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Comment by encoderer

Ok, I tried to read that, but it feels like they are about to sell me something. So much self-help writing sounds like this and it just doesn't resonate with me.

That said, I'm a born procrastinator with undiagnosed ADHD and I've managed to accomplish a few things, mostly after I turned 30. Here is all I would say helped me:

First, accepting who I am, that everybody has some mental struggles and this is mine.

Second, internalizing that mood follows motion. I can't sit around waiting to feel right before starting/doing something. You will never feel right. It's the doing of the thing that makes you feel right. Just start shit. That's the battle.

Finally, conserve momentum at all costs. When I'm really getting things done, keeping grinding, extend the streaks, fewer cold starts makes my life easier.

parent encoderer 5 years ago

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