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my "productivity technique" is "do whatever feels like the most important thing to be doing right now". and quite often, it'll be scary, or tedious, in which case i help myself do it the way i'd help a 5yo it works. it feels obvious. it makes me think what was i doing before?
the word "procrastination" has disappeared for me and is replaced with "this thing is really difficult, and i don't have the emotional/physical capacity to do it right now!!" it's such a kind and needs-based way to think about things. i almost can't remember how it was before
what i did before was zoom past resistance. try to occupy myself with other busywork. anything but be a good mom/dad/adult to a lil child wait till the panic was high enough, then work on it. ignore emotional affect. manage life, instead of enjoy it
there is something to the calm an adult brings, as they help the child with things, that is vital to their sense of how they navigate those difficult, uncertain, scary, or tedious things https://t.co/ZnAhxNp4xn
>there is only ever zero or one things you need to be doing https://t.co/hPG6hMj3dN
"what if my salience network is fucked / what if I forget about important things?" https://t.co/QOdaE4xTkD
@AskYatharth putting this here, productive vs helpful https://t.co/ieifhBIZLG