Hey readers, can you tell me how to get rid of laziness after lunch?

Can someone sell me on Tiimo? I’m in the middle of my free trial and I’m just not seeing how it’s useful. Maybe I’m doing something wrong but I’m just not seeing what advantage it offers for the cost. Thank you for your time.

I had a to do list which keeps growing! It might only have a few items on it, but what I don’t get done in the day stays on the list complete the next day. But as I inevitably add more items, my list is growing by the day!!!

Has anyone got any tips how to deal with this?

I am preparing for a complex exam with a few friends. The form of the exam is still unclear because the exam is new. On the one hand, we are doing a lot of research, but on the other hand we are also collecting files (e.g. videos, PDF books, etc.). We would like to create a private space where we can summarize the results of our research. I was thinking of something like a really small wiki (we are only 4 people). Since we are all students, the solution should be cheap. Do you have any ideas on which software could be used to implement this? Is it perhaps simply worth hosting a wiki?

I have been trying to figure out a way to make my password storage efficient and easy to access. When it comes to medical portals, what is a good way to store these passwords?

I get concerned about using a password storage platform for something like this because of the sensitive nature of medical records.

However, when I get updates to check my portals I want to be able to easy access without having to spend forever digging up a password. I just can't keep track of all the passwords lately.

Any suggestions?

I had been working really hard on some things the past couple of days. They weren't exactly work related, but more like my responsibilities. It was tiring and took my 24x7 attention and efforts. Now that they are finished, I am still overthinking about it. Also, I had been trying to seek therapy recently and diagnosed with ADHD.

AND I have my exams now. I can't study at all for my exams. Earlier, I recognised that it was due to the constant racing of my brain, flooded with thoughts due to the recent events. But I tried to calm myself and tried to focus, but it is so difficult. I know exactly what to do. To remove the distractions and to study. But it is more difficult than ever before.

AND it is not just about the exams. After one of my exams, I came back and slept a lot. And I woke up but i am still overwhelmed. I still have a couple of days till the next exam. But i dont feel like doing anything. I dont know what to do or what is happening with me. I dont want to rest but i cant do any activity either. I cant even put into words properly, what is happening to me. It has been more than 24 hours now that i am in this state. I dont feel like eating, sleeping, studying, doing anything at all. Everything seems exhausting to my brain.

Also this isnt the first time this is happening. I have seen this pattern before too. These incidents occur in cycles, regardless of whether i have done a lot of work or stuff, a phase comes when i am just wasted. A completely unproductive state, where my mind is so so messed up. I know i have to wind down, but in the past, it usually happened that i wasted myself in 'bad' activities and came out of the phase. I dont know how to wind down. Sleeping more doesnt help, I cant start any game/movie/show, because my brain just doesnt want to start anything new. The best i am trying is to reduce my phone usage, but that also is taking up a lot of my energy so i am not exactly consistent in it. Music also isnt helping because i have probably overused it. I had a college based therapist which are free, so they discontinued me saying they dont find anything worth continuing the sessions. I mean i can still reach out, but i am disappointed by them so thats also not a way.

Can someone please help/guide me. I am really worried about this aspect of my life and want to get rid of it.

I have a three-month timeframe, and I can dedicate 5 hours daily to learning these skills. What skill could potentially help me earn $1500 monthly after three months? Additionally, I don't have any financial resources to invest in this endeavor. However, I do have ample time, access to good internet, and plenty of time to commit to this pursuit.

Hello everyone,

about 3 years ago during my final year of High School I believe I had something like a burnout. I still managed to graduate with a very good GPA though. After that I took a gap year in order to regain some energy.

After starting university (I’m now in my 4th semester of mechanical engineering) I noticed that I began feeling tired with each passing day and it just kept getting worse. I sleep around 7 - 8 hours a day, sometimes even more and I never pull any all nighters or anything. But somehow even when I wake up I already feel tired and it feels like every day I‘m just kinda running on auto pilot. Like e.g. when I‘m driving my car I notice how I seriously lose the ability to stay focused sometimes even feeling the need to stop the car. Recently I also started getting headaches more often and concentration is getting worse too. I can still get all of my tasks done but it really feels like I‘m just running on auto pilot all day every day.

