastination is when I do something different every day and new challenges arise all the time. This once got me to the point where I jumped from one thing to another and development stood still.

I have the impression that ADHD is something we can create ourselves and it is related to the shiny object syndrome.

Limiting the choice effectively gets me to do the most important task. In this way, I will receive a better salary, and I will be able to delegate tasks that are too demanding for my current willingness.
 
I've been in this exact situation.

I have always had big ambitions and goals and clear direction, but I used to lack everything else that would get me there. I used to play a lot of video games, watch TV for hours and prefer just doing nothing to what I should be doing. I'd feel guilty about being lazy but the guilt was never enough to stop my bad habits.

Today, I hardly watch any TV and I never just sit around. I utilise every second I can to reach my goals.

It only took me about six months to get to this level of productivity from how I used to be.

What you need to develop is a drive, and the thing that jump starts a drive is passion. You need to be as passionate about your goals as you can be. You say that you're ambitious, so what exactly are your ambitions? Do you have a clear goal that you want to achieve?

And the big question, How much do you want it?

This is the thing that I couldn't answer well before. I wanted it, but how much? More than I wanted to relax, more than I wanted to sleep, more than I wanted that instant gratification? At the time, as much as I didn't want to admit it, the answer was no.

So, instead of reading self-help books (that I was too lazy to read anyway) or repeating positive affirmations, or taking practical action straight away, I started with something much simpler: I focused on my goal. In my own head, I began questioning myself, asking myself if I really wanted it. And I also began visualising the worst case scenario. What if I went through life and never made anything significant of myself? I believed myself to be talented; what if I let all those talents go to waste? What if I die with nothing to my name, no success, no recognition, no respect? All those outcomes absolutely terrified me (and they still do). And as they say "fear is the greatest motivator".

From the moment I realised that those outcomes terrified me, they would constantly be on my mind. And they grew. They grew into an overwhelming need to do something, right now. They became a source of very strong motivation. I would spend my whole eight hour work day thinking, questioning and imagining and leave work feeling so pumped to start my "real" work. At first those feelings of motivation didn't last very long and I would slip back into something lazy after being productive for a short while, but the thoughts were never far away, and they never failed to motivate me again. Over time those periods of motivation and productivity grew and grew and now I feel like I could be productive every minute of the day.

Looking back on how I was six months ago, I realise I am still very much the same person. I'm just as tired, just as ready to relax and just as in love with playing video games, but none of those things matter to me anymore as much as my goal does.

Picture your worst case scenario. How do you feel about dying the way you are now, lacking willpower and discipline? That you describe yourself as a "rubbish human" tells me that you hate your current mindset. The only way to get out of it is to do something. Every second you work away from the person you are now, you become closer to the person you want to be. The mind is a powerful thing and it can push you. I guarantee that if you want something enough, you will work to get it. The first step is just realising how much.

Absolutely gold, man. Really reflecting on this post here, because resonated a lot with my current situation. I am a disciplined guy, everything I accomplished came from discipline and putting the work. But the last few months I kinda cant be that guy again, looks like I'm always not focused, not willing to do what need to be done.

Great post, man.
 
What’s your secret to dealing with procrastination?

That feeling of “This day is almost over, there’s no point in starting now, might as well start fresh tomorrow.”?
What worked for me is a complete SoMe + mobile detox. It will feel weird the first 2-3 days but you'll be surprised by how much time we actually have in the day, as well as at the end of the day.
 
Just try to get what you need done a different time or take a break to meditate and go back at it. It comes from starting your task in the wrong state of mind to begin with
 
Have you ever hesitated to hit yourself in the face 5 times instead of listening to the advice here :)
 
Have you ever hesitated to hit yourself in the face 5 times instead of listening to the advice here :)
Hi dear,
Get back to me when you’re no longer shit posting in random reddit threads to shill your bst.

Cincerely.
 
I just tell myself "i'll deal with my procrastination issue later"
 
Get a girlfriend, ser
The expenses will motivate you to work even harder
 
i use freedom.to to block high dopamine sites like instagram

also,
you have to fix your diet so you fix your brain
learn how to make goat kefir, buy grass-fed meat, fix your gut. your mental health will thank you for this. your focus will increase
 
Just realize that some things are just a matter of "I have to do it"
 
What’s your secret to dealing with procrastination?

