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[NancyTroutman]

Whenever I don't want to get started on a project, I just set things up to do the project with the intention of walking away. If I still don't want to get started, I write down instructions on what needs to be done so an employee can do it for me. (I don't have any employees.) Then I hire myself to do it.

[erinw]

This notification was essentially the universe telling me "get up you little sh*t and do the assignment you've been procrastinating on for three months"

[shresth_u]

Love these kind of videos. Precise and on point, no time wasted.

[cloverjoseph]

Thomas Frank really JUST caught me slacking. Just post one of these videos every day and I will be a productivity queen!!

[ethanatlan]

Tom you caught me opening youtube to procrastinate and now I'm omw to work hahaha. Loved the video!

[kittykruger]

Me, ADHD, who always buries every task behind a mountain of other tasks:

Hmm, I need to sweep the kitchen floor, it's getting gross. Before that I have to take the garbages out so I don't make the floor dirty again right away, but I can't forget to toss the rotten stuff from the fridge first! (*Opens the fridge*) Why did I open this? Oh, I need to make a grocery list for tomorrow! (*makes grocery list, thinks of something to make for dinner while I was considering what ingredients I had left, then starts making dinner*)

3 hours later, on my way to bed:
Shoot, I was supposed to sweep the floors. But before that, I need to wipe the counters so none of it gets knocked onto the floor... (and the cycle continues, endlessly, for eternity)

[chuckolator]

Bro, you just really opened my eyes right now. When it's "output based", your mind does 2 things: the task seems bigger, and your satisfaction is tied to a hypothetical ideal result. This makes for a painful task.

But if it's "input based", not only does the task become manageable to attempt, but your satisfaction is tied to the fact that you put in effort; not the end result that may take much more time or effort than you think.

I'm sharing this with my friends, sir. Thank you so much for this. God bless!

[adammustafa]

Thomas Frank and his Ideas are “Productivity Game Changers” !
This idea of reframing tasks into smaller timed task ABSOLUTELY works for me.!
“Thanks A Lot Thomas !!”

[beebeth]

I've been having a lot of difficult focusing in the past several months due to dissociation. Thank you for the encouragement!

[stephanienewton]

I know I’m really in trouble when a video like this is not even enough to motivate me off the couch lol

[marcobagnoli_]

Amazing format!!! Please make more of these 💪🏻

[dandiaz]

THIS is one of those amazing informative shorts that I've seen on YouTube, more than 1 minute in terms of the content but so concise at the same time!

[knowhowtodo]

Procrastinating is one of the worst habits and sadly it's not easy to break.
Everyone who is trying, good luck! 💪🏻

[MilnaAlen]

What helps me most is to just start with a really small task. Like hitting play on my study music and either reading one sentence or writing one word, depending on what I'm working on. I always end up working for at least 15 minutes even on my worst unmedicated days, good days usually 40-50 minutes.

[SpaceXplorer]

Thanks. I am back from completing the schoolwork I was procrastinating on, and I just thought thanking you would be the best I could do. My mom used to do this whenever me and my brother didn't want to start our homework. She would put a small timer, like, 10-15 minutes, on her phone, and we were encouraged to sit down for a seemingly small time after which we could be allowed to play. She would silently increase the timer until we would be done, and it worked wonders. I just can't emphasise how well it used to work, it seemed like magic to my 10 year old self. Of course, I'm still at school, but I'm a lot older than that, so she refuses to do it anymore, saying we're grown up enough to manage our own time. Not unexpected 🤭

But thanks to you, I remembered that old trick, and it helped me. Once again, thanks.

[meowfacewhiskerpaws]

Thanks for this! I have a messy kitchen that seems extremely overwhelming. I've heard the "just set a timer" and it never works but something very simple and small just clicked. Start smaller and work up to setting a timer. Saying "just go put on a pot of coffee" to get myself in the kitchen helped a lot. I looked around and tried to find the least amount of work, so I cleaned off the table, then the dishes going in the dishwasher seemed to be a breeze. I thought to do just one more super small task so I just wiped the stove off. Scrubbing it seemed too big of a job. So I cleared the counter and it didn't seem so big anymore so I scrubbed the stove. Note to self, if you hate cleaning, don't get a gas stove with all the nooks and crannies.

[BidoofBroz]

Thanks, imma scroll on YouTube shorts now :)

[silverfranklin]

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[teddyhimawan]

Thank you for the suggestion, really helpful tips 👍👍

[saurabhsutar]

Please do more of these... your long videos have gone repetitive but this is pure gold for us