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What are you supposed to be doing right now that you're not doing?
Hey Tildes people, what are you procrastinating on or distracting yourself from right now?
Hey Tildes people, what are you procrastinating on or distracting yourself from right now?
Lurking on Tildes when I could be doing any manner of more productive things.
forums are the #1 doomscrolling source for me; not twitter, or tiktok, or any other common site
If i spent all the hours I lurk on forums being very productive I'd (probably) have a more manageable workload and be happier
Things I should be doing right now:
-laundry
-cleaning the kitchen
What I am doing right now:
-browsing Tildes
-playing chess online
Have you considered building a procrastinator-inator to make everyone else procrastinate more than you are so it looks like you are the one doing the least amount of procrastinating, therefore giving you more time to procrastinate?
That’s a great idea. I will get around to it later. It’s hard to be motivated when Perry the Platypus keeps showing up to ruin everything.
He did but he put it off for later.
I'm supposed to be doing work! I only have one day left before my deadline but I'm just on Tildes.
I didn't do anything yesterday either. All I did yesterday was sleep. I thought I could do it at night but then I got a Tildes invite and I've just been obsessing over this place instead.
I know I'm procrastinating because I'm partly worried that I can't actually produce work. That I'm not good enough. I should just get to it.
Welcome to tildo
Thanks! But I'm still not doing work! Ahhhh!
Okay I'm going to close this tab and not come back for 24 hours. I can do it!
Imposter syndrome does that doesn't it? What I find is that once I get my head into the work the impossible seems more and more possible as I keep plodding along and then finally, it's complete.
If you can't find a place to start, it may be helpful to ask a peer for a suggestion of where the best place would be to start.
Thanks for that! Yeah. It's usually all about starting. Once you start, you'll find out it's actually okay and it gets easier and easier.
I do have a place to start, it's just.. Actually just making the first stroke and not worrying it's going to be bad.
But I did get to work eventually! But I had to go to sleep so I'll be doing the same song and dance for me to start again later.
My dog died on May 19. So many friends and neighbors have sent gifts and shared wonderful tokens expressing their support and sympathy. I desperately need to write thank you notes but just can't do it. So here I am just screwing around rather than being a decent human being ... sigh
My dog just passed away today. It’s okay. Take your time and just do a couple here and there over time. I’m sure everyone understands.
I'm so sorry. Sending hugs. I hope you and your family are doing ok. It's so unimaginably hard losing those furballs ...
Thank you! It’s tough, but it’s at least some help that they are no longer suffering. I hope you’re doing okay as well!
We had to say goodbye to my 13 year old dog Murphy I'm the beginning of March this year. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. My deepest sympathies for you and SmolderingSauna.
My deepest condolences. I hope that the passing of time has lessened the burden of grief.
I am so sorry for your loss. Take your time replying. It doesn't make you a bad person. Grief is a terrible thing.
It's okay to take your time. Grief takes a while, and I bet your friends would understand that.
My 20 year old cat died a few years ago, and it was really hard as I've had her ever since I was a kid. Saying goodbye was hard. People around me who mattered understood, I'm sure yours do too.
If I sent a gift to someone who's dog just died as a form of condolences, I wouldn't be expecting a thank you note, probably ever.
Its wonderful that you have so many friends and neighbors who not only care about you but also about your dog. My sincere condolences on your loss. It's painful.
And I wouldn't worry about the thank you cards too much. I know its nice to get them, but unless its for wedding gift its not really expected anymore, and people obviously care about you and understand your grief. And even if you still feel you should a few months from now, anyone would understand why it took a long time to get to them. Just let that guilt go.
Thank you for your very kind reply. Both my husband and I are really struggling with this one ... she was a rescued Newfoundland with enormous health issues from the moment we got her four years ago and yet she was the sweetest dog I've ever met. All her vets (adrenal gland tumor surgeon, specialist in internal medicine, cardiologist, neurologist, emergency vets + her regular old DVMs) sent flowers or books or cards ... just overwhelming the impression one animal can make. And their heartfelt responses pale compared to our friends and neighbors who have sat and cried with us. One is even painting a portrait of her as a momento. People are just incredible when you least expect it but need it most. And I'm crying again...
I definitely sympathize. My little terrier was my faithful companion for 13 years - through the very worst and loneliest times of my life. And I still tear up (like now) thinking of her and still tell her quietly she was the best dog, and its been four years already. One of the best gifts I ever got was a hand drawn portrait of her that one of my kids commissioned. Our dogs are the most loving and faithful companions.
