Make sure you don’t have undiagnosed ADD and spend ten years of your life going from one self help technique to the next and failing to get your executive brain to use any of them.
Also, virtuous cycles are incredibly powerful for me. It’s much easier to start a big project when I have a few victories fresh in my mind than when I don’t. So I try to go for quick wins whenever I have free time. Small home improvement projects work well for me and also make my surroundings nicer.
Avoid clutter. This can double as a way to procrastinate, but I’ve found that I can focus much less in a messy place.
Have agenty friends. If not able to: Watch interviews with agenty people or read fiction about them.
For longer projects, make meditating on them a habit. I usually contrast where I am with where I want to be and why. This helps avoid shiny new things getting in the way.
Yes! It turned out I had undiagnosed ADHD, and I’m getting treatment for it. It’s not solving everything (otherwise I probably wouldn’t have asked the question), but it’s helping.
Make sure you don’t have undiagnosed ADD and spend ten years of your life going from one self help technique to the next and failing to get your executive brain to use any of them.
Also, virtuous cycles are incredibly powerful for me. It’s much easier to start a big project when I have a few victories fresh in my mind than when I don’t. So I try to go for quick wins whenever I have free time. Small home improvement projects work well for me and also make my surroundings nicer.
Avoid clutter. This can double as a way to procrastinate, but I’ve found that I can focus much less in a messy place.
Have agenty friends. If not able to: Watch interviews with agenty people or read fiction about them.
For longer projects, make meditating on them a habit. I usually contrast where I am with where I want to be and why. This helps avoid shiny new things getting in the way.
Yes! It turned out I had undiagnosed ADHD, and I’m getting treatment for it. It’s not solving everything (otherwise I probably wouldn’t have asked the question), but it’s helping.