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u/ExplicitInformant · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

While I don't have any suggestions for specific rewards (I am in the same bind as you), I have a suggestion for the method of reward. (Disclaimer: This is not originally my idea - see the last paragraph if you want more information.)

Instead of picking a specific reward for a specific action, make it a game. Uncertain rewards are more rewarding, so the idea is to make the reward process a bit of a fun gamble. First, set up a rewards jar containing...

  • 60%-65% motivational quotes/notes (i.e., non-rewards, but a bit more motivating than "please try again")
  • 20-25% small rewards (something you can afford 5-7 times a week - e.g., going to Starbucks one morning, taking half the day off guilt free, etc.)
  • 2-4% moderate rewards (around $20-$25 depending on income - e.g., a day off without worrying about school, getting a cheap book or toy, going out to a nice, non fast-food restaurant, etc.)
  • 1% or so large rewards (a new TV, gaming system, expensive new game, etc).

    You can do this gradually (e.g., to start, every small-moderate reward you think of, throw in two non-rewards. Once you have a decent number of these slips, throw in your larger rewards, trying to generally keep to the above breakdown).


    Next, set up a point system. If you earn 1000 points, you can draw from your rewards jar. You earn points by completing activities that might not be inherently rewarding in the moment (e.g., boring homework, flossing), but that you would like to be able to complete.

  • The more difficult the activity, the more points. Note: I mean difficult for you, including boring, anxiety-provoking, etc. If you have a huge paper you want to start early but it makes you sick to think about it, perhaps you earn 500pts or even a full 1000pts for just sitting down and doing 45 minutes of work. Similarly, if it is really easy, you earn fewer points.
  • To further make it a game, you can set up challenges. For instance, if you have a scary/large paper to write, make an outline for the paper. The challenge: each line starts with a new letter of the alphabet, from A to Z. You have an hour (or an hour and a half). If you succeed, 1500 pts! This can make difficult tasks even more of a game, and at the end, you have an outline you can revise vs. a blank page.
  • If you are trying to establish habits (e.g., exercise MWF), award yourself points for each successful day (say, 250pts - more or less depending on how challenging it is to make yourself exercise). If you do all of the planned days (here, M, W, and F), you get a bonus (say, 300pts).

    On the whole, if you're moderately productive, you'll be able to draw from your rewards jar a few times a week.


    This gets around a couple of problems I've personally encountered in rewarding myself: (1) Picking a reward: It has to be something you want now, otherwise it won't be rewarding. (2) Once you identified what you want NOW, it is hard to then do something else just to earn it (particularly if you tend to give in to those desires). Instead, this allows you to earn the chance to play a fun game that isn't rewarding to just play without earning the chance. (At least, I can't imagine just sitting and drawing reward slips without earning points - that would be kinda boring!) You also are being rewarded for gradual work, instead of the same rewards for tasks that change a lot in type and difficulty.

    Source: I can't take credit for this idea! I got this from a very informative and useful interview with a graduate student who used this reward system to combat procrastination (found here). She based this on research cited in The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal. (Specifically, studies have found that more addicts will stay clean for the chance to win an uncertain monetary reward than for a steady, predetermined payment, even though they get, on average, less money through the uncertain rewards).
u/_lordgrey · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

Fellow speed freak checking in. I relate to this issue so much! I've developed many different methods for dealing with this, I'm not sure which will help you the most, so I'll just leave them here, for your review.


1.) Wake up early. This is key for me, because if I sleep until the world is awake, I get dragged along with the frantic momentum of a city full of people trying to get things done. This, in turn, makes me more frantic and rushed. Waking up early is an art, not a science. You have to be tired enough to go to sleep early, and you have to eat light, or not at all after sunset to release the energy drain from digestion. Ask anyone who's into fasting or intermittent fasting, they'll tell you: if you have 4-6 hours of not eating before you get in bed, your need for sleep will be practically cut in half. YMMV, but I just got back from a trip to Japan, I started eating a sushi meal in the late afternoon, and nothing afterwards. I started waking up at 3 or 4AM, totally clear.


