Since then, I’ve been thoroughly unable to find anything I feel motivated enough to actually work on.
How much time, by the clock, have you spent trying to think of different things you could be doing? If you haven’t, it could be helpful to just sit down and brainstorm as much stuff as you can.
Also, maybe doing something fairly easy but that seems “productive” could be helpful in starting a success spiral getting you back up to your previous speeds; possibly online code challenges or something like that.
Or maybe you should be trying to draw on other things that could make you happier, like hanging out with friends.
How much time, by the clock, have you spent trying to think of different things you could be doing?
I haven’t committed any numbers to memory, but my time is mostly divided between trying to think my way to doing something and trying to avoid drowning in frustration by wasting time on the internet. Just judging by how today has gone so far, it seems to be roughly 1:2 or 1:3 in favor of wasting time. I did briefly turn off the internet at one point, and that seemed to help some, although I still didn’t manage to make good use of that time.
Or maybe you should be trying to draw on other things that could make you happier, like hanging out with friends.
I recommend poking around in your mind to find out what’s actually in your mind, especially when you’re considering taking action. I’ve found it helpful to find out what’s going on before trying to make changes.
I tried to follow this, though I’m not sure I did it in quite the way you meant, and I realized something potentially useful, then immediately—after staying focused on the introspection task for quite some time—wound up wandering off to think about Harry Potter and other things not at all useful to solving the problem. I can only assume my brain decided that the apiphony was sufficient and we were free to cool down.
Anyway, this does seem like a useful direction for now, so thanks!
I’m not sure what you thought I meant, but there might be an interesting difference between finding out what’s going on at the moment vs. finding out what one’s habits are—I’ve had exploration work out both ways.
Just trying to think of some possible ideas...
How much time, by the clock, have you spent trying to think of different things you could be doing? If you haven’t, it could be helpful to just sit down and brainstorm as much stuff as you can.
Also, maybe doing something fairly easy but that seems “productive” could be helpful in starting a success spiral getting you back up to your previous speeds; possibly online code challenges or something like that.
Or maybe you should be trying to draw on other things that could make you happier, like hanging out with friends.
I haven’t committed any numbers to memory, but my time is mostly divided between trying to think my way to doing something and trying to avoid drowning in frustration by wasting time on the internet. Just judging by how today has gone so far, it seems to be roughly 1:2 or 1:3 in favor of wasting time. I did briefly turn off the internet at one point, and that seemed to help some, although I still didn’t manage to make good use of that time.
I have no such opportunities of which I am aware.
I recommend poking around in your mind to find out what’s actually in your mind, especially when you’re considering taking action. I’ve found it helpful to find out what’s going on before trying to make changes.
I tried to follow this, though I’m not sure I did it in quite the way you meant, and I realized something potentially useful, then immediately—after staying focused on the introspection task for quite some time—wound up wandering off to think about Harry Potter and other things not at all useful to solving the problem. I can only assume my brain decided that the apiphony was sufficient and we were free to cool down.
Anyway, this does seem like a useful direction for now, so thanks!
I’m glad my suggestion helped.
I’m not sure what you thought I meant, but there might be an interesting difference between finding out what’s going on at the moment vs. finding out what one’s habits are—I’ve had exploration work out both ways.