roystgnr comments on My Algorithm for Beating Procrastination - Less Wrong

81 Post author: lukeprog 10 February 2012 02:48AM

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Comment author: alexvermeer 08 February 2012 09:42:41PM *  41 points [-]

Good stuff! My algorithm is essentially identical. I also made a poster that summarizes the key advice/methods for defeating procrastination. It's my version of Step 2, 3 and 4, but visually displayed. I put it up on my wall so I don't have to rely on my memory of the equation or the various anti-procrastination methods. I circle or note the things that tend to work well and focus on using those. When I notice I'm procrastinating, the solution is usually staring me right in the face.

In case anyone else finds it useful, here is the graphic I made from the advice in Steel's The Procrastination Equation and Luke's How to Beat Procrastination. Any suggestions of things to add/modify/remove are welcome. Update: the graphic (plus a pdf version) is explained in more detail here.

Comment author: roystgnr 09 February 2012 08:02:41PM 1 point [-]

This is excellent work.

These feel like greedy suggestions, but: you might add a Creative Commons license and a few non-rasterized (svg if you can, pdf at least) versions.

Comment author: alexvermeer 09 February 2012 08:25:35PM 2 points [-]

No, not greedy. :) The poster is meant to be Creative Commons BY-NC-SA, I need to add that somewhere on it. A non-rasterized format is also in the works.