Coffee and I are old friends (coffee is older than me of course) and I do a lot of thinking over coffee. With this in mind I decided to start a little concept called thoughts over coffee which I'll be doing from time to time.
I don't like laziness or reward it and while I don't have anything against down-time, relaxation, doing nothing and such other legitimate activities being lazy grinds my gears. There's many different forms of laziness and here's one of them:
Laziness - Confusion
How many times have I said, I don't know what to do. I'll admit to a few times throughout the course of my life. Ok, maybe more than a few. Procrastination? Hmm maybe, but potentially laziness creeping in.
The cure for this phrase and the feelings that cause it can be very simple to find. When I find myself feeling this way, procrastinating which I do not like, I think of one simple and small task which can be easily achieved; because it's small and easy it's very likely to happen and that can often start some momentum and I'm back on track to productivity soon enough.
Overthinking can be a massive roadblock and doesn't necessarily lead to clarity; I think clarity comes from doing something, taking action, and that's the concept behind the small task or action concept.
What do you reckon? If you want to comment below then go ahead, I'm interested in your thoughts and experiences.
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Is that like shower thoughts except with coffee (and drinking instead of standing underneath getting drenched).
You know what forget I said anything.
I think I've only said I don't know what to do in highly specific contexts where I legit didn't know what to do. Left to my own devices with nothing work related or house-related urgently requiring my attention I'm just going to start drawing/working on my projects.
I do procrastinate a lot by doing other things that need to be done but sometimes that doesn't help (because I really, really, really needed to do whatever I was procrastinating).
Overthinking is definitely a pain in the system which is why I learned how to backburn :D
though it very regularly confuses people when I pop up with a backburned thought from a conversation several hours/days/sometimes weeks ago
and then the other problem with backburning is that if it's interesting enough it comes back on the front burner with a vengeance and then I look like I've spaced out
I think a lot of people might say "I don't know what to do" when they mean "I don't know where to start" but there's always going to be some that will use it as an excuse to do nothing at all.
sometimes though that is exactly what you need
I think in the shower for sure, but there's no coffee in there...you gave me an idea though, shower-time coffees!
Oh, you're one of those? I mean, a person who pipes up out of context with a comment from some conversation had previously. It's cute sometimes, annoying other times. Lol.
You make a good point with the don't know where to start comment. I think that's behind a lot of procrastination, but to find and maintain productivity it has to be overcome right?
Lastly, yes I agree that nothing at all is needed, I do it as well. I don't call it laziness or procrastination though because when it happens it's designed to happen, planned.
That sounds more like a bath thing to avoid getting shower water in your coffee XD
I donno some people seem to like drinking wine in the bath for reasons so I figure you can do the same with coffee
It's one of my brain glitches and I find it annoying all the time XD
mostly when I do it
I'd say I don't do baths but had one last night. So fucken sick I didn't have the energy to stand in the shower. Was no coffee though.
Oh dear D: hope you're feeling better!
I reckon coffee, actually. When I feel that I'm not getting anything done, I prepare coffee and sit down with my to-do-list. I scratch all the things I already did, and write down all the things that are to be done. It luckily happens only once a week, depending on Lily and Ellie, the two stars in my social system (luckily there isn't a third one...). Hm. Good metaphor actually, both of them have a tendency to behave like stars, figuratively. Anyway, when I'm only really procrastinating it's usually when I'm exhausted. I found that out a few weeks ago. It's a sign that I have to prepare breakfast together with dinner and then go to bed early, not reading any posts nor checking any answers. Things can be done the next day - with more energy, way faster and way more efficient.
So, this is the third series. Saying something, I am me and thoughts over coffee. Will we enjoy one each day of the week? Or will you keep it spontaneous?
Coffee should officially be name-changed to thinking juice.
As for procrastination, we all do it and that say they do not are lying. The key is to know when it happens, hit the re-set button, and set a course correction. Well, that's what should be done who h will ensure greater productivity.
Yeah, a third...I'll reply them sporadically I think rather than a like of them in a row; let's see how people respond to them. I guess it's all about saying what's on my mind as well as starting conversations or getting people to think.
I sometimes do indulge in "laziness" as concept against "productivity". Could be interpreted as procrastination, as I always have more things on my to-do-list. It came up while getting out of my burn-out, reading Byung-Chol Han, and noticing that my character was basically the case study for his Burn-Out Society. So, from time to time, when I feel exhausted and unproductive, I just say bad words, open a beer and sit down in front of the screen. As a statement as well as to just relax and focus on myself. Usually happens after the little one is sleeping, of course. Can't procrastinate kids.
Yep, and that's probably exactly what you need at that point. I don't call that laziness in your case, it's a recharge, and I do it as well. It helps charge up thebatteries and prepared me for the next push.
Laziness is when someone does that all the time and achieves bad results because of it.
I don't call it a re-charge anymore, as that is intended towards having productivity as the purpose. But that "laziness" is for me. It's to take a step back and be "unproductive" (better than lazy) not to later be productive, but to take care of myself. Dang. It's a hard concept to explain. I have to get better at that wording, as it did change my life.
