Laziness
19.05.25
The worst feeling is being low energy and not being able to do what you wanted to do. I'm most productive early in the morning. It feels like I can only do a set amount of tasks before I cannot do anything else. I have become very selective about what I do as a result. I keep a checklist of what I want to do, and I try to complete each item before the day ends.
I used to complete my Anki deck whenever I wanted, but I have moved to practicing first thing in the morning. I do my language learning early in the morning because I can immerse later while keeping in mind what I learned that day. After I'm doing with Anki and Duolingo, I will move on to drawing. I'll try to draw at least one pony and then work on whatever project I'm committed to.
My energy is usually drained by the latter part of the day, and all I can do is consume and refresh and scroll. One activity that I still manage to do at night is write blog posts. I have to force myself to do it, and I go to sleep right after I finish. I've been meaning to write earlier in the day and even write multiple posts, so I can have a reserve of posts to make when I don't feel like it. However, I think this might effect my productivity when I try to write again after not writing for a while.
I've been trying timeboxing in order to get tasks done quicker, and I have a timer going off every 30 minutes to remind me to get something done. I try to work on one of my checklist items in each 30 minute block. This system usually falls apart in the afternoon, but I can get a bare minimum of what I wanted to get done using this method.
Last week, I tried to read Hegel every day, but it didn't turn out to be the intense study I had planned. The good thing is that I at least eased into the habit of reading the Science of Logic daily. That's really all I want anyways. I simply like to get something done each day.