The procrastination cure you don't want to hear 

This is some fresh pasta. Keep up the great work!!

Note that cleaning stuff, and other seemingly productive activites are often also a form a procrastination, unfortunately... it happens when what you're avoiding is so painful that actually washing the dishes comes accros to your brain as a less painful option

Shadow of Mordor is a pretty good game tho,The Nemesis System literally allows you to create your own stories and have your own adventures. And the second game, Shadow of war is even way better.Combat is better,diversity is much more and Nemesis system is improved in Shadow of War. 9/10 game Definietly reccomend it, but play Mordor first. It would be hard to return to Mordor after playing Shadow Of War.

@@MetehanUnal_ why are you motivating us about this game on a video about not wanting to procrastonate🥲

@@remy8587 If the cleaning was the stuff they were avoiding, which it sounds like it was, then they’re on track. Not everyone has the same journey 😉

Soo truee💀

Nike's 'just do it' is something people should keep in mind everyday, for everything

In fact, the mental anguish of doing the thing I was avoiding usually basically disappears when I'm actually doing it. Unless the deadline was like 3 years ago or something.

Thats the whole point of avoiding. Funny you totally miss the point.

Its the anguish at the end if you dont complete what you procratinated and delayed. For sure

😂😂😂

Hahahahaha

Haha

Same, just saved it to watch later 💀

Men walk in the selfish futility of their own mind.

Me too 😂😂

Lol fr

The irony is i opened this boring video because I had nothing interesting to do this was an option

I JUST FOUND IT AS I WAS CLEANING MY WATCH LATER LIST XD

I did as well and now couldn't find anything else to watch so just clicked on my watch later and then this

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I did the same thing. Just finally watching it now. 😂

@@malittlekitteh thanks for reminding me too, I just forgot about it.

Same lol​@@malittlekitteh

watch it if you won’t its all about doing something really bored before doing what you should be doing

I see myself here and I hate it, thanks

…. Other people do this??? 😭😭😭😭

My friend, I love coffee and for a while now I would prepare the coffee and procrastinate drinking the coffee sometimes even after it gets cold. This week i ended up drinking the coffee 2 hours after preparing it.

I just don't enjoy them anymore 😭

@@AdrianDanielGuard relatable 😭

Yep. Same. I would rather stare at a blank wall rather than doing my assignment. Then when I actively try to do it, I catch myself reading Wikipedia articles that have absolutely nothing to do with the assignment.

Same. My therapist says it's because my anxiety about the task (in my case, a fear of it not being good enough or leading to criticism) leads to a "collapse" state or freeze state (from the fight/flight/freeze concept) where I'm just stuck and can do literally nothing for hours instead of doing the work. I don't even procrastinate ie play a game etc. I just sit still filled with internal turmoil.

Same for me, And it becomes worse through the years

yes and for example my boyfriend literally just goes to take naps to avoid doing things that he needs to do when he is at home...

@@GeorgeThoughts your full humanity is 100% awesome. Thank you

me too! its on my watch later list for a month now and its popping in my screen when i was watching other videos, so i clicked. this is a sign for you to do the same thing

😂

cry and give up

I have an idea that may work: What if you try to make the task more than about itself?: A purpose, like, mix it with what you love, however that may come about, think of what you may be able to do with it once you get it, maybe your can use it to code a game, or to learn to use blender, or to make a weird contraption you can build and record and share on the internet, give it a reason, a rhyme, give it passion by tying it to an "I want", you don't just wander down the yellow road and happen into a city made from emeralds, you must want to reach it, you need to ask yourself, "how could this make my world greater?". Like, me for example, I didn't learn english just because learning a second language is cool, I learned it because I love social media, I love seeing what shenanigans humans are up to today, I love learning, and playing videogames, and sharing and looking at art, and english opened the doors to so much more than what I had before, it made my life so monstrously and marvelously flavourful in so many ways, to the point that "I wish I didn't know how to read" jokes don't even land with me because I cannot relate, I do not regret learning this language, and that could be you, math could be your new language, math is everywhere, in time, in space, in engineering, in design, in music, everything contains math, it's all there for the taking, and you just need to know how to crack that fruit open, you just need to open your eyes to the possibilities, the world could look so much different from where you stand in so little time, and so familiar at the same time. Of course, the praise doesn't hurt either, you'll get lots of people commenting on the special thing you can do, even if it's not that impressive, or even if you're not that far yet, it's just another one of those things that keeps you going at it, because even if you don't notice a change, others will.

