on a project when you’re feeling restless and want to work. Work on a project
when you’re passionate. Work on it when you’re bored. Don’t wait for a
preconditioned moment. Your body will naturally ebb and flow between work and
play. It has an ancient understanding of this rhythm, trust it.

You’ll be surprised how many moments in a day you want to sit down and create
something. You’ll easily get in several hours. It’s like making tea. It
doesn’t require thought. It’s just a series of simple motions. Stop planning,
stop hacking, stop thinking.

Don’t believe the mind when it pretends to be your friend. It comes up with
all sorts of ways to fix procrastination, but every solution is by definition
not the work itself. Just work! And play! And work again!

You want to see what it looks like in action?

You’re looking at it! I read his comment and replied just a few minutes ago. I
enjoyed the process, so I expanded on my comments. A few minutes later and
here we are. No tears; no blood; just joy. And now some tea.

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Joe-Z
I'd suggest taking a look around you and maybe ask that question to people you
know in person. I know this feeling myself, especially when starting out with
work after college. Always beating myself up over how I don't have any side-
projects, if I'm going to cut it at work and basically why I'm not on the same
level as Linus Torvalds, or some other genius programmer already.

I think the truth is that I was heavily influenced by e.g. sites like HN,
where it's always touted as the ultimate virtues to have these side-gigs and
basically be working all the time. When I looked around though I realized that
this is just not the reality for the overwhelming majority of people. Most
people are happy just working their 8 hours and then _do something else_

So, my advice would be to'stop trying so hard'

~~~
therufa
this is the best comment so far.

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Joe-Z
Haha, thanks. I was a bit surprised how the 'ADHD'-hypothesis took off (many

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 when you ’re passionate. Work on it when you ’re bored. Do n’t expect for a 
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 something. You ’ll well get in respective hour. It ’s like making tea. It 
 does n’t require thought. It ’s precisely a series of simple motion. Stop planning, 
 discontinue hacking, stop thinking. 

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 all sorts of ways to fix dilatoriness, but every solution is by definition 
 not the employment itself. Just work! And play! And work again! 

 You want to see what it looks like in action? 

 You ’re looking at it! I take his comment and replied barely a few minutes ago. I 
 enjoyed the process, so I extend on my comments. A few minutes later and 
 here we are. No tears; no rake; just joy. And now some tea. 

 ------ 
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 I'd suggest taking a look around you and maybe necessitate that question to people you 
 know in person. I know this feeling myself, especially when starting out with 
 employment after college. Always beating myself up over how I don't have any side- 
 projects, if I'm going to cut it at workplace and basically why I'm not on the same 
 level as Linus Torvalds, or some other flair programmer already. 

 I think the truth is that I was heavily influenced by for example sites like HN, 
 where it's always touted as the ultimate virtues to have these slope - gigs and 
 basically be ferment all the time. When I look around though I realize that 
 this is just not the reality for the consuming majority of people. Most 
 multitude are happy just working their 8 hours and then _ do something else _ 

 So, my advice would be to'stop trying so hard' 

 ~~~ 
 therufa 
 this is the good comment so far. 

 ~~~ 
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here we are. No tears; no bjkoc; must joy. And now some tea.

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Jor-Z
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So, my advice woild be to'stop tryijg so hacd'

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therifa
jhis is the best comment so far.

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Noe-Z
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ENjoYeD THE pRocess, so I expanded oN mY COmMents. A feW minutES lAtER and
here We Are. no teARS; no blOod; jUSt Joy. And noW some tEA.

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JOe-z
I'd suggEsT takinG a LooK arOund yOU and Maybe aSk that quEstioN To people you
knoW In person. I know THiS FEeLIng mYseLf, especiallY wheN StarTing OUt WitH
Work aFter cOlLEgE. always beating myself Up Over hoW I don'T have any side-
pRojects, if I'M GOIng to cut It at WOrK And basically whY I'm noT on the same
LEvel as LiNus ToRvalds, or Some other GENius progRamMer AlrEadY.

i ThInk the truth is THAt I wAs Heavily InfLuenced By e.G. siTes LikE Hn,
where it's Always toUtEd As ThE ulTimatE Virtues tO hAve ThEse Side-gIGs and
bAsicaLly bE wOrKIng All the tIMe. wHEn I lOoKeD aroUnd ThOugh I RealIZed That
thiS is just noT thE RealItY fOr the ovErwhelming majOrIty of peoplE. MOst
People ARE happy juSt working their 8 hours and tHEn _do somEthIng elSe_

So, My advice wOulD be to'sTop TRying sO hard'

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tHerufA
tHis IS The beST CoMmeNt So far.