2.) Crush a super hard workout first thing in the morning. A lot of people who are "fast" have untapped energy reserves. Literally you get frustrated because you can't express your energy completely, everywhere things are stopping you, or slowing you down. Not in the gym. You can go as hard as you want. Not at a hot yoga class. That will take the piss out of anyone, believe me. If it's your first time you'll be close to blacking out. But AFTERWARDS: you will be chill. I bet you $100 USD if you crush a hot yoga class before 8AM, you will be zen as fuck afterwards. You have to burn through your energy reserves first thing in the morning. It sets up a victory mindset in your subconscious - you've already crushed a major goal, so you don't need to rush toward accomplishing something more vague - and you've actually used your body and gone close to your limit (hopefully) so you get the satisfaction of having used your full power.


3.) Gratitude. I keep a gratitude journal, called the five minute journal which is a very minimalist approach to doing morning journaling. You write 3 things you're grateful for, and hopefully you truly feel that gratitude in your body. You write 3 things that would make today great, and you write 3 affirmations. That's it. You can do it in less than 5 minutes. Then, in the evening, you do the process in reverse. 3 great things that happened (hopefully you feel grateful for these), and a spot to write how today could've been better. It's really awesome for setting an emotional tone for the day - it actually conditions you to appreciate little details in your day, which will help when something stresses you out - you'll be able to find the flip side or the upside in anything. Somebody cuts you off? Now you feel grateful he didn't clip your car and take your mirror off. Drop your groceries? Now you feel grateful that cute person helped you pick them up. Etc. Having a gratitude practice is really important for learning to master your emotions, and a gratitude journal actually helps you track how you're doing across days, weeks and months, to see if you're making incremental progress.


Listen closely: Gratitude can actually make you invincible. If you can feel gratitude at will, literally nothing can take you out. You might receive a glancing blow, but as soon as you activate the gratitude, you're back on your game. This is why I practice Gratitude more consistently than anything else in my life.



and finally, the overall mindset of gradual progress:


THE ULTIMATE MODE I got this from James Altoucher's 1% Rule for Creating Habits. You have to take a view of your life that you're getting better 1% every day. This is so, so important. It's very difficult to make positive progress rapidly. Elite people understand this principle. You can do something Destructive rapidly - you can end relationships, ruin your reputation, shave your head, blow up your car - destruction is fast. But creation takes time. Look at nature, the way plants grow. It's gradual, incremental progress that eventually begins to spiral into exponential growth. Finance people call this compound interest.


If you make 1% progress every day, that doubles every 72 days. That seems like a lot of days until you're actually doing it. My workout routine, for example: I hit the gym at 4:30AM every morning and I bring my tiny pocket journal with me. I write down my workout that morning, usually only about 30-45 minutes. But then, the next day I have to beat my previous workout. I alternate parts of my body, so if I do abs and chest on Monday, then on Wednesday I flip back, see what I did, and I have to beat that, even by 1%. It doesn't seem like much. If I do 100 pushups on Monday, I have to do 101 pushups Wednesday. But it's not really that slow. I go for 200 pushups, even if I have to take breaks and grind them out, because again, I'm like you, I'm a hyper creative person, so I'm going for full burn first thing in my day. I love the feeling of totally destroying my previous record.


so you can see how, months from now, I'll be crushing 500 pushups before 5AM, that's nasty by anyone's standards. But I don't start by forcing myself to torture myself in the gym for hours going for those 500 pushups. I just take the 1% mentality, that I'm gradually upgrading everything, and down the road a ways, I'll be totally killing it. It's the same way a bamboo plant grows. You have to water bamboo sometimes for a year or two, and meanwhile you see no growth whatsoever. But you can't dig the plant up because it's not apparently doing anything. It's building an intricate network of roots down there. And then overnight it grows 60 feet. Did it really grow 60 feet in one night? No. It had to build that steady, incremental foundation first.


hope this helps.


tl;dr, wake early to establish yourself in a chill vibe. practice gratitude. go hard on a workout first thing in the morning to set up a victory mindset, and make incremental progress every day knowing that weeks and months down the road you'll be crushing whatever you've come here to do. stay on the ball.

u/BlipOfConsciousness · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

I think I know what you are going through because I have the same thoughts. What it really boils down to is your value system. Right now, you put higher value in short-term stimulus' like video games and and things to keep your mind stimulated, like YouTube, and now you realize that only doing these things gets you nowhere. So why would anyone NOT just play video games all day? Its the same reason why you shouldn't eat nothing but junk food, I'm sure you already know this. So where do you start? The first question you should be asking yourself is "Are my studies important to me? Maybe they aren't. Maybe you were forced into them by your parents or caretakers. If you truly do not want to do something it is very hard to get it done. But I suspect this is not the case with you. From your wording it seems that you want to study but you lack the discipline. It may be helpful to write our the Pros & Cons of studying. I think you will find that the Pros vastly outweigh the Cons. You can use this knowledge as fuel to keep you on track by reminding yourself that it is important to YOU that you study.