That feeling of “This day is almost over, there’s no point in starting now, might as well start fresh tomorrow.”?
I procastinate a lot. So to help me get over that I bought a book recommended by a friend "Eat that frog".
Now, whenever I feel like I am starting to procrastinate I tell myself "Get your ass moving and do some work or you will have to read that damn book".
I have only read the first page till now and this method has worked wonders for me.
 
I've been in this exact situation.

I have always had big ambitions and goals and clear direction, but I used to lack everything else that would get me there. I used to play a lot of video games, watch TV for hours and prefer just doing nothing to what I should be doing. I'd feel guilty about being lazy but the guilt was never enough to stop my bad habits.

Hoje, eu quase não assisto tv e nunca fico sentado. Uso cada segundo que posso para alcançar meus objetivos.

Só levei seis meses para chegar a esse nível de produtividade de como eu costumava ser.

O que você precisa desenvolver é uma unidade, e a coisa que o salto começa um impulso é paixão. Você precisa ser tão apaixonado por seus objetivos quanto você pode ser. Você diz que é ambicioso, então quais são exatamente suas ambições? Você tem um objetivo claro que você quer alcançar?

E a grande pergunta, quanto você quer?

Esta é a coisa que eu não poderia responder bem antes. Eu queria, mas quanto? Mais do que eu queria relaxar, mais do que eu queria dormir, mais do que eu queria que gratificação instantânea? Na época, por mais que eu não quisesse admitir, a resposta era não.

Então, em vez de ler livros de autoajuda (que eu era preguiçoso demais para ler mesmo assim) ou repetir afirmações positivas, ou tomar medidas práticas imediatamente, comecei com algo muito mais simples: me concentrei no meu objetivo. Na minha cabeça, comecei a me questionar, me perguntando se eu realmente queria. E também comecei a visualizar o pior cenário. E se eu passasse a vida e nunca fizesse nada significativo de mim mesmo? Eu acreditava ser talentoso; E se eu deixar todos esses talentos serem desperdiçados? E se eu morrer sem nada em meu nome, sem sucesso, sem reconhecimento, sem respeito? Todos esses resultados absolutamente me aterrorizaram (e eles ainda me assustam). E como dizem, "o medo é o maior motivador".

A partir do momento que percebi que esses resultados me aterrorizavam, eles constantemente estariam em minha mente. E eles cresceram. Eles cresceram em uma necessidade esmagadora de fazer alguma coisa, agora. Eles se tornaram uma fonte de motivação muito forte. Eu passaria toda a minha jornada de trabalho de oito horas pensando, questionando e imaginando e saindo do trabalho me sentindo tão animado para começar meu trabalho "real". No início, esses sentimentos de motivação não duravam muito tempo e eu escorregava de volta em algo preguiçoso depois de ser produtivo por um curto período, mas os pensamentos nunca estiveram longe, e eles nunca falharam em me motivar novamente. Com o tempo, esses períodos de motivação e produtividade cresceram e cresceram e agora sinto que poderia ser produtivo a cada minuto do dia.

Olhando para trás como eu era seis meses atrás, eu percebo que eu ainda sou muito a mesma pessoa. Estou tão cansado, tão pronto para relaxar e apaixonado por jogos de vídeo, mas nada disso importa mais para mim tanto quanto meu objetivo.

Imagine seu pior cenário. Como você se sente sobre morrer do jeito que está agora, sem força de vontade e disciplina? Que você se descreve como um "humano lixo" me diz que você odeia sua mentalidade atual. A única maneira de sair dela é fazer alguma coisa. A cada segundo que você trabalha longe da pessoa que você é agora, você se torna mais perto da pessoa que você quer ser. A mente é uma coisa poderosa e pode empurrá-lo. Garanto que se quiser algo o suficiente, trabalhará para obtê-lo. O primeiro passo é perceber o quanto.
I really appreciate it because I identified myself. just over 1 month ago I decided I would change my life and I'm working for it until today, waking up early, reading books and studying all tecnichs of sale, watching motivations. Soon I will start working again and I'm afraid to get discouraged due to tiredness at work.
 
Eu procastinto muito. Então, para me ajudar a superar que comprei um livro recomendado por um amigo "Coma esse sapo".
Agora, sempre que eu sinto que estou começando a procrastinar eu digo a mim mesmo "Pegue sua bunda em movimento e faça algum trabalho ou você terá que ler esse maldito livro".
Eu só li a primeira página até agora e este método tem trabalhado maravilhas para mim.
Is this book bad as it looks?
 
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