I have been to multiple doctors already because of that but all they did was diagnose me with fatigue nothing more. No treatment or anything. I really don‘t know what to do anymore. Does anyone know what I could do?

I like taking handwritten notes. Easier to bring my notebook with me than a laptop or iPad. Less disruptive or intrusive to the meeting. But I struggle with going back and ID'ing action items when I'm done. I find my notes bounce all over the place (as a conversation can sometimes). I end up with a mess with arrows drawn all over it. It doesn't help that my handwriting isn't amazing to begin with, but I'm wondering if anybody has a fantastic note-taking system or format that they love?

I've been extremely addicted to my phone for many many years (10-13hrs a day) to the point where I get extremely anxious out of the blue if I'm not using my phone.

I've tried cutting away my phone and I don't end up simply bored, but I feel horrible, inadequate like something is missing which in the end makes me fold and go back to using my phone.

I also can't lock myself away from my phone because alot of my work is phone reliant, any people who went through something similar and got past it I'd like motivation that the other side is worth it.

I interested in Notion app but want more reviews from person with real with experience on office work. My work roughly around financial modeling, excel and Argus.

So since the last 2 or 3 years I have been trying to find something to fill that “void”, to find that hobby that will take some time from me and I’m not just procrastinating. I had found and tried many new experiences for example, I tried drawing, I tried gardening, I tried reading and other things, and when I’m at beginning where everything is new and exciting I feel really happy, like I found this, I’m learning this, I like this, then after some months it just disappeared. And that sh*t is really sad because I know I will mbark on finding the next thing to be excited for. I don’t really like it because I want to get good at something, not just let it go. I have tried to keep doing but without the motivation is really hard. Have you been in this position? What do you when this is happening to you?

For the past couple of months I have been stuck in a vigorous cycle of procrastination. Right after I come home from school, I would tell myself that I would get to work immediately but then I get overwhelmed and I start doodling and doing other activities that waste my time. After 2-4 hours of doing nonsensical stuff, I feel that immediate wave of guilt and regret. I feel like I want to end myself and feel like I wanna die. I end up doing my work last minute and sleeping late. I envision how I can do better right before sleeping but it never ends up happening. Nothing works, I wrote down do-to lists, a strict schedule for me to follow, forced myself to repeat "just do it", but nothing seems to work. Many articles tell me to be compassionate when I fail, but I keep repeating the mistake over and over again. It is starting to become a habit. It is taking a toll on my grades and health. I need help on trying to become more productive and make work seem less overwhelming. I'm desperate at this point. Thanks

I really want to draw, I want to work out to not be fat I want to make friends, but I just can't.

I just end up playing videogames, and if I'm grounded and forced to do work, I will often times just stare into space for HOURS at a time.

I know the "just motivate yourself" and "get disaplined", but no matter what I can't make myself do anything but go through the motions in life.
Yes I'm diagnosed with major depressice disorder, and severe social anxiety and at suicidal risk, I already know.

How can I gettself to do things, ex draw and work out?

It's 9:52pm or 21:52 as of typing this. I went to bed at like 11:40am and I'm just struggling. I'm trying to go to sleep later and later each day but at around 11:00 I just get bored and sleepy

Most habit advice says the best thing to do to build lasting behaviors is to focus on only one habit at a time. I'm currently focusing on one habit (meditating every morning and evening) but there are other habits I'd like to develop but I feel like I can't because I haven't given the habit, I'm focusing on enough time to fully engrain it (it's only been 2 weeks). Thus, I feel kind of stuck in bad behaviors/things I like to change because I'm already focusing on the one small habit and can't add anymore yet. Is this true or am I over thinking it?

QUESTION: after a major physical setback affecting your health, productivity and energy, how can you improve your mental resilience during the period of incapacitation so that you can pivot more effectively as energy and wellness returns?

I have a variety of chronic conditions that cause fatigue, but I normally do a bang up job of accomplishing lots of things and not allowing my life to be limited in scope.

I live alone had major surgery about two months ago. Just returned to work a couple of weeks ago, and in that timeframe, I was also building back up to some long walks. Even though I felt tired and needed to go to bed early every night since I returned to work, I felt pretty good that I was making incremental progress.

