OK - this is stupid, but how on earth did these people get such high scores on Off-Road Velociraptor Safari? I got 1,000,000 points once when the game crashed mid-jump, but I can't fathom how these guys got scores in the billions!
posted on May 26, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm looking for an application that tracks my software and website usage that is not RescueTime. I'm extremely uncomfortable with the data being transmitted to a website and want something that stores it on my computer, not anywhere else. I've also used MeeTimer, and found it too buggy. Does anyone have any suggestions?
posted on May 11, 2008 - 5 answers

Seems like I cannot figure out what to do with the 24 hours I'm given. Help me make use of every minute I have by doing positive and fun things, and at the same time, move on from my failed relationship. [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 19 answers

I’ve just finished reading The Now Habit, an incredibly useful and inspiring book on overcoming procrastination. What’s the best approach to implementing and then retaining the strategies presented in this, or any other, book? [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 9 answers

I haven't done any work yet, but I swear I will soon - (how) do I tell my thesis advisor? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 19 answers

It's Tax Day already?! [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 14 answers

I'm anxious. All the time. About everything. Everything! Are there ways to manage this without the use of medication? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 43 answers

Help! How do I face my employer and students when I've really f*cked up! [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 21 answers

Procrastinators: Is your PDA/smartphone a net negative or a net positive from a productivity standpoint? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 12 answers

how to explain the lack of... uhm work... at work? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 14 answers

So a 'ruinous indiscipline' issue (described here and here) isn't getting any better. [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 22 answers

How do I sell half a house to my brother, who’s living there? My only sibling and I have inherited our late parents’ house as part of the estate. He’s currently living in it, and is happy to stay and is interested in buying my half out. I don’t want half the house; I do want the money. [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2007 - 4 answers

How do you maintain sight of your long-term goals? I chronically sacrifice long-term success for short-term gains and it's not working out for me. [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 20 answers

I'm a science nerd who's transitioned to the humanities because of repeated fuck-ups. Now I'm giving up the last few science classes I have and it's ripping me apart. What should I do? [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2007 - 21 answers

How can I help my boyfriend face his serious, long-term roach problem? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 61 answers

Tell me about specific tasks over which you used to procrastinate and how you successfully conquered the beast. [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2007 - 13 answers

I really really dislike doing things. This goes all the way ad absurdum in that I actually would rather freeze into nothingness than deal with college, work, chores, and so on. [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2007 - 21 answers

Most procrastination advice seems to include something along the lines of "Break up tasks into small manageable bits" and "Keep a to-do list." I procrastinate on tasks that are too small to break up and I already have a to-do list. It's getting worse and worse. I think it has something to do with social situations. [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2007 - 26 answers

For several months now, I have had a bizarre phobia of opening my mailbox. I only open it once every few weeks, grab what's inside, and throw it in a pile in my apartment. Then after I pay the bills, I don't really look at anything else. It's like I am afraid of what's inside, some collection bill (I've never had a credit problem) or something. I can't put my finger on it... [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2007 - 33 answers

When the deadline for all of your projects was two weeks ago, everything is at priority #1, and stress levels are at an all time high, how do you step back, get things in order, and progress so you can catch up and get back on top of your life? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2007 - 24 answers

I am looking for punishment suggestions for a group of procrastinators. [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2007 - 24 answers

How do I get over my laziness, procrastination, and foot-dragging in my office job? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2007 - 32 answers

Within the last few years, I've increasingly had to fight off my own tendency to break things down into nearly infinitesimal parts in order to get anything done. For example: I'll decide to have friends over for dinner. I'll invite them. I'll begin to peruse cookbooks, see recipes I like -- how will the side dish go with the entree? Is there a better place in town to get the chicken as opposed to the asparagus? And the music -- it would be nice to have a good jazz soundtrack going -- Sketches of Spain -- no, no! -- Johnny Mandel's score for "The Sandpiper"! Which I have on vinyl. Somewhere... the next thing you know, I've been out in the garage for 45 minutes, trying to dig up my copy. [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2007 - 27 answers

