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Tipiak75 :kirby:🍜<p>I want to get back to coding, but when I'm about to, something gets in the way and I end up procrastinating around it. Or doing something else. Every goddamn time. Needless to say, I feel bad about it afterwards (read : all the time).</p><p>But from Friday, I'll be freed from most of the usual excuses for five straight weeks. I'm hoping to break the vicious cycle this time, and hopefully get back to being productive, somehow. At last.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImpostorSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImpostorSyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/burnout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burnout</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/procrastination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>procrastination</span></a></p>
Keunes<p>I'm slightly embarrassed to say, but my desktop OS (Ubuntu 18.04) has been 'out of standard support' for well over two years now. Much of the software has no more update paths. Plus there are a few well-publicized security holes, the fixes for which aren't backported (naturally).</p><p>But: it's my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeekWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWeek</span></a>, so no more excuses. I finally backed up my data, and I'll wipe the hard disk and (hopefully manage to) do a clean Ubuntu install today.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/procrastination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>procrastination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/installation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>installation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/installparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>installparty</span></a></p>
Max Leibman<p>Them: How do you do? 🤝 <br> <br>Me: Reluctantly. <br> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/procrastination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>procrastination</span></a></p>
Tharrick LawsonStromkern - Slow Cascade<br> De Atramentis document Violet in Lamy Joy fountain pen, 1.1 stub nib, in my lab book because I was bored at work...<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/calligraphy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calligraphy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fountainpen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fountainpen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/procrastination?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#procrastination</a>

Shift work is the worst for having motivation to do stuff outside work (exercise, gardening, hobbies etc) as you can’t set a regular time to do things as your schedule never aligns with anyone else’s.

I have so many projects and things I’d like to do but am always putting things off as I know I will never find the time to be able to complete them.

Any tips on organisation and staving off procrastination for shift workers?

@emeline Merci pour les astuces ! Finalement, ce sont moins les aspects mécaniques et logistiques que la dimension symbolique. Rentrer dans ce niveau de détails, ça commence à devenir concret et euh voilà. C'est un peu comme réserver les billets de train : ça fait au moins 15 jours que j'ai (enfin !) trouvé la solution pour le retour, avec des horaires et des correspondances réglées à la perfection. Eh ben j'ai toujours pas réservé mes billets. #procrastination

It was late in the night, the first sign of early dawn began to appear, a few lone bird songs started.

He realised he wouldn't finish the report on time. Another failure.

John would be so disappointed. He'd have nothing to show at the board meeting. Another supportive boss who'd be let down by him.

He made himself a cup of tea, two bags for extra punch. He sat down by the window and watched the sky getting brighter. The bird songs were now full-up to noise level. He'd have to call John first thing, perhaps just before nine. John would try to hide his disappointment, but things would be different afterwards.

Then he felt a presence. His guardian angels had gathered around him. The birds had stopped singing.

Boy, I sure keep these guys busy, he thought.

Yes, he said aloud, I forgive you, M, you did not mean to harm me. It's nobody's fault.

He opened his laptop. Three hours to go.

Good morning. ☕☕☕

13 May 2025

Hopefully, today is a yardwork day. I tend to put things off whenever I feel like it, but the ever-growing grass serves as a reminder that I need to take action—kind of like my cluttered desktop. For weeks, I've been telling myself I need to clear it off, yet I let things stay there simply as reminders that each item requires attention. You see how that works, right? Then there's the water bottle in the corner—I have no idea why it's there, but it's been sitting for a while. A mystery not worth solving. I also need to vacuum my office floor. The Roomba comes through every morning, but lately, it just seems to shuffle things around.

"Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill." — Christopher Parker