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25 Post author: lukeprog 20 January 2012 04:12AM

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Comment author: shminux 20 January 2012 06:11:47AM *  21 points [-]

I know exactly what works for me: having someone else depend on me doing my work on time. If I'm the only interested party, very little ever gets done, unless the consequences of doing nothing are pretty grave.

Comment author: faul_sname 20 January 2012 06:22:13AM 4 points [-]

I'm in very much the same situation. Lesswrong has given me a huge arsenal of anti-procrastination techniques, which I find myself using only when the stakes are high.

Comment author: moridinamael 20 January 2012 06:27:15AM 7 points [-]

Ditto for me. The most incredible motivational tool I've used is a two-man creative project with relatively strict rules and penalties for lateness.

Nothing else works reliably because I don't listen to myself.