Thanks for the reply. I’ve tried just about any productivity technique except for Beeminder, which I’m fairly sure just isn’t the right tool for me for a number of (financial as well as psychological) reasons. I’ve read The Willpower Instinct and a few other books on the topic. I’m currently looking into nootropics and neurochemistry as a last resort, more precisely dopaminergics, more precisely selegiline (I seem to fit the profile of someone who’s generally low on dopamine, but I don’t know for sure); modafinil too, for focus reasons.
The results have led me to think that I have positively affected plenty of areas of my life, except for the one I originally set out to improve, i.e. studying. Maybe I’m doing that wrong; maybe copying down entire textbooks is tedious as well as disheartening.
Thanks for the reply. I’ve tried just about any productivity technique except for Beeminder, which I’m fairly sure just isn’t the right tool for me for a number of (financial as well as psychological) reasons. I’ve read The Willpower Instinct and a few other books on the topic. I’m currently looking into nootropics and neurochemistry as a last resort, more precisely dopaminergics, more precisely selegiline (I seem to fit the profile of someone who’s generally low on dopamine, but I don’t know for sure); modafinil too, for focus reasons.
The results have led me to think that I have positively affected plenty of areas of my life, except for the one I originally set out to improve, i.e. studying. Maybe I’m doing that wrong; maybe copying down entire textbooks is tedious as well as disheartening.
How does your case sound like?