I watched almost all of that series of videos because I’m putting off reading a research paper. If it weren’t for that paper hanging over my head, I doubt I would have been able to watch them all without being distracted. There’s definitely something to this structured procrastination idea.
I have a system where I read one interesting paper every day, then cross out that day on the calendar—it’s the Don’t Break the Chain method. So far it’s working great; once I read one, I want to read another, and it keeps the topics fresh in my head every day. I wish I had figured this out years ago.
Sharing a less-than-2-minute example of structured procrastination.
I’ll slap myself on the face if it doesn’t sound terrifyingly familiar to at least 75% of LW community...
I watched almost all of that series of videos because I’m putting off reading a research paper. If it weren’t for that paper hanging over my head, I doubt I would have been able to watch them all without being distracted. There’s definitely something to this structured procrastination idea.
I have a system where I read one interesting paper every day, then cross out that day on the calendar—it’s the Don’t Break the Chain method. So far it’s working great; once I read one, I want to read another, and it keeps the topics fresh in my head every day. I wish I had figured this out years ago.