s’ok; I did claim it at one point, even sold a product called The Procrastination Cure. (I do not sell it any more, though: despite being 6 CDs in length, it covered only a relatively narrow part of the procrastination spectrum that I’ve discovered since.)
To be clear, though, this is really a language problem. You cannot cure “procrastination”, but you can cure an instance of procrastination, such as an ugh field, an unclear goal, etc.
The monitoring method in the article will work well for some sources/instances, and not for others. It appears to me to be a digitized version of the ADD “body double” tactic, where having another person in the same room (even if not in any way observing or interacting with you) can improve your focus. So, if you have that type of problem with maintaining focus, one would guess that this technique would work well for it.
Despite the increasing forms of addictive distraction on the internet, I have personally observed that when I have some goal that actually interests me, I can go for days without visiting my usual addictive haunts. So, I therefore choose to interpret my desire to visit, say, LW, as an indication that I need to step back and either notice what I’m avoiding, or find a more engaging goal.
See any downsides to the ADD “body double” tactic besides the cost retaining the body double?
If it doesn’t work (because your procrastination has different or additional causes), shame could create an additional ugh field or magnify the one you already have.
(But that risk is common to most anti-akrasia tactics, and the antidote is the same: realize that until this procrastination instance is fixed, you don’t (and can’t) really know what’s causing it.)
Want me to delete my “pjeby or”?
s’ok; I did claim it at one point, even sold a product called The Procrastination Cure. (I do not sell it any more, though: despite being 6 CDs in length, it covered only a relatively narrow part of the procrastination spectrum that I’ve discovered since.)
To be clear, though, this is really a language problem. You cannot cure “procrastination”, but you can cure an instance of procrastination, such as an ugh field, an unclear goal, etc.
The monitoring method in the article will work well for some sources/instances, and not for others. It appears to me to be a digitized version of the ADD “body double” tactic, where having another person in the same room (even if not in any way observing or interacting with you) can improve your focus. So, if you have that type of problem with maintaining focus, one would guess that this technique would work well for it.
Despite the increasing forms of addictive distraction on the internet, I have personally observed that when I have some goal that actually interests me, I can go for days without visiting my usual addictive haunts. So, I therefore choose to interpret my desire to visit, say, LW, as an indication that I need to step back and either notice what I’m avoiding, or find a more engaging goal.
Speaking of which… gotta go. ;-)
See any downsides to the ADD “body double” tactic besides the cost of keeping the body double cooperative?
If it doesn’t work (because your procrastination has different or additional causes), shame could create an additional ugh field or magnify the one you already have.
(But that risk is common to most anti-akrasia tactics, and the antidote is the same: realize that until this procrastination instance is fixed, you don’t (and can’t) really know what’s causing it.)