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Ok, so you want techniques. Unfortunately there are no quick fixes. You need fundamentally change the way you see the world and replace it a whole new way of thinking, which is no easy feat. I know it sounds corny, but i like to listen to motivational clips from people i respect. I find that it helps me to see things from a different viewpoint than mine. It also gives me an extra push because it reminds me that the struggle to accomplish my goals is not only hard for me, but for everyone else too...but it's worth it. Here is one that is relevant to your situation:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29oD-AeDwrk

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Also, check out Jordan Peterson's & jocko willink's videos..I mean, your already on youtube all day right!

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I also like to read books about how I can improve my life. One of my favorites is this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/1451639619/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1536593013&sr=8-2&keywords=7+habits+of+highly+effective+people

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Make an agreement to yourself that you will invest time and energy into improving yourself everyday. Start formulating goals that you truly want, formulate a plan to achieving them in a specified time.

Looking at your post; One thing that I thing would be beneficial would be to try to wake up earlier everyday & going to bed earlier as well. There is a lot of research on the benefits of having a consistent sleep schedule as well as productivity benefits for waking up early. A quick google search will guide you on making that transition.

Other than that my only recommendation would be to start small. You cannot expect to will yourself into fixing your problems overnight. Expecting perfection will guarantee that you will fail, give up, and go back to your bad habits. It takes time. So start small. Set yourself up for success instead of failure. Instead of a goal of 2 hours of studying every day, maybe start off with committing only to 10 minutes per day. You will probably find that just starting is where 90% of the effort comes from. Often it is very easy to keep going once started. You also build a series of 'wins' under your belt in which you subconsciously learn that you can trust yourself that you CAN accomplish what you set your mind to. Then you can slowly slowly SLOWLY start to incorporate other healthy habits such as scheduled exercise, healthy eating habits, meditation..things like that. Good luck.

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u/sunrise_orange · 15 pointsr/getdisciplined

I would recommend that you read the book Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It (link to Amazon).



I read this book two years ago with not much belief in the knowledge shared here. I didn't fully believe or apply the principles, so it wasn't really helpful.



A few months ago, I came across this book again. Difference? I was desperate for change. I felt like my life was unravelling at the seams. I kind of had a similar background as you but with my father. He would literally laugh at my dreams and tell me I would "be overshined by my siblings," and told me I was "always lacking in everything." He is the reason I often fall into patterns of completely disregarding any achievement of mine. A few months ago, this was my typical day: I relived my worst memories once every few hours in attempt to "understand myself" (now I see it was a form of self-sabotage) and I kept telling myself I was strong for getting through these situations, but it didn't change the fact that I felt like a failure every day. I can't say I know exactly what you feel like now, but I can relate.


Okay, so back to the book. I read this with desperation. By then I was already aware of the importance of your mindset and what you tell yourself, but I didn't really know how to translate this knowledge into practice. And then came this book. Simply put, the idea is to tell yourself this one thing over and over again. "I love myself." It doesn't matter if you believe it or not right now. Just do it. Because you will get to a point where you actually value yourself through this seemingly stupid exercise. I have to say I feel better than ever about who I am. I'm just more secure about the person I am. My flaws, my interests, and all. I was socially awkward because I wanted people to like me so badly. Now, I'm not charming anyone by any extent of the word, but I don't feel that pressure to impress someone or make sure they like me anymore. (It's not completely gone, but eight to nine times out of ten, I don't think "what if they don't like me" anymore.) This is one the most effective CBT techniques I have experienced.



Also, a key idea here was to stop any negative thought process from unfolding by saying the words "not important" in your mind. This has been surprisingly helpful, and I don't go the on crazy negative tangents in my mind much anymore.