MotivationFilter, MusicFilter: What particular songs motivate you? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2007 - 34 answers

I want to use the myth of Pandora's box for a project. I was hoping to find some text written out in the Greek alphabet to use as part of the project. [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2006 - 5 answers

How can I get motivated to do well in school during this summer semester? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm moving to Brisbane, Australia soon for university. What should I know? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2006 - 12 answers

I'm looking for software that will help me make better use of the time I spend on my computer. It should help me stay productive and discourage procrastination. [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2006 - 9 answers

I've got 10,000 words of a dissertation to write in 30 days. It's an undergraduate dissertation, but I really, really, need a II:I (2:1, II:1) or above. Please see inside for more information! Thanks! [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2006 - 18 answers

Help me control my blood pressure while getting my (young, surprisingly inexperienced) coworker to respond to my requests to improve our company's website. [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2006 - 16 answers

My procrastination killer: Caffeine. But why? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2006 - 21 answers

Can anyone give me some advice on where to get Hanukkah/menorah candles today, here in Salem, Oregon? Specifically, anyone know if the big box stores, or Hallmark, etc. are carrying them. Normally me mum has sent them but not to be this year...
posted on Dec 24, 2005 - 12 answers

Is there a calendar program that will automatically remind me to do things on a certain date every month? Like, you know, pay my (ahem) credit card bills... [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2005 - 24 answers

How can I break out of my 27-year-long habit of procrastination? I'm looking for tips to help me mentally as well as specific tools or methods that will help me manage my time better -- especially at work. [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2005 - 35 answers

How do I find a procrastination therapist? [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2005 - 9 answers

Does anyone have any insights into the neuroscience behind alcohol's success in helping me overcome procrastination? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2005 - 19 answers

After toiling in freelance obscurity for the past 3.5 years, where I have been working from home 90% of the time, I have FINALLY landed a significant long-term gig working at a large company (technical product manager for a large financial data/systems provider). How on earth do I break my bad work habits developed during this time? E.g.: checking email 20x per minute, posting on MeFi all day long? Are there any tricks to getting back that heads-down focus, any exercises, any advice?
posted on Feb 22, 2005 - 13 answers

ProcrastinationFilter: Help me hack myself out of wasting time on the Internet. I want to only allow myself 2 hours of bloglines a day - is there a technological solution (that will work on my PowerBook)? [MI]
posted on Jan 29, 2005 - 23 answers

How do you stay focused on a project? [+]
posted on Jan 7, 2005 - 23 answers

I hate all forms of work (hence the anon. post) and the only way I've found to finish papers etc. is to stay up all day and night procrastinating until the last possible instance writing a bit here and there--an agonizing process--until, as the last chance deadline aproaches, something takes shape. These papers are usually final papers and usually earn me between a B+ and an -A... which is probably why I never learned how to do work in a painless and organized fashion... at any rate, I have two papers due on the same day and no chance of an extension on either one and am incapable of forcing myself to work. WHAT DO I DO?
posted on Dec 10, 2004 - 55 answers

What's the best book out there on time management? I've yet to find one that does it all: explain the key concepts of time management, provide a proven framework for gaining control of your time, and identify common mistakes and helpful tips.

Extra points if it deals specifically with any of the following contexts: entrepreneurship, running a proprietorship or small business.
posted on Feb 24, 2004 - 7 answers

Question for all you writers out there: how do you keep from getting distracted? What's your technique to get into the zone, focus, and let the verbiage just flow? Any and all help would be appreciated.
posted on Jan 26, 2004 - 30 answers

My life is riddled with undependability and irresponsability. I've improved a great deal, but I still feel I have a long way to go. I'd like to find some way to get my college homework done sometime before the 10 minutes preceding class, as well as being more consistent with getting things done by deadlines. Is there anyone out there who used to be a complete lazyass that found different methods for turning themselves around? Pure willpower isn't cutting it.
posted on Dec 17, 2003 - 28 answers