How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian
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Date: 2020-08-22
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On a fairly relevant note, tip for procrastinators on being productive:
Don't focus on trying to be continguously productive, instead focus on maintaining the state of productivity which can be much easier.
Simply put, if you're doing one thing and start to get distracted or feeling inattentive, overly bored, simply just straightaway switch to some other form of productivity.
Starting to get distracted while studying your school textbooks? Just close the book, put it to the side and start cleaning. Getting tired of cleaning? Alright put your cleaning stuff away and go out for a jog or do a quick workout. Done with your workout? Alright perfect point to spend a little time on that language you've been learning. Done with the language, read a non-fiction book. Done with the book? Do some cooking. Done cooking and eating? Get back to studying.
Basically there is a huge difference when you focus on being continuous in your efforts than trying to be both continous and contiguous (people with procrastinating habits tend to be bad with being organised, so trying to organise and outline productivity to a fixed standard can make it about 10x harder to maintain) meaning it is much easier and more plausible. And basically it's much easier to form as a habit because it doesn't require completely changing an unrestricted lifestyle to following a strict schedule, but simply developing the natural drive of spontaneity that procrastinators tend to have.
Also keep your phone and other none productive distractions far away from you while practicing this.
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On a fairly relevant note, tip for procrastinators on being productive:
Don't focus on trying to be continguously productive, instead focus on maintaining the state of productivity which can be much easier.
Simply put, if you're doing one thing and start to get distracted or feeling inattentive, overly bored, simply just straightaway switch to some other form of productivity.
Starting to get distracted while studying your school textbooks? Just close the book, put it to the side and start cleaning. Getting tired of cleaning? Alright put your cleaning stuff away and go out for a jog or do a quick workout. Done with your workout? Alright perfect point to spend a little time on that language you've been learning. Done with the language, read a non-fiction book. Done with the book? Do some cooking. Done cooking and eating? Get back to studying.
Basically there is a huge difference when you focus on being continuous in your efforts than trying to be both continous and contiguous (people with procrastinating habits tend to be bad with being organised, so trying to organise and outline productivity to a fixed standard can make it about 10x harder to maintain) meaning it is much easier and more plausible. And basically it's much easier to form as a habit because it doesn't require completely changing an unrestricted lifestyle to following a strict schedule, but simply developing the natural drive of spontaneity that procrastinators tend to have.
Also keep your phone and other none productive distractions far away from you while practicing this.
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Sophie
Personally, I get lots of tasks done by listening to study music, having an open, tidy and organised work space, eating food rich in protein, drinking coffee and water to stay hydrated, counting down the 5 second rule if I ever find myself procrastinating and taking breaks to recharge my mind.
I work on my mental health and try to stay in a positive mood because it helps me get tasks done. Having a negative mood affects my productivity that I get less work done when I plan the night before.
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Personally, I get lots of tasks done by listening to study music, having an open, tidy and organised work space, eating food rich in protein, drinking coffee and water to stay hydrated, counting down the 5 second rule if I ever find myself procrastinating and taking breaks to recharge my mind.
I work on my mental health and try to stay in a positive mood because it helps me get tasks done. Having a negative mood affects my productivity that I get less work done when I plan the night before.
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Carlos
Many teachers have told me I am particularly intelligent and I can achieve whatever I desire. The problem is that I am quite lazy. So, I am here because I think knowing how to manage my time will be the key to the success in my life. It'd be my strength, but now it's my weakness.
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Many teachers have told me I am particularly intelligent and I can achieve whatever I desire. The problem is that I am quite lazy. So, I am here because I think knowing how to manage my time will be the key to the success in my life. It'd be my strength, but now it's my weakness.
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Harsh
Why do they have to talk about everything else except the topic and solution/ideas for effective time management. Sometimes it's better to present the point rather than exaggerating it with scientific and neurotical knowledge.
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Why do they have to talk about everything else except the topic and solution/ideas for effective time management. Sometimes it's better to present the point rather than exaggerating it with scientific and neurotical knowledge.
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denez
I experienced this dopamine boosting fact: youre stop procrastinating when you know the future of whatever good you do in the present, and that excitement makes you stop sit around doing nothing but costs you to think more
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I experienced this dopamine boosting fact: youre stop procrastinating when you know the future of whatever good you do in the present, and that excitement makes you stop sit around doing nothing but costs you to think more
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Indigo
This was really helpful on a root cause type level. Thank you for
this! It seems basic at first but all of these tips matter and the more
you do them the more your life improves over-all.
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This was really helpful on a root cause type level. Thank you for
this! It seems basic at first but all of these tips matter and the more
you do them the more your life improves over-all.
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Tension
Strike balance
Collapsing
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Measures of consolation
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- occupied
- bug
- Simultaneously
- scan
- encounter problem
- counter
- meltdown
Tension
Strike balance
Collapsing
Reclaim
Measures of consolation
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RChannel
are Apple Workers Procrastinators? i mean, yeah they work, but they add the important parts to phones years after other phone makers did it
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are Apple Workers Procrastinators? i mean, yeah they work, but they add the important parts to phones years after other phone makers did it
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Tawana
This video is from about 2 years ago and Im still here, currently trying to learn how to not procrastinate while doing that exactly.
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This video is from about 2 years ago and Im still here, currently trying to learn how to not procrastinate while doing that exactly.
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