The best for a typical #Monday: Doing very unpleasant things that you've been putting off for ages. One more big chunk, then I'm free for the day.
#procrastination is my #superpower
Does anyone know why "informed consent" was cool for like 20 years, and then uncool? 1994 to 2014. #marking #procrastination
Actual1 aggression2 committed against me in my work environment3
1 virtual
2 reminder that the conference is in three days
3 my email
This happens to me all the time, especially with grapes. And tea.
(I guess it's more than just procrastination because I cannot leave food be, it has to be finished before I can focus.)
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?
@malcircuit Thank you for the useful term #WallOfAwful I was not aware of. I know the feeling but I don't think I have #ADHD.
I just searched the web for this term and read that it affects people on the autistic spectrum, too.
How does it relate to #procrastination, something most creative people, students and white-collar workers seem to grapple with? Is it basically the same but worse?
How easily am I distracted? Lets just say I could now do a talk on early digital audio recordings & the evolution of DAC solutions in CD players. None of that is what i should be doing. Also i can't remember why i went down that particular rabbit hole.
#EasilyDistracted #procrastination
@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
Faudrait quand même que je me bouge pour remplir le #baromètreVélo2025
#procrastination
Anyway it's fun to go through old computer magazines https://archive.org/details/ordinateurindividuel
#makers, #coders of the #fediverse, how do you escape the trap of "not doing the thing?"
I spend my whole day at work with ideas for one of my projects popping into my head that I'm excited to implement, but then I get home and play a video game and watch Youtube until I go to bed. Why is it so hard to get started?
Any tips and tricks for making the on-ramp back to where you left off as smooth as possible?