@@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450 I heard another person say the same thing about learning English. He wanted to be a airline pilot. He struggled with learning English in school, but as soon as he learned pilots must speak English, somehow it was not so difficult to learn. He grew up to be a pilot.

sit in the room for days untill you do calculus

hey im a 14 year old learning calculus, i think you are finding it boring because u are learning it the wrong way. search for lectures on youtube that actually make learning calculus fun

You are so so right, I always say that if I don't have any pressure I can't do things, this is why I was never able to study for an exam more than one day before it, and I even can't study during the day before the exam, only at night, I'm starting uni this year so I'm curious to how it will go now on a different environment

for instance caused by childhood abuse. trust me, i would know. once its gone, its an endless "finally i can do whatever i want" party. and then you unconsciously expect SOMEONE to push you towards your goals. noone will. nothing happens. you feel crap and do either something or ....keep waiting. its a damn tragedy, i wasted 20 years with this.

Not neccessarily. I can do things that I'm asked to do immediately without any pressure whatsoever. That is if I don't consider them stupid, a waste of time etc. But in case of action from my own initiative I agree. The only thing that can create pressure for me nowadays is death.

@@dirtyunclehubert how old are you now

@@fightinganimations1597 close to 40, close to game over. so much missed out on.

nahh that would make me go insane personally. The way I do it is I just force myself to find a way to enjoy what I must do. Don't wanna clean the house? Put a joe rogan podcast and go to town. Don't wanna work out? Go to the gym and have fun messing around, i'll probably do at least a few exercises from my program with intensity and reach failure on them. Don't wanna study? Go to a cafe or by the beach/park and get your studying materials with you. It really sets the mood and it automatically makes studying 10x more enjoyable. I can never study in my home especially not after experiencing the bliss of studying outside. No matter what mood I try to set in my house, I'm just simply more productive outside; I don't get brainfog, I don't need to take a break, my phone is significantly less distracting too -even though I have mobile data on, I don't have any urges to scroll instagram or watch a video. I just stare at nature instead until my head is cleared. Just get some coffee/tea for 5 bucks at a local cafe every time you have to study. Trust me, even if you go regularly and the costs of going to the cafe stack, it's worth the increased productivity and it's entertaining. I don't have any more problems with procrastination, but I wish life was so simple. There are still problems with energy and purpose. Some days my mind just goes belly up and completely forgets about why I'm doing what I'm doing and starts questioning my journey. The entire day is ruined and I would have 0 mental energy to learn or improve at anything for that matter. I can just do mindless mundane things in such days.

​​@@tubax926That's really interesting, for me the environment unfortunately doesn't seem to have such an effect. Sure it's nice to read/study outside, but I lose focus the exact same way I would if I were at home. What does have a dramatic impact though, is if I'm doing that thing with someone. For some reason, the social pressure coming from the other person is exactly what I need to pretty much skip procrastination all together and just do the thing. I really dislike the fact that I have to rely on other people for motivation though 😬 And I haven't been able to resolve that. I'm in uni studying engineering, and the only classes I failed were the ones that required a lot of boring homework that I just haven't been able to bring myself to do 💀

@@richeeg3271 hey man, everyone relies on something, it's okay. I rely on a good environment, I'm basically worthless at studying without it. There are plenty of ways to make it more accessible to include a person in your studying, and it comes with its own sets of challenges. I have to prepare a bag before going, worry about the environment, secure internet, procure food or prepare it at home before leaving, I might encounter noisy kids nearby, etc. I'm sure it's quite challenging to have a reliable method for securing a study partner or something like that, but it's never gonna be easy for anyone. Hope that makes you feel better about relying on people.

@@richeeg3271 and when it comes to your goals, you have to sometimes think of people as tools. Treat them as real individual people when you meet and interact with them, but treat them as tools/means to achieve something, when it comes to planning. This allows you to be more consistent and lock your emotions out of it, but at the same time not fall into mania by treating everyone as objects. And you often are able to provide a more sustainable give and take relationship when you plan this way; the people you rely on will also benefit and thus be more inclined to be involved with your studies more often. It's a win win.

Maybe the fact that only other people can bring me to progress in my studies, is a sign of it not being the right path for me

Exactly

Yes, every time I think I can finish an assignment at home instead of in class I end up finishing it in class the next day

That’s why homeschool not really working for me..

TRUE

For real

I feel this. I realized the same towards the end. I remembered I did this to myself years ago when I made myself disconnect my xbox and in the time that followed I taught myself to play guitar. I might need to do this again to up-level my skills in other areas.

Same, I’ve always knows how to do but never willing to

The thing is i don't have anything particular i have my interest in or something i want to do it, does anyone know what to do when u not know what to do in life?