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I also recommend you read the book Mindset. It became much easier to make progress and accept that I was making progress in different areas of my life with a growth mindset.

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Best of luck! I hope you do well. I know you can get over this. I'm saying this as someone who has gone through clinical depression, anxiety, and self-sabotage over the past four years. I'm now thankfully completely recovered from depression and anxiety, and am working to get into university with a scholarship while freelancing. I get depressed and anxious, but it's not the magnitude of mental illness anymore.

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Remember progress isn't instant. I don't know how negative your thought processes are, but the "instant change" I outline above is just to show you an example of where you might be. You might be mentally somewhere closer to me three years ago when it took a good year and a half to rid myself of my worst thought processes.

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Good luck!

u/Remixer96 · 7 pointsr/getdisciplined

My perception as a fellow 28 year old is that you might be a bit too hard on yourself for calling your life a mess when you can't stick to a diet/gym schedule. I do plenty of things my 13 year old self would be jealous of (weekly Halo with friends, ComicCon outings, visiting the heart of geeky Japan, and even occasionally eating a whole pizza solo), and I don't see any shame in that.

Also, be wary that even if you succeed in all those things, they won't necessarily make you feel like you're much less of a mess. They'll help, but I found that once I got myself on track a bit, I started to feel small and purposeless if my only goals were around me and my physical state.

That said, (and I only started this a year or two ago), I would recommend a two-fold approach for achieving what you said.

First, Tim Ferris' Four Hour Body for diet and exercise. It's relentlessly focused on the absolute minimum things you can do and still get results. The gym time is minimal, and the diet is mentally simple enough that I've stuck with it for a few years. If you've tried other things and lost motivation, simplicity is a great tool for making sure you don't fall too far off the wagon.

Second, I recommend some in-depth reading about habit formation. I've read a lot, but I think The Power of Habit is a decent overview along with this podcast episode. Basically habits are the hack you can perform to level up your routine with minimal effort. It can be tricky, but this is the method I've used to make sure I floss regularly, keep my apartment clean after meals, and do the minimal cook prep I need to do each week.

So... chill out and take a deep breath. There's plenty of time to improve, and I agree with the others that the best approach is to try one thing at a time.

u/rmcmahan · 3 pointsr/getdisciplined

I have a copy and waiting to read it after finishing another great book on getting good at stuff.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

Duckworth dives into the common traits of people who excel in their field or hobby. She agrees on the point that time invested is crucial, but also the components of how to continue improving. The problem is many people get excited about learning/trying something new, but quit after a short period. Or others who only see the top performing people and think they could never get to be like that when really those top performers just did behaviors anyone can do over a long period of time and with good feedback and a specific set of behaviors to continuously improve.

And the truth is, very few people will be the best at something. For most people, just being better than average is an accomplishment.

u/podunk411 · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

Don’t laugh, but do yourself a favor and download the GOOP podcast with Dave Evans (sorry no link) about prototyping your life. It’s an interview about this exact issue—for all ages. Here’s a link to the book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans. The two have developed a system & class to help people as well as a book. But that podcast interview gives a great overview. As others have mentioned, you often don’t just “have passion”, passion comes after you’ve gotten really into something & become good at it. So right now, you’re looking to become brave and curious about stuff to try things out. Seriously though, podcast is like 45 minutes or so, will definitely help you out.

u/kornerstoane · 3 pointsr/getdisciplined

Since your grades are obviously important to you, you should consider investing $20 in this book (and read it, of course): https://www.amazon.com/Make-Stick-Science-Successful-Learning/dp/0674729013/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518275286&sr=8-1&keywords=make+it+stick

Before pursuing the "disability" thought, you might just need to go about it differently. This book cites scientific research done in the area of learning and recall and challenges many common study techniques that feel right, but don't produce the expected results in research studies. This is only a suggestion. It is enlightening, though. The book is co-written by a professional story teller, which helps to bring the many case studies to life. You might want to skip to the last chapter about Tips for Students to see a couple of case studies that might encourage you.

I wish I had this information available to me when I was in school. I teach a programming class now, and I see a lot of success in the students that are unwittingly doing some of the things described in this book to improve recall. I also have students who "read and re-read the lecture materials" who don't actually do as well when it comes to sitting down and programming something simple at the keyboard.

