atgrey24 t1_j7p8ht4 wrote on February 8, 2023 at 12:58 PM Reply to comment by -Paxom- in [Image] for all of my fellow procrastinators by Fast_Ad7959 Small bites is the only thing that helps me. Instead of the task being "finish this paper today" it becomes "write one sentence in the next 5 minutes" Honestly, I even often make it "write a BAD sentence, fix it later". Once I get started I can get into a flow, but you're right that getting started is the hard part. Permalink Parent 9
atgrey24 t1_j7p8ht4 wrote
Reply to comment by -Paxom- in [Image] for all of my fellow procrastinators by Fast_Ad7959
Small bites is the only thing that helps me. Instead of the task being "finish this paper today" it becomes "write one sentence in the next 5 minutes"
Honestly, I even often make it "write a BAD sentence, fix it later".
Once I get started I can get into a flow, but you're right that getting started is the hard part.