arocks

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Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 2 years ago
No it really didn't help much. There are a number of reasons. A tip or a hack cannot solve what is essentially an emotion regulation problem. You probably don't procrastinate on all tasks. For example you can probably read reddit or play games all day. But you dread even starting some tasks. It might be due to multiple reason: past failures, critical feedbacks etc. You will need to introspect and solve that complicated emotion.

Of course, if you notice a broad pattern in every part of your life please consider professional help.

Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/github-repository-...

I think this Chrome extension called "GitHub Repository Size" might be exactly what you are looking for

Comment · 10 years ago
Countries like India are heavy users of diary products. Lactose intolerance is rare too. But always fare very poorly in the height rankings. So it cannot be concluded that it is diary products alone.
Comment · 10 years ago
Comment · 11 years ago
My biggest problem with these list making solutions are what I call the collateral tasks. For example, my list says "Buy a Christmas gift for Jen".

When I start shopping online, I realize that I don't know much about Jen, so I need to call a friend. Lots of discussion later, I finalize on something to buy then I need to think of a personal note to write.

At the checkout, my banking application tells me that my internet password needs to be changed. The whole process gets aborted!

Probably, I exaggerated a little but my point being that each task involves a million micro steps which may or may not be anticipated. No wonder there is a lot of procrastination!

Comment · 11 years ago
I have seen sites using captchas which ask such visual questions thinking that only a human can answer them. This project really makes me doubt the effectiveness of such techniques.
Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 11 years ago
Actually using wheels on Windows is a superior solution for most packages now.
Comment · 11 years ago

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