EDIT: I am in no way affiliated with the authors of the book. It was given to me as a gift for Christmas and it has made a difference in how I go about learning and teaching.

u/acatnamedsam · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

The two things that have improved my sleep issues the most are giving up caffeine and using a light box.

Caffeine never kept me up at night, so I resisted giving it up for years. But when I finally gave it up for a month as an experiment I found I needed less sleep, and it was so much easier to wake up in the mornings.

The light box is a new addition, but it's been amazing. The trick for me is to use it as soon as I wake up for about thirty minutes. It helps me wake up in the morning, but most importantly I find it so much easier to fall asleep at a reasonable time. I didn't expect that, so it was a pleasant discovery.

Good luck!

u/MrPhil · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

I do something I call 15/30. I have these cool timer blocks I set it to 30 minutes and I just play/do what I feel like, sometimes that is laying in bed feeling blah. Then when it goes off I do 15 minutes of "what I don't want to do but can't avoid." Repeat. The basic principal is reward yourself for doing what you can handle one bite at a time. It isn't a silver bullet. It doesn't make you feel like sunshine and butterflies, but at least some of the crap you have to do gets done and off your back. And that helps.

This is a good book if you are looking to explore the concept: Mini Habits (I think it is even free for prime members)

u/Jinnofthelamp · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

I'm going to copy some previous comments from here and add as needed.

One of the most commonly recommended systems is called Getting Things Done.
  A while back David Allen wrote a book describing his system for Getting Things Done. Unfortunately the system doesn't really take a lot of explaining so to get the page count he needed David included a lot of what many feel is fluff. If you like the system and want to get a deeper understanding I would recommend the book, but if you just want to get your feet wet there are several sites out there that have nice quick start guides.
  This is a nice site that explains Getting Things Done quite well. The site 43folders also has several nice blog posts on using GTD. One major drawback I have found is that the original GTD is very much based on a paper based system. Built for the classic office worker with a giant In tray full of papers. I highly recommend adaption to suit your personal needs.
Personally I use a notebook version of GTD like this guide here.

I also now use google keep quite a bit for whenever I need to make a quick note. There are some other systems out there but I suggest looking at GTD first so even if it doesn't work out, you will know what about the system does not work.

u/akame_21 · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

You should really read "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Dr. Joe Dispenza. It is truly revolutionary - I'm reading it right now and I feel like the keys to understanding life have just been handed to me.

Also I do think that you should follow the advice of other posters and consider getting help. If you need help finding a purpose in life read this, it can definitely help.

Good luck OP

u/Dantilli · 3 pointsr/getdisciplined

OP, I'd also recommend reading the book where this concept came from: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. That one book has helped me more than any amount of advice I've ever been given. Being 20 myself, I know exactly what you're going through, the world is a fucking great big scary place and it feels like you should be doing 10 million things at once. But you also feel as if you're too incompetant to even get started.

Instead of worrying about the future, instead ask yourself "what do I want to do RIGHT NOW?". The future seems miles away, but, if you could be doing anything right now, what would that be? It doesn't matter about being qualified, it doesn't matter if you want to spend your life doing it or not, cos you don't have to. You can drop anything at any time. Just have a think about the thing that you would most like to do right now and make a step towards it. I think this old comment of mine pretty much sums up what I'm trying to say. Especially watch the video, if you don't do anything else, WATCH THIS VIDEO

You have so much more life ahead of you than you've already lived, there's no need to feel pressured to get it all done right now. So far, you've only really had 2 years of freedom, if any at all. You have 40 ahead of you with which to do what you want, and that's if you decide to retire. Take it one step at a time, there is no rush.

Sorry for butting in /u/blue_fitness and I hope this helps you /u/konstabro :)

u/WayneCavey · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

I always struggle with motivation and direction, even as an adult. I figured that it's all about the conversation you have in your head and fixing that. Here are a few things that help me on a daily basis.

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Great book on mindset Breaking the habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza

https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Habit-Being-Yourself-Create/dp/1401938094

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This is a great app for daily motivation and mindset. Personally, i cannot meditate so this helps. https://getmotivateapp.com

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When I was in a dark place this blog helped me a lot https://jamesaltucher.com .

