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How do you deal with laziness?
I know we all have to work. But sometimes I just can't get shit done no matter how fun the job. It's a real struggle.
I get distracted, surf the web, procrastinate other ways. Even doing simple tasks is a real pain in the ass.
May be a psychological problem. Not sure yet how to deal with it.
- do you ever not get things done? or just spend ages not doing them when you don't need to be...kingsteven
- if i don't have a deadline (usually imposed by someone else) i'll not do anything... i just estimate how long it'll take and do it at the point it needs done...kingsteven
- If I have a client job I procrastinate and then get into trouble because I have to finish it on time and need to put in extra effort to get it done.NBQ00
- you should think of it as the same effort in less time with a load of time you wasted that you could have been enjoying at the start :)kingsteven
- i used to totally burn myself out on deadlines with such frequency that now i have an aversion to burn-out that induces the panic:kingsteven
- 'if you don't work consistently, you're going to end up feeling like shit' tbh. now if i have a deadline i usually end up overcompensating...kingsteven
- i don't plan my time/ allocate time to tasks in advance... i just need to know what needs done and how much time i have to spend on it without burning out (9-5)kingsteven
- You're describing my life right now. Working to a deadline is a common thing creatives I know deal with.Gucci
- I bet you feel an overwhelming sense of guilt when in crunch time, too. You have to break the cycle. It's not easy, but it can be done.Gucci
- Some people are task oriented, some deadline oriented. Task oriented people get anxious when they have something to do so they do it right away...monNom
- So they can feel better without this task nagging at them. Deadline oriented people are different. Their anxiety ramps up toward a task's due date...monNom
- Which spurs them into action. They become super productive close to deadlines as a result of the extra pressure the deadline imposes.monNom
- Both task and deadline oriented people rarely miss a deadline, it's just two different approaches to life, and you can't really change it. It's hardwired in us.monNom
- Deadline oriented people tend to be more creative, as they take longer to ruminate on a task instead of rushing into the first clichéd solution they ca think ofmonNom
- They also suffer way more burnout, especially if they have multiple deadlines in quick succession, as they have so much higher anxiety around them.monNom
- Sometimes this happens to me, but I realize it's often because there's no need to start that early. Procrastination is okay, as long as you get things donemonospaced
- If you're deadline oriented, try making a hard rule that all projects are due 2 days before the deadline. That gets you moving, but makes the cost of a...monNom
- ...blown deadline less stressful. And you'll have extra time to reflect and refine before sending your work off.monNom
- Tldr: if you procrastinate, you need a deadline. you can specify when the deadline is. Just move it up a bit and it'll look like you're not procrastinating.monNom
- There's also something to be said for just starting. The act of work can shift you into the mode of work, and get you into a deep multi hour productivity bingemonNom
- Sort of fake it 'till you make it.monNom
- Excellent points, monNom. Can't say enough about just getting started. It really does work.Gucci
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