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  1. Comment on What are your productivity hacks? in ~life

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    Damn, this hits close to home. My ~/Developer/projects probably has about 50 abandoned ideas in it. Good luck sticking with the course and then bringing your idea to reality!!!

    Damn, this hits close to home. My ~/Developer/projects probably has about 50 abandoned ideas in it. Good luck sticking with the course and then bringing your idea to reality!!!

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    I so relate to this!! I've done something slightly similar to help me get up and out quickly in the morning - I pack my backpack, lay out my workout clothes, set my helmet, untied shoes, and...

    I so relate to this!! I've done something slightly similar to help me get up and out quickly in the morning - I pack my backpack, lay out my workout clothes, set my helmet, untied shoes, and backpack by the door, and put my headphones in the pocket of my workout shorts so that as little energy is required as possible in the morning.

    I think I need to take your last comment to heart - any time you think "I'll just spend five minutes on Tildes/Reddit/Insta," forcing yourself to go do whatever you're procrastinating. Thanks for sharing!!

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  3. Comment on What are your productivity hacks? in ~life

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    I recommend the app Forest for tracking your pomos. You "grow trees" by staying focused for the whole 25 minutes (or however long you choose) and then at the end of the day you can see how your...

    I recommend the app Forest for tracking your pomos. You "grow trees" by staying focused for the whole 25 minutes (or however long you choose) and then at the end of the day you can see how your little forest of trees for the day. It also will kill your tree if you leave the app in the middle of growing a tree, so it help avoid phone-related distractions. If you're skeptical, I'd say still just give it a try for a couple days... It's free so there's nothing to lose!

    And I'd be down to be your accountability partner! Shoot me a pm and we can figure it out :)

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  4. Comment on What are your productivity hacks? in ~life

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    Thanks for the link! Would you recommend listening to the whole podcast? An hour and a half seems kind of long but if it's one of those podcasts that really changes how you think, then I'll...

    Thanks for the link! Would you recommend listening to the whole podcast? An hour and a half seems kind of long but if it's one of those podcasts that really changes how you think, then I'll totally listen!

  5. Comment on What are your productivity hacks? in ~life

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    Great tip! I've found this especially useful for tasks I'm really dreading that I know will take awhile (taxes, budgeting, gift shopping, etc.). If I just tell myself I'll start and put 15 minutes...

    Great tip! I've found this especially useful for tasks I'm really dreading that I know will take awhile (taxes, budgeting, gift shopping, etc.). If I just tell myself I'll start and put 15 minutes in, I usually end up realizing it's not so bad and spending more time on it, and worst case scenario, I've gotten a start on whatever it is and am ready to put another 15 minutes in later.

    Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Comment on What are your productivity hacks? in ~life

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    Some of my own: Go to bed early, wake up early: My friend told me about this concept of decision fatigue where by the end of the day, it's a lot more difficult to make good, productive decisions...

    Some of my own:

    • Go to bed early, wake up early: My friend told me about this concept of decision fatigue where by the end of the day, it's a lot more difficult to make good, productive decisions (i.e. should I clean my room or watch youtube videos? Should I work on this side project or browse Reddit?). By shifting my sleep schedule to have more time in the morning, I'm able to do things like clean, work on side projects, and tackle my todoist while I still have lots of mental energy, before I go to work.
    • Have an accountability partner (or several): Find someone who wants to form the same habit as you (getting up early, journaling daily, eating healthy, limiting social media, etc.), and set up a deal with them that every day, if one of you doesn't do the habit, you owe the other person something. Could be a few dollars, could be a cup of coffee, could be something else. For me, at first I didn't love the idea of using money as an incentive to improve myself, but once I tried it, I found that it's actually incredibly motivating. I think it's important that both people are involved in forming a habit though, or else it's easy to fall off and stop paying for failures. Having someone else helps because if you fail to do the thing, you not only are losing money, but it's slightly embarrassing too, especially if it happens repeatedly.
    • Use the Pomodoro technique, and tell someone how many pomos you plan to get done at the beginning of the day: The pomodoro technique essentially boils down to working distraction-free for 25 minutes, taking a 5 minute break, then repeating. I find the if I have a goal for how many of these "pomos" I will get done, I'm way more likely to view my day in terms of them, instead of getting caught up in long distractions (we've all had the experience of suddenly realizing you spent an hour researching something completely useless!).
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