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Good luck!

u/ValentineSmith22 · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

Add to all the other good comments the observation that we don't always act in our own best interests so some ambiguity in life is "normal." If you have a few small goals you have a better chance of reaching them then if you have the heavy weight of major goals with an unrealistic timeline. First of all, make your bed. Discovered this years ago. Good book about it: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Bed-Little-Things/dp/1455570249

u/unfluffed · 3 pointsr/getdisciplined

Hey Doctor B86 thanks for reading! Will check out the book :) The idea of leaving social media is to out yourself in an uncomfortable position - to see how much you can tolerate the "pain" of going without something that is of convenience. I define grit as one's ability to endure these pains. After all, anyone who is successful at anything as you say requires that perseverance, and perseverance goes hand in hand with going out of your comfort zone.

Edit: NON-AFFILIATE LINK TO THE BOOK

u/admorobo · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

I know it might seem counterintuitive to offer someone who is having trouble focusing and reading a book recommendation, but I had a similar (though less serious) situation a few months ago when I came across the book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Caar. In addition to cultivating healthy habits that have been offered here, I'd suggest looking over some of Carr's work. I felt that a deeper understanding of how my use of technology affects my brain helped me limit my personal Internet usage, increase my focus, and allowed me to get back into reading with a stronger passion.

u/llyev · 10 pointsr/getdisciplined

These two books by Cal Newport, one of the best authors on productivity and discipline.

Deep Work

So Good They Can't Ignore You

And also, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Aaaand, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

For mindset, I also recommend The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson. It'll teach you to choose your battles carefully, although you can find most of that content in his site.

u/FarBlueShore · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

Same boat, man; my eyes tend to skip around paragraphs and sentences trying to get the 'gist' of something, not like real reading.

If it's not too weird to recommend a book to someone having trouble with reading - I'd really recommend The Shallows; What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains. There are audio versions of it, if that helps!

It really put into perspective how your daily habits influence the way your mind works, and vice versa. Really interesting, 100% recommend.

u/lackstoast · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

For some weird reason they don't make very many that are actual alarm clock ones like this that you can set to turn on at a specific time, so they're a little harder to find. This is the one I have, but it looks like it's unavailable now, sorry. :/ You might be able to find another one though, or just google the brand and maybe it's somewhere besides Amazon?

You can find tons of light alarm clocks like this one that I also have (except it wasn't such a ridiculous price when I bought it—wtf?), which are helpful and nice, but they're just regular lamps and not the super strong blue light, so they won't have quite the same effect. If you just need a little help though, it could be good. Just make sure you know what you're getting—if it doesn't explicitly say 10,000 lux somewhere, you're getting just a regular lamp alarm clock like this one.

This is the one I use at my desk, but you have to turn it on manually. So you could have your alarm go off, then turn it on, then lay there for a while, but that's not quite as helpful as having it light up gradually while you're sleeping.

u/ewiggle · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

Pursuing long duration degrees like that, it looks like you've got a head start on the whole grit thing lol. Keep it up :)

u/RobotPigOverlord · 3 pointsr/getdisciplined

Sounds like ur circadian rhythm is off. Use a special lamp in the mornings. Turn on 30 minutes before getting out of bed and lie down facing the lamp on your bedside table.

Lightphoria 10,000LUX Energy Light Lamp https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JF3G08/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_k9i.ub04XX0EQ
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JF3G08/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_k9i.ub04XX0EQ

You could also try a low carb diet, a lot of people say it really helps with energy. It definitely helped me. Whenever i eat a lot of carbs, i want to sleep for 12 hours and i feel exhausted. I eat a ketogenic diet. One doesn't have to eat low carb just for weight loss, there are a lot of other benefits.

u/saucydaniel · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

One book I am currently reading that I am enjoying is The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck It is about what things you should care about in life, and has a funny approach to it.

u/PAD88 · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

There's a concept in M. Csikszentmihalyi's book titled Flow.


He puts in the visualization of an infinite, dynamic curve that one places oneself on in order to achieve a "Flow State". Make the journey into whatever you're working on difficult enough to be challenging but no so much that it becomes continuously anxiety-inducing.


