• Question: Is there any way to stop procastination?

    Asked by ragcm99 to Ed, Sam, Steve, Vera on 22 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Sam Tazzyman

      Sam Tazzyman answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      I wish I knew an easy answer, but alas it seems to me that the only way is to try and cut down on distractions as much as possible and get on with your work. You just need lots of will power or motivation. There are probably good little techniques that can be employed, though – when I was writing my thesis I banned myself from using facebook at work. I found I got a lot more work done when I wasn’t idly checking my facebook every 20 minutes.

    • Photo: Ed Morrison

      Ed Morrison answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      Let me have a think about that and get back to you…

    • Photo: Steven Daly

      Steven Daly answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      Ed, brilliant!

      I don’t think there is an easy way, and infact I work better when I can have a distraction. If not better then for longer, because I don’t become massively bored. I usually do work in 50 minute bursts with 10 minutes spent randomly checking the internet. Although sometimes it is more the over way round.

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