12-11-2018, 04:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-15-2019, 08:18 PM by Zeroxmachina.)
It has been a month of cycles at this point, Things I have accomplished:
1. Finishing the majority of DLC content from Fallout 4.
2. Getting the majority of Christmas gifts sent out.
3. Following up on some financial stuff I was putting off.
4. Making lists of things that I should do.
My observation would be; this hasn't really made much of a difference in my regular procrastination habits/cycles, I still basically have to force myself to do stuff and am not experiencing a high amount of motivation relative to before I started. One thing I do notice that is helpful is 'time caps' on procrastination activities, as in rather than doing something all day to an extreme, being able to more effectively say 'I'll do it for X amount of hours' instead or until 'X' goal is accomplished. However as there is a full repertoire of alternate activities which are still not truly being productive, it's easy to simply choose another flavor. One thing that's concerning is that it's possible the subconscious doesn't differentiate between digital representations of life, and actual reality, leading to the convenient loophole of being able to 'get things done' as far as goals and achievements in the virtual world, whilst still lagging behind on what needs to be done for real. Hopefully this was considered when the sub was made, as its an excellent escape hatch.
Sleep schedule is atrocious and listening to this after I wake up tends to make me instantly exhausted. I think it's a really deep-seated issue, and one of the most important ones to tackle in this lifetime so I'll give it the three months, minimum, as usual, but not really wowed so far to be honest. Might try and experiment with different formats though to see if there's a difference.
1. Finishing the majority of DLC content from Fallout 4.
2. Getting the majority of Christmas gifts sent out.
3. Following up on some financial stuff I was putting off.
4. Making lists of things that I should do.
My observation would be; this hasn't really made much of a difference in my regular procrastination habits/cycles, I still basically have to force myself to do stuff and am not experiencing a high amount of motivation relative to before I started. One thing I do notice that is helpful is 'time caps' on procrastination activities, as in rather than doing something all day to an extreme, being able to more effectively say 'I'll do it for X amount of hours' instead or until 'X' goal is accomplished. However as there is a full repertoire of alternate activities which are still not truly being productive, it's easy to simply choose another flavor. One thing that's concerning is that it's possible the subconscious doesn't differentiate between digital representations of life, and actual reality, leading to the convenient loophole of being able to 'get things done' as far as goals and achievements in the virtual world, whilst still lagging behind on what needs to be done for real. Hopefully this was considered when the sub was made, as its an excellent escape hatch.
Sleep schedule is atrocious and listening to this after I wake up tends to make me instantly exhausted. I think it's a really deep-seated issue, and one of the most important ones to tackle in this lifetime so I'll give it the three months, minimum, as usual, but not really wowed so far to be honest. Might try and experiment with different formats though to see if there's a difference.
