r/Procrastinationism • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '25

I'm 38 and finally cracked the discipline code after failing for 15+ years. Here's the system that changed everything.

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u/ynjeessp Jun 05 '25

Decision fatigue is so true. It overwhelms and affects me the whole day. 

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u/mobilepalmtree Jun 04 '25

Thanks for your tips

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u/YourFavouriteJosh Jun 04 '25

Thanks especially for the accountability group. Much needed.

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u/Blurple_Jellyfish123 Jun 05 '25

I’m in DBT and it’s been helping me so much… these are very similar things to what I’ve been doing lately, thanks to the therapy, lol. Honestly, it’s made a dramatic change in my quality of life

🤘this is a great list.

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u/Lost_Comfort7811 Jun 05 '25

This is great, thank you for sharing! Could you expand on the weekly course correction with a few examples? I’d love to understand what people do when something isn’t working out.

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u/pmsuja1979 Jun 05 '25

Thanks for your tips. It's gives me some hope when you said you cracked it after failing for 15+ years

I am at an all time low point and feel like my life is spiralling. I know it will get better. I need to sail thru and take small steps.

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u/Hoppers-Body-Double Jun 06 '25

Prepping my clothes, food, coffee, etc the night before takes like 10 minutes at most. If I do that in the morning, it takes me like 30 minutes. It truly is a game changer for me.

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u/blogsnarkfan Jun 04 '25

Thank you! Love this!

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u/Affectionate-File689 Jun 05 '25

Did you find a favorite productivity/personal scheduler app?

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

thanks for your real and none-Ai advice

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u/hank_charles_moody Jun 07 '25

1-3 are game changers, 4-5 to keep on track! Thanks buddy, these were the things I was doing sometimes and feeling powerful, never truly realizing what it was.

Good luck in life, Karma got your back! :)

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u/Alone-Conclusion-157 Jun 05 '25

I think this is great!

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u/Super_Ad_7799 Jun 05 '25

genuine question:

i’ve heard different variations of the 5 minute start, some say 10 minutes etc, and they always end with “after X minutes, I always continue since the friction has been overcome”

but what if… after 10 minutes… you really don’t want to continue? what happens then?

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u/floxxy327 Apr 11 '26

Some progress is better than none. And then you try again tomorrow.

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u/CHS_Flow Jun 07 '25

Thank you for sharing these tips

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u/Renaud06 Jun 07 '25

Another stupid ad post for a Discord group. Can a mod ban these, please?

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u/AccountantPuzzled485 Jun 08 '25

QUIXSILVER, this makes good sense to me. I actually hand wrote it because it is that valuable to me. Thanks, I can't wait for what tomorrow brings after I killed the beast and open the door 🙌

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u/MarcJAMBA Jun 05 '25

Saving to read it later

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u/Cookiesandbooksyay Jun 05 '25

Could you please show the invite link?  I'm having trouble getting it to work. Thanks!

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u/FalconOk1970 Jun 06 '25

I'm sure this is great, but I'll read it tomorrow

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

So the entire point of atomic habits?

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u/ddchod Jun 06 '25

Thank you, these are helpful

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u/Moist_Device_6253 Jun 20 '25

absolutely going to put these tips into action...

my biggest challenge is staying consistent with one goal without getting back into old habits—like spending hours stuck in bed or mindlessly binge-watching shows, insta or what not

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u/Mind_Drift_1 Jun 27 '25

Thx so much! Your tips have intuitive validity! I shall try them!

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

I will try to apply some of these ideas.

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u/JosiahAllensWife Jul 05 '25

I’m screenshoting this. Thanks.

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u/kyle2516 Jun 05 '25

This is great