@@arenz348 really? What do you want in life ,why do you do the things that you are doing. Start with WHY! What motivates you, keep doing those things that feeds your motivation. Work towards being a better version of yourself - trust me you will wish you had more time rather than feeling bored

@@harmonizewithme absolutely

So? Even if you fail whats the deal? Failing is a bad thing in our society but think of it as learning and getting experience. Is the world gonna end if you fail a few times? I dont think so

@@anthonym1625 that is the correct and logical thinking. but some people are so far down the hole it's almost impossible. there are many reasons some people are in that situation. this is not an excuse, of course, just an explanation.

it is simple, u don't have the procrastinator mindset

Nah bro that's anxiety

​@@anthonym1625 My self esteem gets another hit if I fail. I've convinced myself that I am a looser and that being bad at something makes me a bad person. Failing is just gonna prove to me that that idea is true. Idk, failing is way more high stakes when your value as a human being depends on it.

bro I hate this dumb comment I made

Well, I'm easily distracted AND I daydream a lot as well. And I actually get very good ideas when I'm daydreaming, the problem is that, when I'm about to put them on paper, I get distracted again .

@@badideabearcub2747 try turning on text to speech and ramble your thoughts out loud as they come to you, right into Google docs. Then , go back and edit your rambling text into a coherent story. I write books like this, and it truly was a game changer. ;)

@@sanityshorror 😂 why does that sound so hilarious? are these books anywhere I can read them

@@Parisroam still in the process of getting them ready to release lol

We all know that. It's just not motivating.

@@jeaniechampagne8831 i'm sorry it's not for you.

Too bad it is bad advice then. You cannot eliminate all the other things. Make a list of all the things and try it. You will still be left with necessary tasks that must be done to get to the higher value task. This guy is full of nonsense. Don't fall for these quick fix ideas, they do not work.

@@guitarszen It's a mindset, not an axiom. Taking it literally is not a meaningful way to discredit the guy.

@@guitarszen it's not bad advice. To put it into perspective, I went through hurricane Maria, in Puerto Rico. We didn't have lights and water for months, that year I studied hard as hell, I had a little farm going, I actually CLEANED the property. Without social media. I had WAY too much free time, my brain preferred being productive instead of brain torture

@@guitarszen ok, and what's wrong with doing the necessary tasks??? Eliminating other things, means the things you don't NEED.

@@samsonquies7922 It's one thing to be FORCED to eliminate everything, and another to CHOOSE to actively eliminate everything. I can't lie to myself or my brain. If the thigns are there, I will find them.

So inspiring!

@@xiaonanz9411 uhh...

Step 1: go to jail. NOTED

@@leeroy14r60 whatever it takes godammit

I want this story to be true

Literally just saved my life

I do agree and reading always changes people life.

When i moved to a new house and had no internet it was one of the calmest periods of my life ever haha

For me it took a week in the psych ward cndjfjfedf and i have so much more books than i used to, the number before being 0

Yep, my procrastination is all fear and anxiety driven, and shame as well.. I have never found a solution. I can meet work deadlines, but get nowt achieved in life things. This is especially bad with things like hobbies where I feel like I am useless and making a fool of myself, or some kind of sporting activity. I even gave up a walking group because I kept being the last in the group and felt so much shame.

Totally not me holding off on just sending a goddamn email asking for an apprenticeship or internship just from feeling inadequate in terms of skills. It's like I know I should just press send, I have all the emails drafted, I just can't bring myself to even send it since the studio I'm gonna ask is a very small passionate indie studio and I don't wanna be a problem for them, or just regarded as that skilless idiot who applied for smth that's way over my head. It sucks. Still left on draft, haven't sent the goddamn email yet.

@@jorntumrongwit9056send it

@@jorntumrongwit9056I hope you went for it and sent the email!

Actually this works the exact same way regardless of the reason you're procrastinating. In fact, I'd say it's all the more valuable if you're suffering from anxiety. It's something you need to do and for lack of a more "entertaining/feel good" etc option, you will do it. Also, the more you do this, the easier it becomes, meaning your anxiety decreases.

I could spend days in my thoughts. Hell, as long as I have basic necessities covered I don't even need material stuff, when my brain can visualize whatever I please.

@@julius43461 Literally the perfection of life

Same, and I rather enjoy it.

True. When bored my brain comes up with every interesting memory and experience I’ve ever had and then considers more.

Same. People with strong imaginations tend to procrastinate more I find because the brain can create its own entertainment to avoid doing the mundane task.

Does it work?

Whats the 5 second rule?

SAME. I’m just going to take a break from reading to focus on my grad school stuff

Yep been there.

I'd like to to cure my procrastination for a long time. And this video going to help me, I'm going to watch it later.

Killed procrastination with procrastination 😂

LMAO SAME

felt

The one thing that seems to have helped me is failing intentionally and everytime the fear creeps up I say "so? " And once I realized that the world hadn't ended and i was ok with failing I could do my tasks knowing I can just start again.