I got sidelined last week with an acute respiratory virus. This has left me with energy deficit again and has triggered some hopeless feelings about ever returning to the good health and fitness and personal productivity I had about a year ago. I’m really struggling with the mental side of being physically unwell for an extended period of time.

Hi everyone, I am working on a self-improvement tool project. I was hoping to get advice and feedback on the following areas:
- When looking for self-improvement tools and seeing a feed, would you rather see general resources that your friends (people you follow) have found useful & saved, general resources the overarching app community have found useful & saved, or is there a specific topic & resource type (books, videos, podcasts, articles) that you’d like to search and filter by?
- Is it useful to get personalized recommendations & if so in what format (e.g., by resource type, by topic, a maximum number as to not be overwhelming)
- We are thinking about anonymously consolidating “key takeaways” for a specific resource that other users can publish so you can quickly glean other user’s insights. Would this be beneficial?
- Is there any anonymous information that you would like to see from the poster of a takeaway to better relate or trust a resource (age, profession, improvement topics they’re working on, etc.)
- We are thinking about anonymously consolidating “the number of saves” by showing how many people have saved a resource to their personal library so users can find most effective and popular resources for a specific topic. Would this be useful?
- Once you have saved a resource that you have found helpful, are there any future reminders or action items that would be helpful? Are there any sorting or organizational features that would be helpful?
- Are there any other features around finding effective resources that you would want to see?

I’m currently on leave from my regular student job because I have an internship coming up on May 20th. Last Thursday was my last final as well, which means for the past 4 days I’ve done mostly nothing but lay in bed, read, watch movies and scroll Reddit a little bit. I don’t mind this because the semester was really exhausting. I feel well rested now.

However, today I made a list of things to do and I didn’t do anything. I stoped using social media so I can replace it with better habits like going on walks, meditating and reading. I’ve done all these today but I still have to do things that I don’t necessarily enjoy or want to do. My problem is I’m practicing these “good habits” so I don’t have to do my other tasking habits like leetcoding (software engineering interview prep) or even doing things that would require me to get dressed and leave my apartment. For example, I have clothes I need to mail back that would have taken me 20 mins to do but I didn’t do it.

Can anyone give me some tips so I don’t waste the rest of the days I have left before my internship. I want to rest but I also have to take care of certain responsibilities. Most of these things aren’t even hard, I just “don’t want to or feel like it.”

Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I am looking for an app that helps me effectively manage my projects and daily tasks. It's important to me that I can break down projects into subprojects, tasks, and subtasks, each with its own time allocations and deadlines.

For instance, I want to set a total working time of 20 hours per week for my project "Work" and schedule all related tasks with specific times and deadlines. These tasks should automatically be transferred to my calendar and my progress tracked. The app should also ensure that I do not exceed the 20 hours unless it's an emergency, and that no tasks become overdue.

Another example is my "University" project, where I would like to proceed similarly. I also want to organize my daily routines and weekly gym visits as tasks within a project called "Private."

In short, I am looking for an app that allows me to efficiently manage all my activities without having to constantly reschedule myself. I want a system where I can input all the parameters of my tasks, and it takes over the planning.

Does anyone have suggestions for apps that could offer these functionalities?

Thank you in advance!

good day dear community

I use several packages. But I don't know what system is that best.

The question is Whit which system should I do use in future.

look forward to hear from you-

Tip: Whatever you want the second most in life (make God your first want), focus on it and work towards it at all times (secondly, next to God - focusing on and working for God's kingdom is the first). Don't set apart specific time periods to work towards your goal. Whatever you're doing (studying, eating, watching TV, anything), keep your goal in your head. You are extraordinary so don't live like ordinary people. Live extraordinary. 

For those struggling with addictions to TikTok, Instagram, or any other app on your phone, I offer a solution. As someone who has battled addiction myself, I understand the challenges. I tried different app blockers but kept disabling them and getting distracted until I found Appblock by MobileSoft.

Here's what you can do:

Search for "AppBlock" on your phone and install it.

Open AppBlock and select "Hourly Limit." Set a limit of 10 minutes or whatever time desired per day for the apps.

Create a new block for nighttime to avoid late-night usage. If you want to fix your sleep schedule and sleep earlier do it here.

