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Discussion on: How do you limit or avoid procrastination?

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Lindsey Kopacz

Honestly, my best tactic is to not have one except calling myself out for acting like my motivation has any impact on getting shit done. A majority of the time, my motivation has very little correlation on my ability to do something.

  • "I don't feel like responding to this email"... welp good thing I am still capable of typing despite that
  • "I don't feel like going to the gym." Well, luckily you're still able to go.
  • "I don't feel like doing that ticket." Well you get paid to complete tickets and it's literally just a bug you forgot to address.

Sometimes if I really can't get myself to do something after going through the above, it's because I need rest. If I need rest, I ensure I honor that.