I've been doing this almost every day for two weeks. I'll do it after lunch quickly becomes I'll stay up late and do it tonight which of course turns into I'll do it tomorrow repeating the whole cycle. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

this is true

"procrastination is anxiety" nah, the real reason is in the video. You simply have more entertaining things to do, and these are just convenient excuses that you come up with to feel better about yourself spending time in less productive fashion.

Too late by then.

I am a lot like this, what tends to work for me is giving my brain something to focus on while tuning out the actual work, i.e. listening to music while writing or watching a show while cleaning, a lot of my procrastination comes from my thoughts and if I can tune out my thoughts then working isn't as hard. (PS, This only works for me if the thing that is distracting me isn't something I'm actively interested in, i.e. a show I've already watched or a playlist I listen to very often)

Same here. I'm not even sure if "wanting to play video games rather than study" counts as procrastination. It just makes sense people would rather do fun things. Procrastination is when you put off doing something you should for no real reason. When you'd rather stare at an empty wall or sit still and do nothing than start a task you "should" do but really don't want to. If procrastination was solved simply by turning off the TV or social media or whatever then it wouldn't even be an issue. I don't think the guy making this video has ever even experienced procrastination.

Bars

@@poika22 So in one sentence, you admit that people generally prefer to do fun things over productive things, then in the next sentence you admit that people simply don’t want to do what’s necessary to be productive. Then you phrase procrastination at the end as if it’s a disease; “Experiencing” procrastination 😂

​@poika22 I literally procrastinate playing games too lmao. I have to do an assignment, procrastinate. Botw is so cool, I want to play it, procrastinate and don't even get to play. Just think... weird af!

Your experience and perspective are very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to share!

* added to life tips list *

That's very true, I have a task I should do under this months cause I said I will finish it in that time, and I don't wanna do a bad job, and also yes I feel like I missing something to know how to actually do the task, I hope I can start well and gather my thoughts

this always helped me as well, but only for a limited amount of time, or only for a specific task. I somehow can't apply this to everything. Procrastination is still ruining my life, or more so, perfectionism. I procrastinate to avoid the bad feelings that come with certain tasks. I wish there was a cure, but it seems like a daily battle honestly.

felt

yeah but if you don’t do it then you’re gonna fail, which means bad grade which means worse chances of having a better financial situation

Reading the first half of The Happiness Trap and applying it's tactics has helped me tremendously with feelings and the ability to act, it might help you too :)

Practice mindfulness/meditation. Create daily/future goals. These will allow you to only focus on current tasks in the present rather than worrying about the past or future. Good luck :D

@@berkazu thank you for the suggestion ❤️

I see what you mean. The idea of that thing you must do feels hard and unappealing which is why you resist and often procrastinate and distract yourself from it even though you know you really have to get it done. But once you manage to sit down and get started it doesn't feel very bad. In fact it feels easy or nice getting it done. Sometimes like you said you feel excited and energetic about it. And wen your done it feels like an accomplishment.

🔨 the 🔩 on the ⚰️

The thing you said is the best advice I've seen for awhile and that says something for a entertainment addicted person like me. The mind ignores what it does not understand for what it is used to. Unless given the cue to further explore and work towards new developments. Sometimes all it takes is someone to tell you to get up, sometimes it takes more than that, and Sometimes you have to tell yourself to get up.

These feelings and the worthlessness that accompany them are the greatest causes of my depression

oh my fucking god yes. with my case, i find it harder when its a thing im passionate about bc i get too perfectionist and self-critical and being in that tug-of-war of emotions makes me want to pull away. its so much easier to just passively consume something that grants me instant gratification instead. i dont have to wrestle with my own mediocrity and face the Thing i have to do....ure not growing by any means nor doing something meaningful w ur life and in the long term that empty feeling wud grow deeper and harder to break away from but i cant break away that easy i fear

so relatable..

lmaoooo glad im not the only one

Relate to this so much!!

The empty room idea stops working when nobody forces you to stay there. There's always the door out.

@@dingdong2103 true.. willpower is all. If theres a will theres a way

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

♡

This sounds like good advice. I will try it out it out in the morning

i think like this and got into the habit of speedrunning my classes on the first week of class. I dont go outside or talk to anyone in that week. It is stressful, but then i have so many weeks to not worry about school, meanwhile my classmates are all struggling and worrying about deadlines.

"Motivation comes from action" I love that

F adhd. Worst thing in my life. At least I am trying now to manage it and this tip is very good!

@@LastKingLKArthur Smoke weed or take CBD, it's the only thing that allows me to zone in on one thing and get away from the ADHD

@@0taxz550 lmao if i smoke weed i do nothing with my life so no, was already in a weed hole in 2019

@@LastKingLKArthur The only thing that worked for me is having kids lol. Now that's how you craft your environment, not moving bottles left and right. You know how there is this idea that ADHD is not a disorder, but is basically a hunter's brain, and a hunter's brain is meant to always live on the edge and stay occupied all the time? Well, having kids definitely puts you into a permanent fight or flight mode, destroys your comfort levels, and voila! Suddenly work feels like a vacation, and learning inbound marketing is the most fun thing you will get to do. More seriously, I wouldn't recommend someone to do that, but it did work for me. You might find another way, but without burning your ships and closing all the backdoors for good, you will never leave your comfort zone, and progress will be hard.

