I procrastinate a lot, like a lot lot. Although my urgency has improved over the years but I still lack the highest form of agency. And the worst thing is, this takes the form of addiction really quickly.
I think my interests in various things are to be blamed partially. I get swayed to easier things very easily, and have observed that most of these are transient things. They mean nothing to me, even if I forget about them, the moment I finish experiencing.
- Lack of obsession, agency
- Instant gratification
- Multiple interests: TV shows, short-form content
- Saying goodbye to cheap entertainment
I don’t know the solution to it, but I know it goes through training of mind, maybe Meditation.
- Write more: it’s literally the gateway to extended focus.
- Do things in between my focus sessions that are short but fulfilling. Either a walk or a song will do it.
- Say NO: my conscience will know if that’s the right thing to do or not.
- Make it harder to access objects that starts the cycle: Switch off the phone, turn off the network, focus more on offline entertainment. Every business idea feeds on user’s time, and I have to treat my time more expensively.1
Going to try these solutions and update my findings regularly here.
Say NO
References
- Exit the supersensorium
- Digital Addiction by Hunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow, and Lena Song
- Exit the supersensorium