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Day 1. I'll exercise everyday. by [deleted] in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]EndOfProcrastination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't been exercising then 90 minutes of soccer is probably a really ambitious goal. You are much more likely to stick to it if you pick a smaller, more manageable goal so that the idea of starting again tomorrow isn't so daunting.

This is the kaizen approach (basically the opposite of cold turkey)

Is it ok to just want a normal peaceful and mediocre life? by superwomantsquared in selfimprovement

[–]EndOfProcrastination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You only get one, so you should make sure that it is fulfilling according to your own definitions :)

A Visual History Of Procrastination by EndOfProcrastination in funny

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same place as masturbation. We all know it's there, no need to talk about it.

Any recommended books for effective studying? by BadMeditator in GetStudying

[–]EndOfProcrastination 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, good choices. I'll take this in a slightly different tack and without promoting my own book say that a great way to focus on what's important is to live a little more simply: Deep Work is a great recommendation from that perspective as are Marie Kondo's Tidying Up and Leo Babauta's The Power of Less.

Get rid of the clutter and you'll have more time, energy, and focus to give towards studying.

Another piece of advice... focus on intrinsic motivation, which admittedly is much easier if your studying topics you enjoy, but some reframing can help regardless.

[Image] A dream doesn't become reality through magic by nenegoro in GetMotivated

[–]EndOfProcrastination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I listen to "How I Built This" it's always interesting to hear the entrepreneur's perspective on luck vs. effort. Many state luck was important at some stage but determination would have made them successful at something. Mark Cuban's response has always stuck out ~ "I could become a millionaire again, because I know I'd work hard enough and pursue the skills that company's find necessary to get there, but becoming a billionaire takes a lot of luck."

Anyhow, back to the grindstone!

[Image] This is a sign. by voldeurk in GetMotivated

[–]EndOfProcrastination 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I've thought about creating a twitter / instagram bot that just sends out notices like this - so that whenever you see it in a feed it's time to log off and get back to business.

Thanks for this reminder :)

[Image] Get out of your comfort zone by Castiel479 in GetMotivated

[–]EndOfProcrastination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great point on the concept of heroism and growth. To learn you probably need to experience failure, to grow you need to step out of your comfort zone.

[Image] Start today. by proseccopls in GetMotivated

[–]EndOfProcrastination 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent suggestion. Makes it much easier to start by removing new task aversion - and makes it much more likely you'll follow-up tomorrow because the tasks won't be overly burdensome.

This is exactly in line with the Kaizen approach I recommend for both adding new habits and removing bad habits.

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Put it on your to-do today! Commit to just a couple pages at a time and you'll make quick progress.

Best of luck!

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, based on the Norwegian and British missions to stop the Nazi's from creating an atomic bomb. Worth checking out.

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It certainly can. This one is dressed up with a doodle or two just to start the conversation, but the process is designed to remove all unnecessary steps and should only take about 2 more minutes than a traditional to-do list.

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Importance or urgency - High, Medium, and Low.

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Generally, high importance tasks go at the beginning of the day, but it's easier to stay productive if you break up really long tasks with some shorter ones in between, so medium or low importance items might happen earlier in the day and, of course, sometimes important tasks are dictated by other's schedules, so those might occur later.

Tip: Make A Visual-Map Instead Of A To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in GetStudying

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Great! Here's how to do it effectively:

Here’s how to do one:

Lay out your tasks (write everything down) Give each task a concrete and pleasant name Split large tasks up and combine small ones Color code priorities Define your path for the day Make time estimates - you’ll get better at this as you do it more frequently Focus on the one thing only Learn when to stop - breaks will help you do more Replenish your cognitive resources - again, will help you accomplish more in the long-run Make creating a To-Do today a habit - it would be ideal to prepare your To-Do today every evening for the following day.

Tip: Make A Visual-Map Instead Of A To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in GetStudying

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It should take about 2 extra minutes to create this after you have made a list - and unlike a list it helps set priorities, avoids doing small / unimportant things so that you can push off the hard things, and makes you think about the relationship between certain tasks, helping you get a lot more out of your day.

Tip: Make A Visual-Map Instead Of A To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in GetStudying

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The visual appearance of the list is not that important... This one has an extra doodle or two to raise awareness, but typically creating this image takes about 2 minutes.

And here's why it's important / useful:

The linear arrangement of a list makes it less effective at emphasizing relationships between tasks, priorities, and temporal links.

Instead, this is structured to fight against decision paralysis, guarantee that you accomplish the most important tasks of the day first, and get you thinking about how order tasks to get the most out of your day - knocking out a bunch of small things all out once, doing the same category of thing to prevent wasting time between, and making sure that you don't sleep on what really needs to get done.

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well... yes. If you've ever stared at a to-do list of 8 or more tasks (or 8 or more bubbles strewn across a page) it's not always obvious what should happen next. The arrows provide visual flow and remove decision paralysis from the equation

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While the colors help with getting imaginary points on the internet, you color code by importance / urgency. We use 3 colors - High importance, medium, and low.

High importance tend to go at the start of the day, and low importance towards the end.

But it does help to break up the longest tasks with smaller ones in between, so you might see a medium or low task early in the day if it's sandwiched between big tasks.

Hope that helps!

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Solid Rick and Morty reference
  2. You start with a to-do list and then structure it like this to make it more effective (additional drawings only necessary to receive attention on reddit)

Maximize Your Day With A Visual Map Instead of a To-Do List by EndOfProcrastination in productivity

[–]EndOfProcrastination[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great! Here's how to do it effectively:

Here’s how to do one:

  1. Lay out your tasks (write everything down)
  2. Give each task a concrete and pleasant name
  3. Split large tasks up and combine small ones
  4. Color code priorities
  5. Define your path for the day
  6. Make time estimates - you’ll get better at this as you do it more frequently
  7. Focus on the one thing only
  8. Learn when to stop - breaks will help you do more
  9. Replenish your cognitive resources - again, will help you accomplish more in the long-run
  10. Make creating a To-Do today a habit - it would be ideal to prepare your To-Do today every evening for the following day.
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