cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2884893

I always put everything off for later so i end up with my house uncleaned, books unread, meals uncooked, programming not learned etc. Could anyone offer advice on how to stop procrastinating?

  • SirNuke@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Do you (OP) have an ADHD diagnosis? Honestly for me the only thing that truly helped me work on things when there wasn’t immediate external pressure/payoff or it being super interesting was medication.

    And believe me, I tried a lot of things.

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      1 year ago

      Oh no. I am on meds and I still procrastinate until the last moment. Which often means I’m late because of our beloved friend, time blindness. I’m beginning to think my meds aren’t as dialed in as I thought.

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        Honestly that’s where I would start. It takes some “no I’m in the driver’s seat, I decide what I’m working on, I decide when I’m done” reminders so I’m working on the right things, but I don’t really procrastinate. Unless it’s something I really don’t want to work on, but that’s kind of a different problem.

        If they’ve worked well in the past beyond the initial break in period I know some people do well with short breaks. Five days on, weekends off, though I would want to be functional outside of work days.