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I know. It's a classic.

I get that. It often comes down to personal preference. Some people read, some don't. Either way, the course bundle contains both the book, audiobook, and the videos - that should cover all preferences + offer more learning modalities. You can watch the video, and then read, or vice versa.

I'd argue that the ultimate scenario is that you prevent procrastination before it arises.

I do get what you're saying about too many steps. I tried to avoid that pitfall. For instance, the Deprocrastinator 7000 feature is about getting the right lesson in a short amount of time. You pick a problem, you get a lesson that contains a specific technique, you apply it with the worksheet. Information --> action.

Yep, not enjoying the work in general is definitely one cause, but there are other ones. In our materials, we divide the causes into: behavioral, temporary, and deeper causes. Then we deal with them more specifically.

From personal experience I know that the same work can be daunting or motivating, depending on the personal habits/behaviors and systems. In other words, they are temporary. That's what the course focuses on (not looking for a new job).

In any case, your advice about figuring out the root cause is spot on (and also in the course).

Well, hopefully not pretending! But yeah, I'm aware of the potential paradox. As far as procrastination goes, a 5 min (finite) video that gives you some practical tips is better than any infinite scrolling platform.

I'd say it depends on whether you're doing it instead of something productive, or in your free time/leisure.

And thanks! It's just the beginning, more updates coming - both on the content side and the interactive side.

C'mon! Every time. Give it a watch today, that's why the videos are 5 min long (+ you can 2x speed them up).

Yep, it's a good book. We've integrated the main parts of it in the course—like the preview lesson about internal triggers leading us to seek out distractions. That distinction is great.

Hah, I submitted it yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27745584

Changed.

I share some of my notes on Twitter, that's the social engagement for me. I also write for my blog. Both can lead to a discussion with someone.

Whenever I come across something interesting, I tweet about it, or write about it in my notes.

You could create a book club group if you want to discuss specific books, or try a Clubhouse room with the book in the title.

You have a couple points there. I might change the headline.

Keep in mind that this is the last post of a series specifically geared towards helping people stop gaming.

> If you want to stop procrastinating, you probably should just delete Steam and get on with your tasks? > I'm not saying it's easy. There are things that can help: Meditation, proper task scheduling, talking to people about your problems, stress management techniques, in extreme cases therapy ...

Naturally, our articles cover the above, as does the book (that you casually dismissed)

And to your last point, technological cures (like the extension on our site) and specific techniques are often the start of the journey. For many people they are more approachable than the "spiritual" approach.

What if you tied in the Suez stuck ship somehow...

Only alcoholics do that. I think most beer is drunk in the evening when people get together and drink 5+ bottles.

Czech Republic #1 as always.

I don't have any world-changing advice on that front, other than having compassion for yourself.

We have an article that might have a useful tidbit or two for you: https://www.deprocrastination.co/blog/stages-of-self-develop...

By using the deprocrastination extension on our site. The Focus Zones feature is essential for me.

Sketches app on an iPad, then converted to SVG and touched up in Inkscape.

Happy to help!

Well put, that was the intended meaning.

I agree with your points on appreciating yourself and better sleep.

As for this seeming like cheap advice, keep in mind that A) many people have not heard it yet, and B) sometimes a new twist on an older concept drives the point home.

And you don't have to buy anything. Most of the stuff we create is free on our blog or Twitter. We're not "vultures," we're 2 guys helping people to stop scrolling and go do stuff, driven by our own past struggles. Fin.

Thank you for the comment.

Environment changes are powerful. Same goes for apps like Twitter. I used to have it both on my phone and tablet, and that lead to me checking it hundreds of times a day. Now I only access it in the browser, and in restricted time windows. Much better.

Another "environment setup" example would be buying an analog alarm clock instead of using your phone (and doom scrolling for 30 minutes every morning.

Simple changes, profound effects.

Thank you for the comment!

There are some good books like The Now Habit by Neil Fiore or The Procrastinator's Digest by Tim Pychil, and good articles like the one on waitbutwhy, but information on procrastination is mostly scattered about. There aren't many projects focusing solely on it.

Yeah, it's a simple technique that we also recommend. Our extension has a timer for that reason.

Yeah! Brain dumps are a great tool.

Good catch, will change it.

That's what we do in 1-on-1 coaching in our program, but it's somewhat hard to do that in an article.

We'll you got a point. We could link to primary sources more often and add our faces to more places.

Also: we equate gaming addiction (addiction being the key word) to alcoholism, not gaming as such.

Have a great day!

That might also be a fun short article.

Imo, the Fogg Behavior Model is not overthought. It can be explained in 2 minutes and yield immediately applicable insights ("Oh, I need a trigger"), I recommend reading Tiny Habits for more nuance on this.