Procrastination.

Socaddict · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:31

I was in the exact same boat. Heres an easy one, take the PC away from yourself.

Of course, I never did that myself...

theleg · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:33

Socaddict said:
I was in the exact same boat. Heres an easy one, take the PC away from yourself.

Of course, I never did that myself...

I recently had myself banned from a big forum i posted on....I thought it would help..
but of course it hasnt, ive just ended up wasting time on a dozen small boards :mad:

I just dont have the willpower to work...arg

Mulder · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:41

Socaddict said:
I was in the exact same boat. Heres an easy one, take the PC away from yourself.

Of course, I never did that myself...

That's not a bad idea, I might just get someone to hide the kettle plug.

Inquisitor · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:43

In the same boat here

Socaddict · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:44

heh. And don't forget all your spare plugs. Easier alternative might be to get your family/parents/etc to hide your ALL your keyboards. Even if you can turn it on,. theres not much you can do without the kb.

Raikiri · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:46

Socaddict said:
heh. And don't forget all your spare plugs. Easier alternative might be to get your family/parents/etc to hide your ALL your keyboards. Even if you can turn it on,. theres not much you can do without the kb.

Onscreen kb foo

Doohickey · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:48

The batteries on my mouse died the other night, and while it was charging I still managed to waste time using the keyboard, tabbing my way through links

Mulder · 3 Jun 2006 at 15:59

Right then. I'm off shopping for a while and when I get back, I won't have a working PC. :eek:

LostCorpse · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:04

if its of any help i usally find i do a lot more productive work between 6pm and 12pm. but this could be due to lack of people distracting me.

crunchman · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:07

Lostcorpse said:
if its of any help i usally find i do a lot more productive work between 6pm and 12pm. but this could be due to lack of people distracting me.

I find I work better from 12am to 5am.

That seems to be my optimal working/studying time.

Socaddict · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:11

Raikiri said:
Onscreen kb foo

So take away all your mice as well.

This is when you tell me you have a touch screen.

Majago · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:17

I can't help procrastinating either and have my last 3 uni finals tue, wed and fri

SidewinderINC · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:22

changed tactics here... learning some joe satriani to post on youtube and the music section of the forums

Raikiri · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:28

Socaddict said:
This is when you tell me you have a touch screen.

I can get one...and a pointer, remote control, VNC and go to the library

Spyhop · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:34

Short term: delete the shortcut to your web browser.

semi-pro waster · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:43

I don't know if there is a solution as such but I find the best thing to do is simply to make it so that you can't avoid doing the task you are putting off. If I could convince myself that I only had a week to study for exams when in fact I had four I'm sure I'd do better

I do sometimes find that setting myself fairly simple goals like reading to the end of a chapter or revising for an hour before I allow myself to do anything else works. Good luck to anyone who still has exams

fatiain · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:48

Raikiri said:
I can get one...and a pointer, remote control, VNC and go to the library

I can control my pc with my phone.

Socaddict · 3 Jun 2006 at 16:56

fatiain said:
I can control my pc with my phone.

show off.

fatiain · 3 Jun 2006 at 17:00

Socaddict said:
show off.

Bluetooth. So 1999.

Spuderoony · 3 Jun 2006 at 17:05

Do some work else you'll drop out and become a miserable failure. Everyone will laugh at you. You'll be a complete waste of space. It'll be * years wasted.

Or not. But yeah, I motivate myself by exaggerating the potential consequences. And thinking that you've got * amount of time to waste afterwards always helps too.