Well, I’ve found that advice about time management of which this site has tons, is not really helpful. It is not the lack of a system to organize my efforts but a lack of persistence that has always been a bottleneck for me.
I think motivation is a hard problem and there is no simple solution. As with many self-help advice trying out multiple approaches may ultimately lead to an approach that may work for you.
I tried the pomodoro system for a bit (which I understand is somewhat popular here) but I found it to be largely useless, for myself at least. Instead just removing various distractions was far more powerful. This is corroborated by the literature; Gloria Mark’s research is worth a look: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/Home_page/Welcome.html
Someone who really cared about time management wouldn’t be reading this site in the first place.
I can see why that was downvoted. I am surprised it was downvoted to −11; tone it down a bit and it’s probably true. (And as ever, fuck da troll toll.)
Maybe people thought it was a comment about the advice on LW or on the site in general, but actually it was just about procrastination. I spend more time procrastinating here than anywhere else.
Well, I’ve found that advice about time management of which this site has tons, is not really helpful. It is not the lack of a system to organize my efforts but a lack of persistence that has always been a bottleneck for me.
I think motivation is a hard problem and there is no simple solution. As with many self-help advice trying out multiple approaches may ultimately lead to an approach that may work for you.
I tried the pomodoro system for a bit (which I understand is somewhat popular here) but I found it to be largely useless, for myself at least. Instead just removing various distractions was far more powerful. This is corroborated by the literature; Gloria Mark’s research is worth a look: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/Home_page/Welcome.html
Someone who really cared about time management wouldn’t be reading this site in the first place.
As far as internet distractions go, lesswrong is hardly the worst offender. Although more than 10 minutes a day on LW is probably too much.
Same, actually. Pomodoros have never stuck as a solution for me.
Someone who really cared about time management wouldn’t be reading this site in the first place.
I can see why that was downvoted. I am surprised it was downvoted to −11; tone it down a bit and it’s probably true. (And as ever, fuck da troll toll.)
Maybe people thought it was a comment about the advice on LW or on the site in general, but actually it was just about procrastination. I spend more time procrastinating here than anywhere else.