I actually have a project that I need to start that I’m really looking forward to because it will a new area of programming for me, but I’m procrastinating because I know that once I start it will be all-consuming and I’ll have no time for anything else.
My word choice was sub-optimal, changed the post to more accurately reflect the purpose of the platform. We can't cure procrastination but hopefully we can treat some symptoms...
As someone that seriously struggled with procrastination in school because I just could not find myself to care about many of the meaningless objectives I had to take.
Yeah, this. Having it on my calendar would likely have made it worse since than it turns into noise for the actual important things on my calendar.
If I used a tool like this I would have ended up missing so many important things like doctors appointments because I would have just ignored my calendar completely.
Also the idea of asking a system to find time to schedule this thing that gives me some joy in life sounds dystopian and screams messing up your mental health.
We want to help users improve their mental health by setting them easily achievable micro goals and easing them into a increasingly productive schedule. Our week one user will have a lighter looking calendar than someone who's been using the app for a month. With this easing in would you find it more rewarding?