The metaphor I usually use it a walk in the forest. You can either do it to "re-charge" your batteries and later go back to it - or you can do it to just walk in the forest. Cut completely with productivity, and just walk for the sake of walking there. Nothing else. What happens afterwards is a side effect, not the cause.
EDIT: Yes, I always get productive afterwards again. But this little change in thinking is protecting me a lot from burning too much again.
I know what you mean, I do it in various ways as well, although I always find it productive. Don't worry, I have non-productive moments as well though, we all do.
I actually like that a lot. Momentum builds! The next time I get a fit of procrastination I’ll for sure give this a try and see if I can get back on track.
I wish coffee weren’t so energizing sometimes. I would love to drink it in the evening it’s relaxing lol
I think we do this I'm small ways without thinking about it but we all probably need to do more momentum building and less procrastination.
As for coffee, I drink it right through the day and into the night - I probably shouldn't. I have 5-6 cups a day...way too much.
I do admit that I have bouts of laziness a lot. Not full on lounging on the couch doing nothing, but rather coasting in life. I do like your fix of doing something small to get yourself out of it. For me, I internalize to get myself moving; I try to talk myself into doing something. Most of the time it works for me.
Speaking of lazy, I always think of Bill Gate's quote on it to sometimes make myself feel better about it:
"I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it."
Being lazy isn't always bad.
There's a time and place I guess,but in many situations laziness isn't the way to achieve the best results; I don't tolerate it in my professional life, from myself or others, and I'm fortunate to not be lazy generally. Procrastination happenes though, for me, however I recognise it super-quickly and adjust accordingly. It seems like you do the same and probably get better results because of it.
Been a while since I saw a comment from you.
Yeah, I was on vacation for long while there, and I took a bit of a break from Hive. But I really missed it and the conversations so I'm trying to post more too.
A break isn't bad, helps to feel refreshed and come back strong.
Agreed!
procrastination and overthinking are very dangerous combination. Normally I have a post scheduled to be released in the morning. But some day last week I failed to make a post because I spent all day thinking what I should create in a new manga page. After that I no longer have posts scheduled. So now I create something and post it in the evening. That is not ideal. Because sometimes I once again overthink things and come to a risk of not making a post. Today I thought about creating another manga page but ended up making a simpler art post. But I am glad that I not wasted this day away by just thinking and not doing it.
Thinking and not doing can be fraught with danger if it becomes a habit as it can be extremely limiting.
I don't like laziness too, I see it as a waste of time, which we don't have infinite... Expecially on weekends that really hurt my nerves, I want to do something, engage in activities
During the week I tend more to procrastinate when I'm alone, then I force myself to just get up the sofa/bed/chair and do one of the house tasks to do and keep going from it one after the other
It takes some discipline in times like that, the ability to know times is being wasted, not used productivity, and to get up and change that. There's nothing wrong with down time though, we need that too.
I tend to procrastinate a bit, but only on certain things. I don't see it as being lazy so much as part of the way I handle things in my brain. It's pretty common with ADHD to put things aside that you are afraid are going to be difficult. I don't use it as a crutch, but I acknowledge it and find a way to work through it. It still takes me a bit though.
Knowing oneself and how to work around issues such as yours is an important part of the process of life. I don't think procrastination is good for anyone, but there's multiple ways to work around it, no one silver bullet to solve it.
I am very much guilty of procrastination and sometimes of overthinking. My wife is my secret weapon, as she is a Type A personality and loves action. So she pushes me to do things that I often find uncomfortable, but I appreciate it afterwards.
It's good to have someone like that, a balance for your own personality as such, and together that can make for a good team. Being a procrastinator doesn't mean failure of course, just that things can tend to slow down a little, get done later, and that's not always good...however having partner who pushes on with things can be great, I'm sure there's areas in which you balance that out with your own traits.
I provide stability emotionally, physically and financially for her 😀
That's a fair balance is say.
Coffee is the time to share with you, stay alone is the best, thinking about the eternity of crab 🦀, a big ideas will come in front of a cup of coffee.
Indeed, the eternity of crab and coffee go together well. (Can you explain to me what the eternity of crab is?)
Well is when you do not have nothing to do, and think in all kind of superficial situation without importantce.
The Wikipedia give to us the next definition.
**Pensar en la immortalidad del cangrejo is a popular Spanish-speaking phrase or expression used to indicate that a person is distracted fantasizing about something. The phrase is often used humorously to indicate that a person is not paying attention to what they should be doing, but is in a state of contemplation or letting their mind wander. [ 1 ] It is also used to bring someone out of a daydream: "What are you doing, are you thinking about the immortality of the crab ? "
It's also a term used for when you don't want to do anything and go to bed to sleep, in which case you say goodbye by saying "goodbye, I'm going to think about the immortality of the crab."**
I have never heard that term, but seems viable, thanks for explaining.