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by shrimp_emoji
874 days ago
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Sort of. In a world where your attention is under constant siege by low-effort junk food distractions, there can be resistance to overcome even for things you're interested in or passionate about. Have you never procrastinated on a passion project? There's also some psychodynamics involved where certain activities impose a strain on you. After doing them too much, even if they're a complex carbohydrate form of fun, you'll eventually need a break in the form of simple carb fun (e.g., video games -- dead simple ones). Which sucks; I wish carrots could taste like candy. |
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https://stepsandleaps.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/feynmans-brea...
You're right that this is a bit romantic, but nonetheless true.
I've never procrastinated with my main passion (music) - like a planet circling the sun, it might be out of my orbit for a bit, but i always come back to it. Not because someone told me to, or because I had a calendar reminder or a Kanban board.
Saying 'no' is hard, esp when you're younger I think (due to feelings of obligation) - but as you get older you realise that a lot those obligations can be dropped and that your life is short. It's also a lot easier to say no to distractions, if you're passionate. Less guilt about it.
There's a lots of techniques/hacks: Make what you want to achieve visible (e.g. surround yourself with carrots/only buy carrots).
Agree with you that breaks are necessary, but then you can enforce that by buying a limited amt of junk food for your pantry, so you don't spin out of control.
War of Art is a great book if you need some good cheerleading. . .but i read it, I didn't really need it because I'm fortunate to having something I love to do. I know that's not the case for everybody.