@@LastKingLKArthur Word

try harder then and stop giving up because of adhd. I have adhd too but I don't use it as an excuse - if I choose not to get stuff done then that's on me.

@@megsley that’s way easier said then done. Most people with ADHD can’t control when their minds decide to wonder, and that does gets in the way to do stuffs like school work. Personally I couldn’t get anything done bc of it, and that’s a problem I was only being able to solve by professional help and medicine, trying harder just simply was not enough.

@@megsley The equivalent of 'just stop being depressed bro'

@@megsley thanks I'm cured

​@@megsley Neurotypical moment

Well said!

Very beautifully put 👍🏼

yess i agree- i mean this is what meditation is all about

I think people used to call this prayer

@@arkelon Prayer is definitely not confronting yourself. Its placing all your issues into your faith. If that works for you then fine. However this is not what the original comment is portraying

I also feel like I can’t start studying unless I have enough pressure and think I have enough time but the pressure is always kind of there just not strong enough. When it gets strong enough I just get really stressed out because I have not enough time. I don’t know if I can explain it the right way but if you know this feeling than you just know. A friend of mine also always says she needs the pressure to finally start studying.

Why are you me... I'm the same. Bring something like a book or notes or I download a productive app to multitask with and then don't touch it. I'm perfectly satisfied just thinking about mundane topics to get me through the day and it just leaves me stuck unfortunately.

Despite it, try eliminating all the backdoors you can. Maybe when you take a break from the backdoors you can't eliminate, you might feel like doing the shit you need to do

not the point but you write beautifully

@@angelface333 Explain the point, I thought the video was about removing things that are more entertaining/stimulating than the thing you're trying to get done What if doing nothing but just thinking is too entertaining?

@@voreincorporated3056 i was saying that the point was not their writing skills… it was an off topic compliment

Same here. I realise I've always had an amazing ability to dissociate for hours at any point during the day if faced with an even slightly mentally demanding task. Fixing procrastination for me (and others like me) could start with actively recognising the dissociation and pulling myself out of it - although this is way harder when I'm tired as hell. Good sleep, diet, and exercise might help with that, I guess? Also, the flying roach room idea sounds terribly wonderful, lmao. We'd be too powerful on MRT (motivational roach therapy)

To be honest the moment he said it's boring my mind immediately wanted me to do it broy mind really wanted to prove this guy wrong bro rlly reverse psychology on me

So basically what you're telling me is, is that you're always high

@@RetroAlex125 haha! That's interesting and I've actually never thought about it that way...like my brain is wired to be constantly "high" maybe? I've always felt really lucky to be able to entertain myself in my own head without any substances no matter where I am or what my state of mind is. I actually don't like weed because the only thing it does to me is make me tired and nauseated. (And yes I've tried many strains/forms because I live in CO and almost everyone thinks there's a magical strain that will work for me so I kept trying, but gave up a few years ago ha.)

😂just like me,maybe you are an infp

@@pentree986you don’t need to have a solution to a problem to point out said problem. If a busted pipe is leaking into my apartment I don’t need to be a plumber to go “oh, that’s not good, we should probably fix that.” and I also don’t need to be a plumber to know that the chosen solution is only sometimes fixing half of the problem. Or now the water has stopped leaking everywhere but we don’t have hot water anymore and the whole apartment now has water damage. I don’t need to know how to nor be able to fix that to go “hey this is a problem that is fucking up my life, it needs to be fixed”.

@@pentree986 get good, scrublord. Chug a coffee and simply get good.

ikr, if I'm the one who locked myself in the room, why won't I just walk out when I'm bored? Discipline is still needed.

​@@pchris Of course it's needed. No one said dopamine regulation works like magic. Point is you can't really use willpower to force yourself to do hard things, but if you can use will power to avoid dopamine stimulation, after a certain period of time your baseline dopamine levels will restore and you will have the drive to delay gratification and do what you're supposed to do.

Procrastination, I can just lie here and think about it for hours. RU-vid is my poison. I need to be able to detox from it and social media.

Just existing is a slow death. More or less, slow.

Meditação é pura inação...apenas ser.

Legit same as this video. It's super slow

I don't think distractions are the problem. The problem is not wanting to deal with uncomfortable tasks. But I also realize that worrying about the tasks that I'm avoiding is probably worse than just dealing with them.

