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(DIR) Post #AS1PWnOImfgo2vBpNg by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-26T03:01:11Z
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"How to Practice 'Productive Procrastination'"An essay in which I meditate on the idea of inventor Saul Griffith ...... which is:Pick some side "learning projects" -- little things you want to do that require you to pick up a new skillThen when you can't face work ...... do one of your side projects for a bitIt's -- worked for me? My essay on it: https://clivethompson.medium.com/how-to-practice-productive-procrastination-e2522247bd07(If you're not a Medium subscriber, here's a "friend" link: https://clivethompson.medium.com/how-to-practice-productive-procrastination-e2522247bd07?sk=c43f6ca1b4b098052e77175cb834a758)
(DIR) Post #AS1PeEsiyMwVKly8Iq by glennf@twit.social
2023-01-26T03:02:51Z
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@clive *Structured* procrastination changed my life 20 years ago: http://www.structuredprocrastination.com
(DIR) Post #AS1Pl74UPRTX8ckXmi by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
2023-01-26T03:03:02Z
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@clive Saul Griffith is one of my heroes and this sounds consistent with his style.
(DIR) Post #AS1RYkLpG0gD6b5cBM by gamrican@rubber.social
2023-01-26T03:24:17Z
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@clive This technique has been the story of my professional life. And, why I have "alphabet soup" after my name...which has kept me relevant, in demand, and having FUN doing what I do for decades.
(DIR) Post #AS1Rhs8FhG85qP5lbc by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-26T03:25:55Z
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@gamrican Nice! Cool to hear, sir
(DIR) Post #AS1Rpo1spnNBR7tczA by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-26T03:26:31Z
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@irwindev I think the side projects wind up adding energy to one's "main" work, honestly
(DIR) Post #AS1RwujMJlacFNcYq0 by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-26T03:28:38Z
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@glennf Aha, I remember this essay making the rounds back in the days of early blogging!It's a gem
(DIR) Post #AS1aAW8dLc0Ff9RNDc by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-26T05:00:49Z
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@jjude nice!
(DIR) Post #AS8XT1sr7LgFZmupVI by samplereality@post.lurk.org
2023-01-29T13:33:27Z
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@clive This technique explains why I am nothing but side projects.
(DIR) Post #AS9efi9sf2ur06pi9Q by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-30T02:18:02Z
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@samplereality Lol precisely, me too
(DIR) Post #ASA3QmX0cM8r4dd3fE by HelloAndrew@mastodon.social
2023-01-30T07:06:23Z
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@clive i’ve been doing this my whole life without realizing it of course some people would say that I’m a jack of all trades master of none who never finishes his projects before starting a new one but I will now say that I’m a master at practicing productive procrastination!
(DIR) Post #ASAKv2B2i5tZVSMjSK by tokefrello@mastodon.social
2023-01-30T10:22:20Z
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@clive The challenge with this technique, for me, is that all my side projects live on my computer and are just a Cmd+Tab away. So if my mind starts “avoiding” work, it jumps pretty quickly to the side projects.
(DIR) Post #ASAN5vKQiHYJMM4ofA by Curmudgeon@qoto.org
2023-01-30T10:46:41Z
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@clive If I started to clean up, my wife used to ask me what I was avoiding. Now I have youtube. In that spirit, I knew this strategy sounded familiar. https://youtu.be/zcNT2pMyFn4?t=109
(DIR) Post #ASAnxH713BM14nu2j2 by grwster@mastodon.social
2023-01-30T15:47:34Z
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@clive I’m several levels deep: my side projects have side projects ;-)
(DIR) Post #ASAuNLib99qAcHIXkO by debs@saturation.social
2023-01-30T16:59:32Z
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@clive yup - you read my mind - exactly what I needed for winter procrastination
(DIR) Post #ASAxjE1KkOeQyXBUFk by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-30T17:35:58Z
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@grwster The fractal branching of procrastination
(DIR) Post #ASAxkHdWmwpCToYPJI by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-30T17:35:43Z
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@debs Woo!!
(DIR) Post #ASAyAmGHY1TKzVJXgO by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-30T17:39:28Z
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@Curmudgeon heh heh
(DIR) Post #ASAyf0faXjDGMfZDIu by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-30T17:39:55Z
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@tokefrello Yeah, that's the problem with my coding side projectsThey're *so* proximal
(DIR) Post #ASAyooUGgzQ9Tcwl4S by clive@saturation.social
2023-01-30T17:41:04Z
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@HelloAndrew Right on!