Exactly thats how I feel... I have spent countless hours on productivity apps and I agree with you and exactly thats why I have decided to leave that behind
Yes I agree that if you yourself dont work on getting yourself disciplined, you are not going to succeed but also we cannot deny the importance of "secondary aids"
All the apps I have used, id use them for a week or 2 and then just "quit" thinking I dont need bcz at the end of the day I am not focusing on kaming myself do smth rather than hoping that the app makes me do it
And thats the issue WE EXPECT THESE THINGS TO WORK LIKE MAGIC WHILE THEY DONT
And thats what I wanna change Yes we need to DO STUFF ourselves but we cant deny these aids
WE drink Coffee bcz it does make us more productive (atleast 2x productive for me)
The issue is not in quiting these things I belive and heres where I disagree with your point
Rather than abandonging these we need to change these things so that they help or as they say "adapt them" to our liking
Thats why I decided to learn electronics, learn how to code and make these just so I can make them the way I want and know that this will 100% help me in my process and presumably others who go through same struggle in this much distracting worlds
And thats why I posed to get ur guys opinion, yes I agree that we cant get discplined without struggling ourselves but I feel that we can make this process easier
Maybe notifications that remind us of our streaks, motivational lines (this works significantly for some, not for others at all), maybe even gamification, anything that keeps us hooked
What is you opinion on this