sketerpot comments on A "Failure to Evaluate Return-on-Time" Fallacy - Less Wrong

47 Post author: lionhearted 07 September 2010 07:01PM

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Comment author: Houshalter 07 September 2010 07:42:28PM 0 points [-]

I procrastinate alot and when I do set aside some time to do something I usually manage it horribly. I'm aware of the problem, I just don't know how to fix it.

Comment author: sketerpot 07 September 2010 09:56:57PM 2 points [-]

I procrastinate alot and when I do set aside some time to do something I usually manage it horribly.

When you're doing something, perhaps you could take small meta-cognition breaks and ask yourself periodically if you're managing your time well? When I'm programming, I find that I have to take breaks to do some chin-ups and clear my head a bit, and those are an ideal time to take a step back and look for better solutions that I may have overlooked.

Comment author: Houshalter 07 September 2010 10:08:29PM 1 point [-]

I belive my problem is that I take to many of those "little breaks" and never actually get the project done, even though I may have most of the details worked out in my head already. It probably has to do with my ADHD as a kid, I have a short attention span and get off-task easily.

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