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thanatropism on May 14, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus

I find the Pomodoro technique much too confusing and detailed.

Whenever I'm in an impossible procrastinating mood (and I feel that this is what is: a mood) I put e.ggtimer.com to the minimum amount of time I really think I can put together. Usually by the timer is gone I have to reset it and keep working. If I'm really getting into a good place, I increase the time, if it seems I'm going to be done soon, I decrease it.

Reasonable expectations.

> Using self-discipline techniques help in the short term, but in the long term I find them harmful.

This seems a case of Stockdale's Paradox: http://ndoherty.com/stockdale-paradox/

terminalcommand on May 15, 2017 [–]

Thanks for the insight. Could you please elaborate on the Stockdale's Paradox.

I researched the topic but couldn't understand the connection with me finding self-discipline techniques harmful.

Should I not lose faith and try to find better ways to get my life in order?

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