~~~
Joe-Z
HAHA, thAnks. I WaS a biT surpriSed how the 'ADHD'-hypotHEsiS took off (many

on a project when you’re f eeling res tless  an d w an t to  wor k. Work on a p r ojec t
when you’re passiona te. W or k  oni twhenyou’reb or e d . D on ’t  wa it fo r a
p rec onditio ned moment . Y ou r body willn at urally ebb  an d flow betwe enwork a nd 
pl a y. It  ha s anancien t  under standingof this r h ythm, t r u st  it. 

You’ll be surpr i se d  how many mome nts in  a da y you  wa nt to sitdo wn an d  create so m e t hin g . You’ll easi ly get in s e ver al hou rs . I t ’s lik e mak in g  te a. It
doesn ’t r equire th ought. It’s ju s t a ser ies of  si mpl e mo t io ns . S to p  pl a nn ing , 
st op hacki ng ,stopthin k i n g .

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all sortsof w ays to fi x p ro cra st inati o n, but  ev ery  soluti on is b y  de fi n i t io n
not the work its el f .  J ust work ! Andp la y! And work  a gai n!
Y o u wan t to se e what i t look s  l ik e in ac ti on?

Y ou ’re  lo oking at i t! I r ead hiscomme n t and repliedj ust a few min u te s ag o . Ienj oyed the pr oces s , so  I e x pa nde d  on m y com me n ts .  A few minutes late rand
he re we  are. No tear s; no bloo d ; just joy . An d  n o w some tea.

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Joe-Z
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wo rk  af ter c o llege.  Alwa ys b ea ti n g m yself u p  o v e r ho wIdon' t h av e any  sid e -
p rojects , if I'mgoi n g to  c ut  it atwork and basi ca lly why I' mnot  on th e same
lev el as Linus Torvalds, o r  some o the r gen iusprogramme r a lready .
I  think  the t ruthis  th a t  I wa s he avi ly  influence d bye.g.si teslike HN ,
where it's alway s  to uted as the u lti mate v ir tue s  t o  ha ve the s e  side-gigs andbasicallybe wo rking allt heti me. Whe n I loo ked a r ound th ough I re alized th at 
thi s isjust not t he reali ty for th e  over w he lming  ma jority  o f p eople . Most peo ple a re hap py  justworki ng  their 8  hours and then _do som ething  else _
So, my ad vic e  wo uld be to 'sto p trying s o h ard '

~~ ~
t h erufa 
thi s  i s t h e bes t co m ment so f a r. 

~ ~ ~ 
J oe-Z
Haha,t h a nks . I w asa  bit s urpr ised how the 'ADH D '-hypothesis t ooko f f ( man y 

on a_project when_you’re feeling restless and_want to_work._Work on_a_project
when you’re passionate._Work on it_when you’re bored. Don’t_wait for a
preconditioned_moment._Your body will naturally ebb and flow between work and
play. It has an ancient_understanding_of this_rhythm,_trust_it.

You’ll be surprised how many_moments in a day you_want to_sit down and create
something. You’ll easily get in_several_hours. It’s like_making tea. It
doesn’t require thought. It’s just a series_of simple motions. Stop planning,
stop hacking,_stop thinking.

Don’t believe_the_mind_when it pretends to_be your friend. It comes up_with
all sorts of ways to fix_procrastination, but every solution is by definition
not_the work itself. Just work! And_play! And work again!

You want_to see_what it looks like in_action?

You’re looking at_it! I_read his comment_and replied just a few minutes_ago. I
enjoyed the_process, so I expanded on my_comments._A few minutes_later_and
here_we are._No tears; no_blood;_just joy._And_now some tea.

------
Joe-Z
I'd suggest taking a_look_around you and maybe ask that question_to people you
know in_person._I know this feeling_myself, especially when starting out_with
work after college. Always beating myself_up over_how I_don't have any side-
projects, if I'm going to cut it at_work and basically why I'm not_on the same
level as_Linus Torvalds,_or_some other genius_programmer_already.

I think_the truth is that I was heavily_influenced by_e.g. sites like HN,
where it's always_touted as the ultimate_virtues_to have these side-gigs and
basically be_working all the time. When I_looked around though I realized_that
this_is_just not the reality for_the overwhelming majority of people. Most
people_are happy just_working their 8 hours and then _do_something_else_

So, my advice would be to'stop_trying_so hard'

~~~
therufa
this is the best comment_so_far.

~~~
Joe-Z
Haha,_thanks. I was a bit_surprised how the 'ADHD'-hypothesis took off_(many
