fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why would one crave pleasure, food and entertainment when they should be productive and how does one go about stopping it?
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10 months agoYou need practice at concentrating on your work.
In the same way you’d work out to build muscle strength, your mind needs regular training to stay in shape.
Start with sensible, achievable goals and improve over time.
Yeah I do this to break my inertia.
“I’m not actually going to do any work, just clear my desk, then 5 minutes youtube”
“I’m not actually going to do any work, I’m just going to get my books / laptop out, then do whatever thing for 5 minutes”
… and so on …