I am in the same boat. The fear of never creating what I have in my head, the fear of never achieving what I 'can'. Seeking perfection when I know I'll never be as good as I want to be. It's so difficult to get through and make stuff. Hope you find some inspiration or freedom from perfectin soon, good day ❤

Do you watch Struthless videos? He's an artist too.

Swatch your colors. Test your brushes.

But surely you know that there's artists out there getting paid for shoddy work? I'm looking at AI generated art that I paid for wondering how a graphic designer didn't see that his characters had 11 fingers 😮‍💨

My fear is not completing the task. I need to sort out photos and create a family history album but just never get starred. A lot of the time I just forget that I want to do it!

Thank you!! I was not about to listen to this whole video with how slow he gets to the point just to hit the 10 minute mark

​@@Kiwiaqthere's a reason we're all watching the procrastination video, we ain't doin nothing important 😂

You can always just speed it up... @@Kiwiaq

we need more people like you

i am not smoking K2 are you crazy?

What’s the podcast

@@myninja0001 pretty sure its this episode, its an ocd podcast but I think the main points can be extrapolated + helpful to everyone: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CGyW1Rp1Y2g.html&ab_channel=TheOCDStories

Same same saaaaame broooo

It's not mediocre

Kaizen

have you tried cold turkey blocker? Once I put it on it works really good for me and helped me in a pinch alot (e.g. the last days in before an exam, where I had to start studying or would fail if I wouldnt)

I think that's why people with self-discipline are so attractive to me these days. Like, that shit is SO impressive. It's VERY hard to get the important things done in this day and age, when distraction, and shitty choices, are a click away.

this is exactly my problem. the VAST majority of my assignments are to be done and turned in online. I can't just temporarily block my primary entertainment apps and websites because I'll probably need google for something and I will absolutely go down a weird research rabbit hole instead of completing the thing that's due in 3 hours

EXACTLY, i watch coding tutorials on youtube and there's always temptation to browse or watch some entertaining videos like this one.

@@azizmukhsinov5629 Get DF youtube extension.

How did u solve it?

@@glueforbreakfast Well, the solution always differs from person to person, but here's what helped me. Sit down and think of the task that you have to finish. While you just think of finally getting down to this task, a negative thought will occure that will push you away from your work. Observe this thought closely, analyse it, find it's root cause. The thought itself might be something like "Oh, it's so boring!", then you go a level deeper by asking "why?" to it: "I'll suffer while doing the task", then ask why again, "The task involves a lot of cognitive stress", and repeat this until you find the root cause. Your solution will depend on the root cause. Fighting procrastination is so hard because there might be multiple other obstacles besides just boredom. The root cause that I found was this: My brain links thinking about doing work to anxiety and self-criticism for procrastination. So, when I imagine doing the task, my brain pulls out all the anxiety and self-criticism linked to doing work. Hence, I suppress the negative thought with distractions. Even if I finish my tasks, I'm left unsatisfied as it took soo long to prepare for work mentally and now it's late so I spoiled all my free time procrastinating and have no leisure time left. Solution: reduce the time I mentally prepare for starting the work to 0, cut the task into pieces that take 5 min each, set time limits for doing all the work for today, make a reward system. And now the most important, the sad truth: Accept boredom, boredom is exactly what you need to feel. Just set a 1 hour timer to, say, write a paper, and sit in boredom, staring at the work that needs to be done and suffering from boredom is also a part of your work. After around 30 minutes of torture, your brain gets adjusted and the remaining time won't feel like anything. All my brain fears is just those 30 minutes of torture. In case I slip into escaping reality through distractions, it's better not to create negative associations with getting down to work and allow yourself to take a break for the rest of the day.

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in short, the problem was that anxiety and self-criticism for procrastinating were linked to doing tasks. I reduced the time it takes to mentally prepare for doing work to 0

@@onlybrinty5780 thanks mate! , may I know where you learned that information? If it was from a video or a book I would love to learn more about this

Nah, cause then it reminds me that I only did 1 of the 1000 other things I’ve not done

@@trevnti better than 0

I feel worse when I've done things. So it doesn't work for me.

Really? I just wish i never had to do it at all. Or i go "ugh. Finally. Onto the next thing i dont want to do until i die"

Thank you. Will try this. Hoping for more success in being productive!

"holds me hostage into being lazy" damnn i really relate to that!

story of my life here

The most important thing is dont set your goals too high. Dont say: "Oh from this day I will never procrastinate again, I will do all my work, work out, eat healthy, clean my room and do alllll the good stuff." That wont work lol. Just try to pick one thing. Do it a little better. Dont ever aim for perfection. NOT EVER!!! It is fuel for the procrastinating demon inside us!

Consider ADHD?

@@justinfung4351 I did but definitely not me

Needed this so much, thank you! Will try this out

But how can i be scared from studying?

