Posted by gr8dude on 2019 Jun 23, Sun in Thoughts, Society, Book distillery
The notes are based on "The now habit" by Neil Fiore:
- Procrastionation is not laziness.
- It could be fear of criticism, fear of judgement, even fear of success.
- You can overcome it by focusing on getting started.
- Think about what you can do right now, rather than about a hypothetical future where the work is in a "finished" state.
- Introspect and understand why it occurs in your case.
- Make time for guilt-free play.
- Use the "unschedule" to plan guilt-free play time first
- Remember to add constraints with respect to how much work you want to get done (no more than 5h/day, no more than 20/h week)
- Read the "walk the plank" example to learn to observe yourself from aside and understand that most often you have what it takes to get it done, and the pressure is actually self-induced.
- Find ways to rely on intrinsic motivation to work on something (rather than external forces).
- Don't push yourself too hard, accept your flaws and limitations. Your imperfections are a part of you, learn to live with them, and perhaps gradually improve yourself, but don't try to change everything at once (you will probably fail and this will dampen your spirits).
- When desperate, think about the worst thing that could happen - is it that bad? Most often it isn't! And even if it does happen - what will you do? Sometimes there are very simple measures that can be applied, once you're aware of them, your anxiety is reduced.
- Learn how to get into the flow state and how to stay there.