It's a really great read if you'd like to look into the science and some discussion on this concept:


Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

u/graedus83 · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

I'm reading this book right now and I would HIGHLY recommend it: http://smile.amazon.com/The-Procrastination-Equation-Putting-Getting/dp/0061703621/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408047618&sr=8-1&keywords=procrastination+equation

It's not a self-help book, it's written by a PhD and analyzes the behavioral science behind procrastination. There are tips at the end of the book based on the research and findings, but I didn't even get that far; just learning how and why my brain is working against me was enough for me to make great strides toward overcoming it. I read most of this book last Friday and Saturday, and it has had a profound impact on how I have worked this week. I can't recommend this book strongly enough.

u/dagumak · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

I create an environment for productivity. For example, the cafe is for productivity and only that. I force myself to go there and get stuff done. Also, I created an area in my apartment for getting work done. I use a standing desk to keep myself from slouching back and being lazy, and also only use that desk for work related things to create that trigger to start the habit for myself.

All habits hace triggers, and for some people, arrive home is a trigger to get comfortable and lay back which is also a habit.

There is a whole book about habits: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0055PGUYU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

u/griminald · 5 pointsr/getdisciplined

Just wanted to throw this here, too:

I just finished the Audible version of The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It

The author is a Stanford psychologist, and this book roughly follows the curriculum of her course, "The Science of Willpower", which was one of the most popular courses ever run at Stanford.

It's designed to be approached in a sort of "one chapter per week" mindset, with self-experiments to conduct in each week and anecdotes of how some of her students approached their issues on each topic.

IMO it's a great book for people who lack a "connection" to other material they're reading.

u/Hynjia · 8 pointsr/getdisciplined

I got you! Make It Stick! This right here is a very, very good book if you want to learn...just about anything!

u/Cuisinart_Killa · 5 pointsr/getdisciplined

Get one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Datexx-The-Miracle-Cube-Timer/dp/B0002U72LS

30 minutes of work, 30 of fun, repeat. Obey it without question.

Then once you have some normal pattern of work vs leisure, expand the work to 60.

u/LM818 · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

Maybe the Five Minute Journal would help? It’s more focused on mindfulness. (Edited) Here’s a link to it https://www.amazon.com/Five-Minute-Journal-Happier-Minutes/dp/0991846206

u/KO__ · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

Hey, thanks for your insight. Just to make sure, is it this the book you were referring to? https://www.amazon.com/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains/dp/0393339750.

u/vraiment_cute · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

I just finished reading a book called The Willpower Instinct and one thing that stuck out to me is that we always have two sides to us that are constantly struggling with each other - first is the immediate gratification. The other is the strong-willed one who wants to reach their goals.

Every time you are about to go on reddit or play video games, think to yourself "does this action align with my end goal?" I had a problem with always drinking soda, but my end goal was to consume less sugar. So instead of drinking a Coke and thinking "ahh, it's just a treat - it doesn't count", I'd look at it and think "drinking this doesn't align with my end goal."

Thinking about things and how they relate to my goals helped me stop procrastinating. I really recommend you read that book. I finished it in 2 or 3 days.

u/Relevant__Haiku · 7 pointsr/getdisciplined

Check out this book. You can borrow it for free if you have Kindle + Prime.

u/linsto · 12 pointsr/getdisciplined

I'm very wary of self-help books, yet I must recommend "The Procrastination Equation" by Steel. It's the only work worth any damn about procrastination, and it's the whole package - scientifically-backed knowledge with real-life tips and solutions. buy it - you'll want to review and revise it every so often. If used correctly - it'll wash away all your procrastination, like tears in the rain.

u/K80_k · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

I've been reading Designing Your Life and highly recommend it. It talks about this problem.

https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Your-Life-Well-Lived-Joyful/dp/1101875321

u/RevMen · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

There are several books I've read that do a good job of helping me understand the problem, which is absolutely essential to learning how not to procrastinate.

The Now Habit - mentioned several times already

The Procrastination Equation by Piers Steel. A very objective look at the causes of procrastination.

u/baytowne · 11 pointsr/getdisciplined

First - what you're doing is completely damn normal. People don't tend to be put their full attention to something until the resources required are scarce (see: Scarcity. Highly recommended book.)

