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好拖延与坏拖延（2005）
Good and Bad Procrastination (2005)
2014 — 2022，它一次次回到首页
黑点是上首页（≥ 50 分）的那次投稿，空心点是没冲上去的投稿，点越大分数越高。
导读
Paul Graham 2005 年的经典随笔《好的拖延与坏的拖延》。他提出拖延并非全是坏事：真正危险的不是拖延小事，而是用无休止的小事和琐事来逃避最重要的那件大事。文章多次登上 HN 首页，引发关于专注、干扰与自我管理的长期讨论。
为什么经久不衰：它把'拖延'重新定义为优先级问题——你永远在拖延某件事，关键是别拖延最重要的那件——这一视角历经十几年仍切中程序员和知识工作者的痛点。
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拖延是程序员的顽疾，各种自制力技巧收效甚微
我一直在和拖延症搏斗，尽管我热爱我的工作。有时我宁愿做任何事也不做真正该做的、能付账单的事，简直像心理疾病。设目标、封网站、卸载游戏、记日志、设奖励，全都试过，没什么用。这篇 9 年前的文章被反复贴上 HN，还是能冲到榜首——我怀疑拖延对程序员来说是极严重的问题，因为互联网上的干扰实在太多了。
dm2查看英文原文
I am constantly struggling with procrastination even though I love my job and what I do. It seems like sometimes I'd rather do anything other than what I'm actually suppose to do and what pays the bills, almost like a mental disorder. I've tried setting goals, blocking websites, uninstalling games, creating logs and even creating rewards for doing X amount of work, none of those seem to really help so far. The procrastination article is from 9 years ago and has been posted numerous times before on HN, yet it's at the top of HN. I suspect that procrastination is a horrible problem for programmers due to the vast amount of distraction available via the internet. Also, http://paulgraham.com/distraction.html I'm installing Watch Dogs for the 4th time right now rather than doing my real work (which is very fun, time critical, and offers REAL rewards), wtf is wrong with me.
结构化拖延：用逃避最重要任务的动力去完成次重要的任务
谈拖延不能不提斯坦福教授 John Perry 的'结构化拖延'一文：拖延者可以被激励去完成困难、紧急且重要的任务，只要这能成为逃避某件更重要事情的方式。像 John 一样，我靠疯狂拖延完成了不少事。
beambot查看英文原文
No conversation about procrastination is complete without mentioning John Perry's (Stanford Prof) essay on "structured procrastination": http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/ Basically... "the procrastinator can be motivated to do difficult, timely and important tasks, as long as these tasks are a way of not doing something more important." Like John, I've accomplished a quite a bit by procrastinating like crazy.
严格纪律和固定例程是对抗拖延的实用方法
我和当过英军的父亲讨论过对抗拖延的策略。他说军队式的做法对他一直有效：擦纽扣、叠床单这类枯燥任务必须完美完成，否则严惩。这给了他一个框架——再无聊的事也必须做完，胡萝卜加大棒。另一位朋友则设'沉闷日'：每周一把所有讨厌的行政事务集中处理，周二就能带着清爽的头脑和良心开始工作。
charlieirish查看英文原文
I was talking to my father about this topic last week. We talked about the best strategies for combating procrastination. He used to be in the British Army and suggested that a militaristic approach has always worked for him. He talked about the button polishing, the bed sheet folding and the shirt starching. These were tasks that were set by the commanding officers and needed to be performed flawlessly. They weren't pleasurable, they were boring and often felt unnecessary. Failing these tasks meant severe punishment and potentially being kicked out of the army. This gave him a framework for success. The knowledge that however boring something is, it needs to be done. A combination of a carrot and a stick can help this process. Another approach, from a member of a mastermind group that I attend, has a 'dull day'. On Monday of every week he does all the administrative work that he hates. This includes dealing with expenses, filing, bug fixing, documenting etc. He has been doing it for months and loves the fact that he can start the day on Tuesday with a clear head and clear conscience. So, breaking this down (from my admittedly small sample set): - Be Strict - Be strict with yourself and use incentives or disincentives. There are plenty of ways to provide a disincentive for failure. This startup has just launched and asks you to pay if you fail to hit your goals: https://gofuckingdoit.com/ [0] - Have a Routine - Habits are formed using triggers, routines and rewards. Try to set a good habit by working on your project using a trigger, a routine and a reward. You could try the Tiny Habits Method: http://tinyhabits.com/ [1] - Make Time - Make time for your project (rather than finding the time)Be honest with yourself and know that procrastination will happen. But, you can make time to get stuff done: http://www.startupclarity.com/blog/make-time-side-project/ [2] [0] https://gofuckingdoit.com/ [1] http://tinyhabits.com/ [2] http://www.startupclarity.com/blog/make-time-side-project/
拖延可能是潜意识在后台工作，接受它反而更高效
我曾害怕自己的拖延倾向，羡慕那些能坐下就开始打字的人，但盯着空白屏幕是种折磨。最后我意识到，我其实是在让潜意识干活。理解这一点后一切变得容易，不再有负罪感。写作和编码前我先做些调研，然后心安理得地拖延——打扫房间、遛狗、买杂货——之后思路反而清晰了。
hedari查看英文原文
Being interrupted is a killer and that's why I absolutely hate open-plan offices, cubicle hells, or what ever those farms are called. But self-induced "interrupts" are a completely different story for me... I used to fear my tendency to procrastinate. I looked at people that were able to just sit down and start typing. I tried to do the same, but it was torture to stare at a blank screen. Whatever method I tried to be productive, I always slipped to procrastination. Finally I realized that what I was doing, was simply letting my subconscious to do the work. When I understood that, everything got a lot easier. No more guilt. So, when PG writes: > Someone who has decided to write a novel, for example, will suddenly find that the house needs cleaning. People who fail to write novels don't do it by sitting in front of a blank page for days without writing anything. They do it by feeding the cat, going out to buy something they need for their apartment, meeting a friend for coffee, checking email. "I don't have time to work," they say. And they don't; they've made sure of that. Personally, I am very much opposite of that. I do both writing and coding and with both activities I first do some research or other base work and the I let myself procrastinate guilt-free. I will clean up the house, empty the dishwasher, walk the dog. Go to the grocery store or solve some simple puzzles. Usually these are stuff that don't really require deep thinking or take up too much time. Then, when I get this "feeling" (inspiration?) - even in the middle of my procrastination - I will sit down and type out the work. Then, rinse and repeat. And somehow I always seem to hit the deadline. Although, I have to admit, I have never tried to write a full novel.
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