Problem: I have parts operating at different time scales. I want them to be able to work together.
check how orgs help people with different time horizons work together
spend 5 minutes befre a task investigating the short term rewards that doing it will get you, qualitative and quantitative
during a work sprint you can sit quietly or work, but nothing else
notice and slowly disentangle the violence inherent in doing the task
get an accountability buddy
make lists of things you’ll be able to do once the thing is done
investigate the things you are held back from doing because the thing isn’t done
notice the frustration of all the scaffolding and Just Do It instead
set a time box for work periods and stick to it religiously
treat an urge to work the same as an urge to sleep, something people who don’t take seriously wind up with worse outcomes
investigate the work play distinction and dissolve it
see work as getting one over on others
make lists of mental moves involved, mental talk, mental image, sensory feeling. Bring in the elements that aren’t present.
treat it as stuck energy and an integral part of spiritual advancement
notice the union of goals
get clearer on goals by figuring out where you want to be and why the different aspects of this feel at odds with each other
notice the hedonic saturation and unsatisfactoriness of most short term joys
notice the malaise of undone to do list items that hangs over and reduces the enjoyment of other things
sit with avoidance
treat any focused work as practice for all focused work. so doing taxes really does help you do more deep research work.
deliberate practice frame, noticing the micro movements that make deep work less engaging or frictional and practicing them until smooth
rewire core metaphors like motorcycle racing slow is smooth, smooth is fast
set mini time limits on things so that parts don’t spin in forever feelings
figure out what blocks schedules/alarms you can respect
create a facebook pomodoro group or similar
treat things more like cultivation, changing tasks being just as good as ‘taking a break’ “a change is as good as a rest”
deity yoga for spiral power
notice the CT skill of including anything as an objection
experiment more with methylphenidate
track what happened directly before you feel strong motivation and do more of those things
reward yourself with good food
notice what bad things you are tolerating in order to ignore things you don’t like
try more intermediate solutions without worry that they aren’t permanent
clean your workspace and kon marie the relevant items
set a big reward for big project goals, spend up to a significant fraction of the value of the goal, like 10%
assume that despite the fact that everyone else does something a certain way that that way just isn’t working for you and find a new way. Taboo actions. i.e. if you magically couldn’t do it that way, how else would it get done?
‘I wanna be the very best’
See my current health project as a sign of my commitment to investigating and improving energy as an upstream input into motivation. This babbling too. Look for other things to see as integrated with this.
Start collecting things you find motivating in a note and investigate why you find them motivating, then turn up the volume on those underlying factors
Print out a picture of the thing you want
Ask someone to be taught by you about a project in chunks as you complete those chunks yourself
Write a post on the structure of akrasia using what you learn by taking notes on distractions
Deity yoga for slowness, japanese art forms
Figure out who you admire and imagine them being proud. Figure out who you dislike and imagine them being angry that you are succeeding.
Notice negative motivations and invert them. Spend more time on this than you think you should.
Investigate conscientiousness in the academic literature and try on the mental moves of various sub compenents.
Notice what feels off about good mental moves (like using your left hand for things) and get past the initial activation a la exposure therapy.
Do actor training on someone with grit
Treat yourself like you’ve been imprisoned in this simulation by someone who would be shocked if you escaped quickly.
Bring your whole self to the table.
Clear a space and create a one page plan
Murphyjitsu
spend more time with people who have more regular work schedules
join a coworking space and then feel dumb for wasting money if I don’t work
investigate the part that feels like certain time boxes are too short to get anything done in
Problem: I have parts operating at different time scales. I want them to be able to work together.
check how orgs help people with different time horizons work together
spend 5 minutes befre a task investigating the short term rewards that doing it will get you, qualitative and quantitative
during a work sprint you can sit quietly or work, but nothing else
notice and slowly disentangle the violence inherent in doing the task
get an accountability buddy
make lists of things you’ll be able to do once the thing is done
investigate the things you are held back from doing because the thing isn’t done
notice the frustration of all the scaffolding and Just Do It instead
set a time box for work periods and stick to it religiously
treat an urge to work the same as an urge to sleep, something people who don’t take seriously wind up with worse outcomes
investigate the work play distinction and dissolve it
see work as getting one over on others
make lists of mental moves involved, mental talk, mental image, sensory feeling. Bring in the elements that aren’t present.
treat it as stuck energy and an integral part of spiritual advancement
notice the union of goals
get clearer on goals by figuring out where you want to be and why the different aspects of this feel at odds with each other
notice the hedonic saturation and unsatisfactoriness of most short term joys
notice the malaise of undone to do list items that hangs over and reduces the enjoyment of other things
sit with avoidance
treat any focused work as practice for all focused work. so doing taxes really does help you do more deep research work.
deliberate practice frame, noticing the micro movements that make deep work less engaging or frictional and practicing them until smooth
rewire core metaphors like motorcycle racing slow is smooth, smooth is fast
set mini time limits on things so that parts don’t spin in forever feelings
figure out what blocks schedules/alarms you can respect
create a facebook pomodoro group or similar
treat things more like cultivation, changing tasks being just as good as ‘taking a break’ “a change is as good as a rest”
deity yoga for spiral power
notice the CT skill of including anything as an objection
experiment more with methylphenidate
track what happened directly before you feel strong motivation and do more of those things
reward yourself with good food
notice what bad things you are tolerating in order to ignore things you don’t like
try more intermediate solutions without worry that they aren’t permanent
clean your workspace and kon marie the relevant items
set a big reward for big project goals, spend up to a significant fraction of the value of the goal, like 10%
assume that despite the fact that everyone else does something a certain way that that way just isn’t working for you and find a new way. Taboo actions. i.e. if you magically couldn’t do it that way, how else would it get done?
‘I wanna be the very best’
See my current health project as a sign of my commitment to investigating and improving energy as an upstream input into motivation. This babbling too. Look for other things to see as integrated with this.
Start collecting things you find motivating in a note and investigate why you find them motivating, then turn up the volume on those underlying factors
Print out a picture of the thing you want
Ask someone to be taught by you about a project in chunks as you complete those chunks yourself
Write a post on the structure of akrasia using what you learn by taking notes on distractions
Deity yoga for slowness, japanese art forms
Figure out who you admire and imagine them being proud. Figure out who you dislike and imagine them being angry that you are succeeding.
Notice negative motivations and invert them. Spend more time on this than you think you should.
Investigate conscientiousness in the academic literature and try on the mental moves of various sub compenents.
Notice what feels off about good mental moves (like using your left hand for things) and get past the initial activation a la exposure therapy.
Do actor training on someone with grit
Treat yourself like you’ve been imprisoned in this simulation by someone who would be shocked if you escaped quickly.
Bring your whole self to the table.
Clear a space and create a one page plan
Murphyjitsu
spend more time with people who have more regular work schedules
join a coworking space and then feel dumb for wasting money if I don’t work
investigate the part that feels like certain time boxes are too short to get anything done in