Comments on: How to Stop Procrastinating – One Month Report http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/ Strength in Numbers Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:57:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » More about Procrastination http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-3299 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » More about Procrastination Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:04:36 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-3299 [...] Yau, who is trying to reduce how much he surfs the Web, has posted a report of what he learned during his first month of self-experimentation. It reads exactly like my [...] [...] Yau, who is trying to reduce how much he surfs the Web, has posted a report of what he learned during his first month of self-experimentation. It reads exactly like my [...]

]]> By: ZBicyclist http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50145 ZBicyclist Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:33:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50145 What are the stats on the to-do lists? World class procrastinators use the making of lists as a procrastination method itself. The making of the list uses up some time that could be otherwise spent doing something. The list gets forgotten/lost, or stuff just gets added, never crossed off. Easy stuff is put onto the list in order to pad the completion percentage. Too much long-term stuff gets put onto the list, so it looks too intimidating to start. Three items get half-done instead of one item fully done (multasking is a procrastination strategy all its own). There's the illusion that half-done things are progress, but often they are not. (etc.) As you can see, I'm not a big fan of the list approach. What are the stats on the to-do lists?

World class procrastinators use the making of lists as a procrastination method itself.

The making of the list uses up some time that could be otherwise spent doing something.

The list gets forgotten/lost, or stuff just gets added, never crossed off.

Easy stuff is put onto the list in order to pad the completion percentage.

Too much long-term stuff gets put onto the list, so it looks too intimidating to start.

Three items get half-done instead of one item fully done (multasking is a procrastination strategy all its own). There’s the illusion that half-done things are progress, but often they are not.

(etc.)

As you can see, I’m not a big fan of the list approach.

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50144 Nathan Yau Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50144 glad to be of service - in procrastinating and not. of course, no one would ever think reading flowingdata as procrastination, right? it's educational reading. glad to be of service – in procrastinating and not. of course, no one would ever think reading flowingdata as procrastination, right? it’s educational reading.

]]> By: andrea http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-3162 andrea Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:34:34 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-3162 Hi Nathan, I immediately signed up for rescuetime after reading your post (of course, I was - like anony mouse - procrastinating by going to google reader to read blogs). great recommendation. we'll see how things go!! Hi Nathan, I immediately signed up for rescuetime after reading your post (of course, I was – like anony mouse – procrastinating by going to google reader to read blogs).

great recommendation. we’ll see how things go!!

]]> By: andrea http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50143 andrea Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:34:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50143 Hi Nathan, I immediately signed up for rescuetime after reading your post (of course, I was - like anony mouse - procrastinating by going to google reader to read blogs). great recommendation. we'll see how things go!! Hi Nathan, I immediately signed up for rescuetime after reading your post (of course, I was – like anony mouse – procrastinating by going to google reader to read blogs).

great recommendation. we’ll see how things go!!

]]> By: anony mouse http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-3155 anony mouse Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:50:15 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-3155 i procrastinated by reading this blog post! i procrastinated by reading this blog post!

]]> By: anony mouse http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50142 anony mouse Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:50:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating-one-month-report/#comment-50142 i procrastinated by reading this blog post! i procrastinated by reading this blog post!

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