Less social media, do not disturb, lots to try, not much works.

  • @mustardcake
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    31 year ago

    One of the side effects of practicing meditation is procrastination pretty much went away completely.

    • @SkuldulOP
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      41 year ago

      Do you remember how long it took for you to see results?

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        1 year ago

        Hello friend,

        Most people see results after they establish and stick with a meditation routine. If you need help, Kurzgesagt has a useful video on establishing habits and routines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75d_29QWELk

        Here’s a simple meditation technique to start, which requires no special equipment, reading/training, etc. All you need is to sit or stand in a comfortable position that does not make you feel sleepy. The technique is counting breaths and it is the first step for many different meditation traditions.

        Your goal is to count your own breaths from 1-10 in your mind without losing count. This is a repetitive exercise like gym reps, but your goal is to NOT ZONE OUT. Your target is 10: breathe in and count ‘1’ in your mind, breathe out and count ‘2’… breathe in again and count ‘3’, breathe out and count ‘4’. If you lose track of your count, you just reset to ‘1’ and start again.

        At the beginning, you will lose track of your count a lot. Some people take a week or more to successfully complete the first set, much less multiple sets in a row. Our minds naturally wander. Sometimes you don’t even realize you lost count until you think, “Wait, what breath am I on?” That is okay… that is the point! If you keep practicing this technique you will begin to train your mind to focus and not wander, which is a major step to conquering procrastination. Once you develop this simple form of mental self-control you will be able to demonstrate other forms of self-control.

        Let me know if you want to chat more about it!

        • @SkuldulOP
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          11 year ago

          Wow, so much information, thank you.

        • @SkuldulOP
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          11 year ago

          Wow, so much information, thank you.

      • @mustardcake
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        21 year ago

        I don’t remember. I started mainly to help with anxiety, and looking back I’m able to see all of the other positive effects it had.

        My recommendation on conquering procrastination is to take small steps. Try to get a small win each day by not procrastinating on ONE small thing. Then celebrate that win and build on it instead of focusing on the negatives and other things you blew off.

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        11 year ago

        Does it matter? Seems like you have the time with all your procrastinating. Just try it for month.

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          11 year ago

          Yeah it does matter. If I will be trying this I have something new to do for procrastination. So if it does not help against my other procrastination I will be off worse.

      • @mustardcake
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        21 year ago

        There are plenty different types of meditation that you can look into.

        To start, try to sit for just a minute or two, lightly close your eyes, and slowly count your breaths in and out without trying to control your breathing. Each time your mind wanders, bring it back to your breath.