Anyone who's experienced grief will understand it taking some time. It's been less than a month. You're not less of a decent human being because you can't write those thank-yous yet.
Both my moms dogs passed in the last 6 months, the younger one to bladder cancer first and the older one to old age a few months later
The younger one hit me harder, because she was very much "with it" mentally, just her body was too sick to function, we put her down when she started to be in pain
The older one was a bit easier, because it was so obviously time, but still sad none the less
The first one passed in winter with snow still on the ground, but we had like a global warming heat wave for a couple days, perfect timing, at least we could break the ground to bury her, wasnt too frozen, but was still a bit tough to dig the first 6 inches or foot
My stepdad dosnt want another dog, at least not yet, but my mom does, so theres some arguments going on about that, I side with my stepdad because he's retired and has to do all the work raising the dog, while my mom works and isnt home 8 hours a day
Gonna be real with you, applying for a job. I'll definitely be doing it tomorrow but I should also be doing it today and I simply aren't. Oh well!
Where's the remindme bot when I finally need it? I would like an update when you finally apply for a job. If not, there's always the possibility that that tomorrow never comes.
Can you copy a link and put it on your phone calendar?
You know what? I can do that, and the fact that it didn't occur to me before means I depend too much on machines and others to put the work for me. Thank you for reminding me.
Currently sitting in front of a bunch of Godot tutorials and my brain's kind of puddled. Starting from basically scratch so it's a bit daunting, but planning on cramming enough to derp my way through my first game jam in a few weeks.
(If anyone has any tutorial suggestions, I'm open to suggestions)
Otherwise I'm putting off folding laundry.
That really depends on the kind of game you want to make. In general I can really recommend GD Quest, they have some great tutorials.
They also have some great paid-for courses if you don’t mind the price tag.
All the repositories from the paid courses are also available for free without the instructions, but if you learn well from reading source code you can find them on their GitHub, for example here.
Totally. I glanced at GD Quest and think that's something I'd pursue after my first bout. Basically just working to get a basic grasp of the bare minimum mechanics of working in the program and then branch out from there. The game jam is an excuse to put out, basically, a tutorial-made game with some custom sprites thrown in, so most likely 2D. I've been meaning to commit to learning Godot for a while and am using this as an actual deadline so my monkey brain can start.
I actually managed to miss their repositories you posted, so thank you for drawing my attention to that. I'll probably poke around at some point and see what I can learn from that.
I need to find a new job. I’m a web developer and I’m not sure where I want to go next. My focus is backend, and I really enjoy data engineering and could see myself maybe working in data science. I love Python. But I’m also skilled in system administration, and lean very heavily toward moving into DevOps. Something that’s holding me back is feeling like I need to study a bunch for whiteboarding or general brainteaser tests in interviews. I hate that I have to “prove” I can code by doing compsci puzzles. I’m just not sure what I should focus on right now. All I know is that my current job is a dead end.
I mean, find a job it's very vague, and if we throw there your desires about what you want to end up with, I can see why there's no first step.
You know your actual job it's no good. You know you enjoy data engineering. Just work with this for now, you know, to simplify.
What could you be doing right now, based on this data?
I guess I just feel I need to be studying so I can do well in technical aspects of interviews. But it’s so hard to do after I’ve already spent my day programming. I’m fried by the time I get home. It’s so hard to absorb information in the evening. I feel like I need to start doing my studying at work.
I'm in the same boat as you. I have a full time job, but I may need to study a language to be able to change jobs, and that's a big endeavor. I'm just at the beginning of the journey, which seems discouraging, but I'm actually having fun when I do study. It's getting started the real problem.
Look for ways to make your study fun. Isn't there an app that could gamefy the experience? Or maybe studying at work couldn't be do bad...
Yes, I also want to study some additional languages so I have to add that to the list. I think, ultimately, adding some secret study time at work is the way to go. I bring my iPad to work and could load it with my elearning videos. I’ve got the Udemy app. If I’m watching something coding related, everybody will just think I’m researching a problem. But trying to fit in studying at home just isn’t working. Beyond being tired, I have a pretty full social life, and I’m trying to work on my physical health as well. There’s just not enough time (or time when I actually feel like I have energy) in the day.
Writing. Or rather rewriting a section of an old essay/podcast episode to include updated information concerning the “Generation Joshua” evangelical, homeschooled Christian attempt at governance capture. It’s a part of a 3 part series I did a while back on the insidious nature of Christian theocratic tendencies in America.
So, I want to know more but I'm not sure I want to know more. I already don't like religion.
Long story short?
