I think you need to talk to daenerys, IIRC, she runs the Ohio stuff.
if reading scientifically minded self-help books isn’t the solution, then what could possibly be?
Actually doing, for one, though it sounds like you’re doing that too.
that doesn’t apply to my life
yet. Some day you will want to take over the world, and then you will need to talk to big winners.
I ended up not really getting that much done, unfortunately. However, I managed to put in a median of… probably about five hours every day
I’ve had this problem, too (I’ve got so much free time, why is it all getting pissed away?). Have you tried beeminder? I cannot overstate how much that site is just conscientiousness in a can, so to speak.
So far I’ve read
Thanks for the list. A variety of evidence is making me want to check out the self-help community more closely.
Actually doing, for one, though it sounds like you’re doing that too.
I have yet to read a self-help book that doesn’t emphatically state “If you do not take care to apply these principles as much as you can in your daily life, you will not gain anything from reading this book.” So, yeah, I agree, and by “reading self-help” I mean “reading self-help and applying the knowledge”.
Have you tried beeminder? I cannot overstate how much that site is just conscientiousness in a can, so to speak.
I’ve seen it, and checked it out a little, but I can’t think of any way to quantify the stuff that I have problems getting done. Also I wish there was an option to donate money to charity, but I guess they have to make money somehow.
I think you need to talk to daenerys, IIRC, she runs the Ohio stuff.
Actually doing, for one, though it sounds like you’re doing that too.
yet. Some day you will want to take over the world, and then you will need to talk to big winners.
I’ve had this problem, too (I’ve got so much free time, why is it all getting pissed away?). Have you tried beeminder? I cannot overstate how much that site is just conscientiousness in a can, so to speak.
Thanks for the list. A variety of evidence is making me want to check out the self-help community more closely.
I have yet to read a self-help book that doesn’t emphatically state “If you do not take care to apply these principles as much as you can in your daily life, you will not gain anything from reading this book.” So, yeah, I agree, and by “reading self-help” I mean “reading self-help and applying the knowledge”.
I’ve seen it, and checked it out a little, but I can’t think of any way to quantify the stuff that I have problems getting done. Also I wish there was an option to donate money to charity, but I guess they have to make money somehow.