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Questions to ask when I don’t want to work | eieio.games

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My identity is tied up in liking to work hard! And I work for myself - it’s very easy to slack off. Not wanting to work makes me feel lazy. It makes me feel like I need to buckle down, and I feel like something is wrong with me when I can’t. This used to make me upset. I’d spend days distracted, neither fully working nor fully relaxing. Now when this happens I tell myself: This reframing has been a revelation for me. Thinking this way makes it easier to change my process, helps me find what excites me, and makes it easier to consciously take breaks. Here are some questions I ask in order to isolate what needs to change. These questions fall into three loose categories. Sometimes I need a shot of enthusiasm about an existing project to get it over the finish line. My enthusiasm comes from two places: My friend Max once compared internal enthusiasm to how lightning strikes. After building up an electrical field, lightning traces a path of molecules between the cloud and the ground. It cr

Questions to ask when I don't want to work Treating myself a little more kindly Apr 2, 2024 Sometimes I don’t want to work. Not wanting to work makes me feel bad. My identity is tied up in liking to work hard! And I work for myself - it’s very easy to slack off. Not wanting to work makes me feel lazy. It makes me feel like I need to buckle down, and I feel like something is wrong with me when I can’t. This used to make me upset. I’d spend days distracted, neither fully working nor fully relaxing. Now when this happens I tell myself: You love to work. That hasn’t changed. Something else needs t

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