Basically the evangelical "Christians" in the US have been working on a couple different long-term projects for a few decades in order to:
There's a ton of more side info and various secondary groups that I go into including the fact that one group holds weekly prayer breakfasts in the Pentagon and counts several dozen generals and high-ranking officers in their ranks, another that has active Navy SEAL members at their recruitment/propaganda concerts in which they encourage teens using violent imagery to "be a warrior for Christ" and "let the streets run red" sorta rhetoric.
Like I said, it's many pages and gets in depth but the long and short of it is they're much further along than even the most doomer-pilled think they are and it's terrifying frankly. It's a multi-generational takeover strategy that has made and is making significant headway.
Well now I'm terrified. Any chance you can specify the name of the Podcast?
Wasn't the prayer breakfast handed over to a bipartisan congressional group in February?
The docuseries about the Duggar family on Amazon Prime went into that quite a bit; I’m sure you have watched it, but if not I recommend it. Bill Gothard and the IBLP is a dangerous cult.
Sleeping
Same.. work presentation in the morning and I need to be rested but instead I'm lurking here and watching scary movies :X
Sleep to be honest, it's 6am and I have work at 10 :(
1:15am and same.
I'm supposed to be studying for my upcoming classes in a few months so I don't get too stressed out but two of my favourite games just got major updates... ;_;
Which games?
Satisfactory and Deep Rock Galactic.
Getting caught up on lectures or working on my project.
Instead I'm about to sit down and play Celeste on my Steam deck then go to bed :)
Working out. I used to, stopped when COVID happened, and I can't make myself start back up. I know my body needs it, I just can't push myself or justify spending the time to do it.
Living.
RIP
Bake. My starter is slowly drifting away from being usable, but here I am in bed...
Working while listening to this dull work call.
I am still listening to the dull work call, but I am multitasking by crapping around on the internet.
I should be marking essays.
Marking is the bane of my life. It's the worst. I love almost everything else about my job, but I hate marking.
Thankfully my current tutoring positions don't require me to give a numerical score, thank god. That's a whole other, whole lot worse, ballgame.
Oh, can I relate to that. Ex teacher and I hated marking essays. Actually I pretty much hated marking anything. There is no joy in it, and people not in the profession think that you get to go home at 4 pm so whats the big deal. The big deal is that you're carrying a stack of essays that will take up all the time you have from supper til midnight and most of your prep time tomorrow and some of tomorrow evening too, but more than likely you're going to procrastinate on it til you have two other assignments on top of the essays and now the guilt is so strong that you dont enjoy ANY of your 'free' time because of that niggling voice telling you to get back to marking. Ug. I DONT miss it one bit.
When I am at the computer I feel unproductive. When I am away from the computer I feel and bored and unproductive. I think my brain is a burned out lightbulb.
Exploring tildes while I planned to play Warframe. I do love it here though, so I don't feel this is a waste of valuable gaming hours
Not much.
I used to have a daily tasks sheet that was crammed with obligations but I quit working 'for the man' years ago and honestly, if I get around to mowing the lawn Ill have done everything on today's list. Some days I kinda feel guilty, cause my wife is still working (her choice). But mostly not.
Eating. I am so bad at something that is supposed to be a natural survival skill.
It’s not that I don’t have food. I meal prep. I just rarely ever have an appetite.
About 6 hours ago, sleeping. Now, waking up.
Walking the dog. I work from home and I'm on my lunch and I finished eating but I just don't have the motivation to go out and walked the dog. The funny thing is if I walk the dog more often I would have the motivation to go out and do things like walk the dog.
A vicious circle.
(Edit: corrected STT)
I feel you on this one, but my dog has such sad, sad eyebrows that he'll wiggle at me, and no matter how tired I am I can't resist his tiny sad face when he wants a walk.
Studying for network+
Working. Summer is a very slow time where I work. For once my inbox is empty! I also have a history book open just for fun, hopefully will actually read it
Calling my insurance company… i just really hate phone calls.
I build Alteryx workflows at work, and I’ve been browsing Tildes during test runs. I should be doing other work in between, but here we are…my new addiction.
Renewing the flood insurance before the end of the month, or finishing up the last crossing of T's and dotting of I's for my latest will & estate plans with my lawyer. (Everything's fine; I'm just morbid and overprepared sometimes.)
Work
Nice try Mom / Boss / Spouse
Nothing.
Like, I'm on vacation so I'm literally supposed to do nothing. Instead I've been running every sunrise, doing chores, and trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. The last part is because I received a job offer that I'm mulling over right now.