To combat this, you can set mini-deadlines within your project. To hard commit to this, you can do something like telling the customer/your boss that you'll have a first draft to them in 2 days so they can give feedback. Or you can come up with some rewards / punishments to incentivize you to meet them.

u/WarSport223 · 3 pointsr/getdisciplined

A. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455570249/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_vHE3AbY88JWM8

I have the book (actually its my wife's) haven't read it yet, but basically the main premise is to make your bed first thing after you get up for the same basic reason of having made one small accomplishment.

B. Re: water: if you know you aren't drinking enough water, you're probably chronically dehydrated. If you think you're drinking enough, you still probably aren't. Remember the general rule of thumb has long been 8, 8-oz. glasses each day, which is 64 oz or half a gallon.

I drink between 1-2 gallons each day and really cannot overstate the benefits it's had for me. The biggest thing for me is I used to have chronic neck & shoulder / upper back pain, which usually devolved into an almost crippling headache just about each day.

Turns out I wasn't getting enough water. 🙄

I like my water COLD, so I got myself a 64 oz. stainless double walled jug off amazon - a generic one - the HydroFlask brand are stupid over priced and they're really all the same. Keeps my water ice-cold until its ready for a refill from one of 5, 48 oz. nalgenes I keep in the fridge at all times.

That's how I count my water intake too, since I know the main jug is 64 oz.

I also found a really cool carrier for it: GoNovate 64 oz Pouch / Sleeve with Carrying Handle for Hydro Flask Bottles, w/ 2 Pockets and Adjustable Shoulder Strap https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019COFX3S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_-ME3Ab437CY64

Needless to say, anytime I'm going to be out of the house for more than 30 min, I bring this puppy along.

u/donoteatthatfrog · 3 pointsr/getdisciplined

Book:
Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives by Sendhil Mullainathan et al.
Link: http://amzn.com/125005611X

u/______POTATOES______ · 7 pointsr/getdisciplined

I like the tips by MaryMadcap.

I think personally I'd need some combination of a bullet journal + the techniques in Getting things Done . The lack of a "tickler file" really bothers me, plus a couple other techniques in this book.

While watching the bullet journal video, I thought it was going to be like analog/digital notebook + software that automatically organizes your tasks according to your preferences on your computer given what you write in the notebook. I've been looking into this space for a while, and have been disappointed by the lack of a good set of options (at least that aren't prohibitively expensive (e.g. $200+ ) for a partial solution).

For a taste, see this Ted talk by the author.

u/UncleFluffiest · 2 pointsr/getdisciplined

Stress is bad, and you need to find a way of managing it (anyone teaching Tai Chi near you?) but this only requires you to be able to put it aside for 30 minutes.

I use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Datexx-The-Miracle-Cube-Timer/dp/B0002U72LS

It's silly, but it works.

u/SocratesTombur · 5 pointsr/getdisciplined

Well, you are certainly entitled to extrapolate from your experiences. But rather than a 'I believe this' vs. 'you believe this' argument, I think arguments are best made when grounded in evidence. Perhaps I could have summarized incorrectly. But where there is little doubt is that the author presents his case in a very methodical fashion, using very extensive research works.

Roy Baumeister (who is one of the authors) is a very well known figure in the academic world of psychology. He is on the 'ISI Highly Cited' list of scientific researchers. What I would suggest is that, as I have for everyone, you read the book. Sometimes anecdotal experiences, which seem intuitive at first, turn out to be not so correct. Whether or not it would change your positions, is a matter left to time and you.

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Edit:
"Making lists become laborious in and of themselves and sticking too them is even harder."

I disagree. The methodologies and techniques of making lists can be argued and ironed out. But there is little doubt that metrics and timely tracking of progress helps you tremendously in moving closer to the goal. Perhaps the way you resort to lists is wrong. I would highly suggest you read the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen, who addresses this EXACT problem of the flaws in the conventional ways of making lists. Even in the Willpower book, the author addresses this under the topic of planning fallacy. The problem is that people make very rigid lists, underestimating the effort and time it would take to complete the task. When the fail to complete the task, they discard the list altogether and get back to their prior ways. The mistake lies not in the concept of lists, but the ways the list is being addressed.