Choose the option to block the apps altogether during night time.

Activate strict mode and set it up for 24 hours. Repeat this setup every 24 hours. Strict mode will stop you from disabling or editing the block, or uninstalling the app.

Congratulations, you've taken a step towards freeing yourself from social media addiction. Now, focus on your work and other important aspects of life. If you feel restless and bores, find a book that interests you and start to read. When you have free time on your hands, you will find productive things to do. Anything is better than doom scrolling.

Do you know of any productivity groups? I feel like I have to choose between hanging with friends and being productive. I want to be in a group where we’re all being productive or at least trying lol. Rn what I’m working on is applying for jobs. After applying for a while I get bored & then go out with a friend. But then I regret it because I waste money. So my solution is to be in groups with people who are also productive and have goals. Just don’t know where to find that. 23F btw.

Please be nice to me, I’m in a bad low right now.

I don’t even know where to start. There are so many things I’m responsible for right now I’m either paralyzed by how much I have to do and shut down and just cry, or turn to substances (like alcohol) to calm my brain down.

Even writing this out is difficult. I suffer with major depressive disorder, anxiety, ADHD, and a few other things. My adhd medication definitely isn’t doing its job right now, and neither are my antidepressants. That said, I do not have the time to just take a break.

Went on an out of state work trip that I was primarily responsible for. Found a home to rent, finally, as my lease in my apartment is almost up. Now I have to pack, I move in four days and I have only 25% of my home packed. I have an elementary aged child and am a single parent. I’m also playing catch up at work and am about a month behind on my daily workflow.

So many things are going to the side because I can’t keep up. I don’t know where to start and every time I think I have the energy and motivation to do something I stand up and then instantly get overwhelmed and my brain tells me I can’t do any of it.

I don’t know how to get out of this and I’m tired of being so overwhelmed that I’m crying 3-4 times a day.

To-do lists can’t help me now. I can’t even write one. I have no family local to me either, and no one I can count on reliably to help me through all of this.

What do I do?

I've been going through a state of slug the last few weeks. Constantly feeling weighed down, sluggish, no motivation for anything.

I'm tired of being tired.

Help

I want a pomodoro app with the following features:

1. for each focus session, let me set the minimum and maximum time. Like setting the minimum and maximum time of a session to be 5 and 60 mins respectively. I work on computer on day, so I want to take a 7.5-minute break to look at faraway objects for every hour of computer viewing to prevent my vision from getting worse. And the reason for the setting the minimum time is because I want to use David Goggins' approach of "let mediocrity think it won and will only go for a few mile run but once I’m there I usually go for more or increase my pace"

Hello!

So I (F22) live with my husband (M26). He works from home, I don’t work at all, though I used to work when he didn’t have a job. But now it just seems I don’t feel the need to earn more money, because life already feels so stable.

Every day I practically do nothing that would cause me any discomfort, I just cook and clean sometimes. I'm lazy to do hobby and continue taking graphic design lessons, which I actually enjoy.

I noticed that when my husband and I argue or I don't feel that closeness anymore, I have bouts of productivity. I draw, I study design, I exercise and spend more time alone doing something useful for my development. I just want to always feel as productive as I am at these times, even if my life is comfortable and my stability is not in danger. This stagnation is killing my mental and physical health.

If this helps you understand the situation better, my mother is very strict with me, unlike my husband. She often blames me for my uselessness; when I cry she calls me weak. Although I see her not often, she calls and asks if I have found a job.

I will be very glad to hear your advice on how to start doing something not because of a feeling of uselessness or fear of staying alone, but because of a sincere desire to develop.

Thank you. ❤️

How do super productive people manage to do so much? They're writing books, running a YouTube channel, they have a podcast, they workout on a daily basis, they are investing, they're taking courses online, etc. All on top of the day to day stuff we all need to do. I honestly don't know how they're all doing it. I know some of them have teams that help them out, especially if they're making a lot of money from their work, but it just seems so exhausting to me. Where's the time to unwind?

A friend and I are looking for a mobile app (the simpler the better) that lets us both keep and edit a list of recurring tasks and is ideally not from Google or Microsoft.

I’d be grateful for any suggestions!