From af377f212d5e24f57c6573f670fe2f8c729bcb2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amolith Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:16:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Begin working on new blog post --- blog.org | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/blog.org b/blog.org index e46068f..36f98fc 100644 --- a/blog.org +++ b/blog.org @@ -4,6 +4,45 @@ #+HUGO_FRONT_MATTER_FORMAT: yaml #+ORG-HUGO-EXTERNAL-FILE-EXTENSIONS-ALLOWED-FOR-COPYING: nil +* Refile +** Focus intentionally + +I am too easily distracted. Sitting at my desk on an average day, I have movies, +TV shows, and YouTube videos, about a million different chat applications, my +email client, Steam, and a web browser with yet more chat apps plus social media +all within a couple keystrokes' reach. Along with whatever primary task I've set +out to do, I /also/ have a really chaotic brain and about a million other tasks +bouncing around in it. + +Putting all of this together results in terrible productivity and incessant +procrastination If my primary task is something I'm less-than-motivated to +accomplish. + +In a recent episode of /The Art of Manliness/, Brett McKay interviews Dr. BJ Fogg +about his new book, /Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything/. One +of Dr. Fogg's statements in this episode stuck with me; when training yourself +to adopt new behaviours, there are three things that must factors that determine +your success: motivation, ability, and a prompt. A prompt is just something that +reminds you of the behaviour you're trying to adopt. The act of brushing your +teeth might be the prompt for flossing. The act of flossing might be the prompt +for making coffee. In my situation, the prompt is just needing to get work done +so we'll ignore that factor. Ability refers to how simple you find the task and +motivation is how motivated you are to accomplish it. These last two must +balance each other out; if your motivation to complete the task is low, your +ability must be high — the task must be easy, while if your ability is low, your +motivation must be rather high. + +*** Notes +- Close primary browser with a million tabs open and use Epiphany +- Close all the chat apps +- Disable notifications/enable Do Not Disturb mode on /both/ your phone /and/ + computer +- Take off your smart/fitness watch +- If you listen to music, make it something calming, not eclectic + +*** References +- [[https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/behavior/monotasking-podcast/][The Art of Manliness: Become a Focused Monotasker]] +- [[https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/habits/podcast-581-the-tiny-habits-that-change-everything/][The Art of Manliness: The Tiny Habits That Change Everything]] * Meta :@Meta: * Technology :@Technology: ** DONE (Ab)using mesh networks for easy remote support :Mesh__networking:Open__source:Remote__support: @@ -1366,7 +1405,7 @@ well and I rarely have to make edits. *** TODO Pong Jake when finished ** TODO Setting LXC up for local "cloud" development ** TODO Stop using Gmail! -* Education :@Education: +* Education :@Education: ** TODO Homeschooling * Music :@Music: * Pipe Smoking :@Pipe__Smoking: