• LazaroFilm@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Then one day you say to your SO you’re going to pick up your glasses in the bedroom, trip on the carpet, land on your desk chair. 3 hours later, you started the project. You will never finish it though.

    • LordAmplifier@pawb.social
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      9 months ago

      “I just need to sit down, focus, skim a few chapters in this book, and take notes. It’ll take twenty minutes, maybe even less. Easy.”

      stares at a blank document for ten minutes

      “Let’s watch a one-hour video essay on a completely unrelated topic, maybe that’ll motivate me.” (it won’t)

      • Uiop@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        9 months ago

        Focus. focus… focus on what? focus on " _____ " ah yeah… was just about to do that… focus. focus. focus on focussing. I just need to focus.

  • Murdoc@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Nah, starting is easy. I start new projects all the time. Finishing them though…

    Unless it’s someone else’s project, then whatever.

  • Jorgelino@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Me: This is a really simple task, i can finish it in like 30min, an hour tops.

    My brain: Exactly why we can postpone it longer.