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"To stop feeling fear" sounds like a good reason to stop procrastination

@@man58652 your brain does this weird thing called cognitive dissonance. Since you (and most people) keep putting off studying the brain thinks this task must be horrible, otherwise why wouldn't we just do it? We start getting negative feelings and stress when we think about it and postpone it yet again. Despite it not being very scary, these feelings will be similar to regular fear But simplified but that's the gist of it

Wow thank you :) I am going to save that!

@@Yourhighnessnona Of course! I find that I only respond to rigorous tracking and writing to keep me on track, but these tips might not work for everybody that's why everybody should pick and choose stuff that works for them and build their own self-growth plan.

Great info

Thanks for taking the time to write that!

Thank you so much .... I will be using your tips in the future :)

Wow this post literally summarized my college experience as well. I also was heavily invested into video games except for me I treated it as something I would crash to at night after my schoolwork was done for the day, but there were quite a few times I would binge. I fully agree that the step to move forward is through pushing yourself instead of seeking instant gratification. I was on school campus as well trying to keep myself occupied on my studies more and also it helped mellow out my head a bit since overall university atmosphere especially around the library and coffee shops was pretty quiet and chill. For me it changed the same way it did for you to finally reach the goal of graduation. It worked for my bachelors, then to my masters with some hiccups in between and even after. But the drive to continually progress has always been there. Thanks for your post.

I realised that a few years ago too. and it's worked (I stayed after school for the limited time that they let me) but there is no library nearby, so i'm forced to be home after 5pm. and I hate it. I don't know what to do, how to make home a setting where I won't have the opportunity to do something else. and my grades are going down. I don't know what to do.

@@harinirajesh3838 I’m not sure where you’re living at, but it sounds like a fairly small town. These days, since I’m out of school and dont have access to the same academic settings (but I still sometimes need to get work done on my computer) I’ll go to a cafe with wifi and plug in headphones and pop on some lofi. I will say that in my experience, it is technically possible to transition your home into a place to get work done, but it’s very difficult to do consistently and requires some rearranging (unplugging nearby consoles or tvs or altogether setting up a specific workspace if you have a spare room, which most students dont). Just from your comment alone though I can tell you care, and you’re here on this video like the rest of us trying to find a way to make it all happen, so you’re already on the right track man.

Thanks for sharing bro I’ll remember this

@@derekgornall thanks :) for now I'm gonna put my phone away at designated hours - hopefully the sheer boredom gets me studying

You’re just like me fr

"All I’ve ever done is dream. That, and only that, has been the meaning of my existence. The only thing I’ve ever really cared about is my inner life. My greatest griefs faded to nothing the moment I opened the window onto my inner self and lost myself in watching. I never tried to be anything other than a dreamer. I never paid any attention to people who told me to go out and live. I belonged always to whatever was far from me and to whatever I could never be. Anything that was not mine, however base, always seemed to be full of poetry. The only thing I ever loved was pure nothingness" ~ Fernando Pessoa

I was thinking the exact same thing. For example, I have to do the dishes, so I go into the kitchen and get ready to do them. But then I slowly start to think of something and begin to daydream about that. And end up not doing anything.

Yep. Inattentive ADHD here. I wish I could get a job daydreaming. I’d be rich!😂

yep. Staring at a blank wall is unironically more entertaining than studying physics. A lot of these self improvement NPCtubers that say "do this do that to stop procrastination!" or say "this is the painful answer to fixing your life" or whatever, they never account for maladaptive daydreaming, or ADHD, or many other neurodivergent disorders.

I’m the same way. I can live in my daydreams for hours.

@@LarimaBeyondBorders so let's find a way to solve procrastination together :D

@@LarimaBeyondBorders You may have a problem called Maladaptive Daydreaming,

Oml same. For this tactic to have any sort of effect on me, I’d have to wait maybe 4+ hours (and even then it may not work) or if just have to have no exposure to outside media at all. Daydreaming is very fun, and with my imagination I have way too much fodder for it already.

Same here, is so fucking horrible, I already abandoned university because of that, I really wanted to overcome the problem when I entered, I tried and tried but the time doesn't wait for anybody, and the assignments started to accrue until it was too much to even try. I miss that moments when I had the hyperfocus due to leaving everything for the last minute, but little by little, that small advantage began to fade. I'm gonna start a new degree, I'm still trying but I'm too scared. Hope anyone in this situation can get over it.

Best wishes! wishes to you!

I am in the same situation, but its not a thesis. Its just the end of the semester and everything I pushed for tomorrow is due really soon. I hate myself every semester for doing that.

