Oh wow that really wasnt that bad
I will learn nothing from this
“I just need to sit down, focus, skim a few chapters in this book, and take notes. It’ll take twenty minutes, maybe even less. Easy.”
stares at a blank document for ten minutes
“Let’s watch a one-hour video essay on a completely unrelated topic, maybe that’ll motivate me.” (it won’t)
Focus. focus… focus on what? focus on " _____ " ah yeah… was just about to do that… focus. focus. focus on focussing. I just need to focus.
Let’s start here, what’s the project?
Me: This is a really simple task, i can finish it in like 30min, an hour tops.
My brain: Exactly why we can postpone it longer.
Nah, starting is easy. I start new projects all the time. Finishing them though…
Unless it’s someone else’s project, then whatever.