Did you do it?

how’s it going bud

Hello friend. Have you heard of the term “radical incrementalism”? Maybe the problem with getting started with your thesis is that you are trying to do it all in one fell swoop, whereas the solution might be just to work on it a little bit at a time. Not trying to write the whole thing right away, but maybe a page here, two pages there, a couple of paragraphs here, a paragraph there. Little by little it will all add up and you can revise if necessary because you’ll actually have something to work with. Basically the key is to start small and be consistent. And don’t try to force yourself to be more productive than you feel like being. Respect your natural rhythms.

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@@leikeize4781 meditation with music, even though that can just lead your internal dialogue to focus on the music too hard instead of just listening to your thoughts

When i meditate i start seeing visuals mostly colour, geometical patterns all sorts of random and very fast changing stuff, i like it especially doing it in the sun, idk his advice with a room with nothing in it would work for me if i force my eyes open or else my mind goes on journey.

If you want money just move to new zealand

You're not wrong

Is it bad that I'm taking this one comment more seriously than the video. I didn't even watch the video tbh, but something in this comment really resonated with me (probably the part about having depression and ADHD 💀💀), and I've never really heard it before. I'm responsible for myself, and I can let the shitty circumstances I'm in submerge me or I can rise above and be just as good, if not better than everyone else. ...Thank you, this was kind of a light switch moment.

@@sarawithnoh9449 It's a blessing to know that my comment helped anyone in any sort of way, thank you!

@@jaystaley2560 It really did help, I'll be reminding myself of this everyday.

“ get your work done” as someone who has ADHD you should know that’s impossible.

That's what I thought. I don't even find my tasks boring, nor my brain does imo. It's more about emotions around the things I really want to do and the fact that scrolling trought tiktok for 2 hours is a no-brainer, emotionless, easy thing and my goals require some dedicated mindspace as to not burnout, or get caught in stress.

you should watch that how to stop escaping video

I think that's a very different problem. I don't think it takes away from the point of the video, but it's definitely something boredom does not solve. Your mind isn't bored when you stare at a wall out of anxious indecision. Your mind is if anything overstimulated and overwhelmed, and learning to manage that is a whole other can of worms.

I agree, procrastination is more complex than that.

ive heard from somewhere that u can turn anxiety into motivation

This!!

My people! There's nothing worse than staring at your journal or your laptop for 40 minutes straight and not being able to write a single thing

The small fruits that come from the Inspired Mood feel so solid. Two continuous hours of 'inspired action' out of a week feels more meaningful than eight cumulative hours of sitting with the object (instrument, journal, book, course, etc.) I would have to devise a narrative that the eight hours, have meaning, but it would feel forced. The time thrown at the thing also leaves room for bad habits and patterns of thinking to form, or a feeling of desperation that will seep into the final product. "I'm planting invisible seeds," "the little time I spend here is contributing to the bigger goal." I hope those are true but I also don't want those counter thoughts to cut off what could be driving ambition. But also, tempering the driving ambition so that it doesn't tunnel vision into desperation (again). Inspired Moods, good feeling, real output, time-efficient, promotes good ethic/behaviors in and of itself, inconsistent Uninspired action, bad feeling, no output, time-inefficient, danger of bad behavior patterns, consistent if the patterns don't eat the will to practice/perform

Yo, what's up my homie. I feel you on the writer's block. It's a real struggle to get those words flowing sometimes. But you know what they say, ain't nothin' to it but to do it. Just sit your ass down and get to writin', yo. And if you need some inspiration, just put on some of my beats and let the flow take over. You got this, my man.

Resonate with this a lot. I used to love creative writing when I was 10 and got lost in my words, but then in Uni/work the need for having to do it rather than just wanting to do it created so many negative emotions towards writing. Just the thought of it makes me uncomfortable unless like you said, theres a short burst of thoughts where you just *have to* spill it all out. Makes me question if I need something more stimulating in front of me as a career than just myself, a laptop and my thoughts.

You've put into words what I always do and somehow not include 400 words of useless information unrelated to the topic so thank you!

If you want to procrastinate less and concentrate better on studying you can study with me here. Instead of watching videos on youtube you can have a video of me studying and keeping you company, so you don't get distracted. I study for 1-3 hours with breaks in between while I keep you company If you're interested, feel free to study with study videos of mine Hopefully it will be useful for you ❤

I dunno why, maybe it's because I was religious as a kid but I just play religious music or church music, stuff like that and think about doing it "in the name of God".. Other types of music work too but I fear having my consciousness recede to my mind, I did it before and in retrospect it felt like an infinitesimal inkling of what Jaunting while conscious would feel like, otherwise I tend to get too much into the music and start slowing down... I guess swearing to do something to a divine being does it for me... Wait... the Emperor and/or the Omnissiah isn't God... that's blasphemy or is it? It depends on the moment and I don't really believe in the sci-fi gods... I guess it's LARPing in a way that works for me. I'm sorry for this emesis of thought but it brings me catharsis to write something down and anxiety not to.... I apologise again.