To instruct a person to follow a particular code of conduct or order. Discipline refers to methods of modeling character and of teaching self-control and acceptable behavior, for example, teaching a child to wash her/his hands before meals. Here, washing hands before meals is a particular pattern of ...
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How do I deal with distractions when working on a computer?
I spend most of my working day on a computer and know that when I am "in the zone" I am extremely productive. Getting to "the zone" is very dependent upon the task itself and environmental distraction ...
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Would improving my penmanship improve my productivity?
I'm not... good with a pen. Years of hastily-scribbled notes and quality time spent with my trusty Model-M have left my penmanship in a sorry state; it's not completely illegible when I take the time ...
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How can I eliminate fear of phone calling?
I've always been a shy person, never really speaking up or trying to take the leader role. But I tried to change and step out of my comfort zone, and now I'm not really afraid of most things. I don't ...
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How to stop being controlled by others opinions?
I'm 21 years old. And I dream to be a computer programmer, I really do. The problem is (I am going to get a bit technical here) that when i decide to learn a certain programming language that i see my ...
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Isolation as a productivity 'drive'
This is my attempt to re-frame a recently-closed question in a more positive and productivity-focused way.
Various cultural artifacts make mention of writers that escaped to isolated cottages far ...
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How to implement a behaviour of discipline
Discipline is -at least in my opinion- the key to changing behaviours and increasing productivity. Pomodoro, GTD as well as other techniques are methods that need discipline in order to consistently ...
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how to avoid temptations
well I usually do prepare a very good plan, but due to lot of temptations and their consuming nature and few of their execution I find discipline bit very hard in day to day life...
plans are ...
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How to enjoy trying to solve hard problems?
How do I enjoy solving hard problems? I love learning--reading and understanding textbooks or papers, for instance--but I am slower to try to solve problems or apply what I've learned. I am naturally ...
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What trigger do you use to get up early in the morning?
I used to play a Management game which simulated the results early in the morning and the anticipation of match result used to trigger me to wake up early and start my day.
But i realized that this ...
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Balancing time and quality
Are there any proven or benchmarked methodologies that can be leveraged to balance the challenge between maintaining quality in spite of strict timeline through a disciplined and consistent approach? ...
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how to get out of an unproductivity rut?
Lately, I have been being highly unproductive, almost 70% less. What are some of the things you guys do to get back on track?
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Is it beneficial to shower with cold water?
Does it build discipline to shower with cold water?
Are there other benefits why you would recommend it?
Are the disadvantages?
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How to avoid losing my motivation during long periods of inactivity?
When I started university, I was really excited about learning new things. My first 2 years were harsh but with a lot of effort and discipline I managed to get good grades and got into all the ...
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Bring a long term change into my life
Each one of us has some difficulties and obstacles draw him/her to this site. I know I do, and I believe most of them are caused by addictive behaviours (sleeping, browsing, playing, etc.)
There are ...
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How to avoid falling out of the pre-set productive routine and to get back into in asap?
I have a good routine and a long list of tasks to complete. But sometimes for a few days or weeks I go completely off the routine and don't even check the task list. Then its all games, reddit & ...
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Limit online time on Android
Often I find myself stuck in endless navigation on my phone. I just want to check if I received a message, or doing some basic research, and without noticing it I jump from link to link (or spending ...
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Handle unexpected delays and new tasks
I am still practicing with productivity methods, so I am not very familiar with terminology and techniques... maybe it's all already written in a technique I have not learned yet.
My question is ...
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How to withstand a highly distractive environment, or else, 'Should I Stay or Should I Go'
The headline here is: I live in a frat house with 10 other people.
They are noisy, frisky people, and living with them greatly improved my drinking social skills, and I loved it at first, but I'm ...
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Is temptation-killing a healthy mode of improving productivity?
There are many blogs, articles and even research (including the famous Marshmallow Experiment) conducted on improving productivity through improved willpower and temptation suppression (Basically, ...
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What makes a good morning routine?
My question is twofold: What makes a good routine and how do I stick to it?
Things to do in the morning include keep hygiene, have breakfast, pack lunch, and do bodyweight exercises. I find that the ...
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What physical actions can trigger psychological and physiological changes to be more productive?
I recently watched this TED talk about confidence which has a key point:
You can fake your body into being confident simply by doing certain actions (you literally change your physiological status ...
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Where is the limit of thinking before acting?
Sometimes, reflections are necessary to lead successful actions such as designing a proper architecture for a technological system. But how one can find the limit between unnecessary and useful ...
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how much does one need to change their living situation to be productive enough?
While looking at The Happiness Project, Steve Pavlina, Randy Pausch etc I realize there are a number of objective things you need to do in your life to be productive. One needs to learn how to sleep ...
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How to avoid my Laziness [closed]
I'm working in a company as a software trainee. My question is how to avoid my laziness.
I work in the shift 9am to 6pm
My problems are
Sleeping late usually at 4am
Waking up late usually at 8:30 ...
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How to be productive in two different but equally demanding tasks
I am the owner of a small software development business, and most of the time I will have two general tasks to perform:
The task of managing my company, usually it has to do with talking to my ...
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Self-threatening - destructive or just means to an end
I have been trying out various ways of self-motivating systems, strategies and methods to motivate myself to complete my private projects in time. I often end in a swamp two-thirds in, having trouble ...
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What things can I do to be successful in a job training program?
I have recently been confirmed a position of a Management Trainee Officer in a banking corporation. I will be attending in the training program for 2 years. Based on the performance of the program, my ...
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Getting rid of an “I'll do it later” habit [closed]
I am in the IT industry working with software all day long from logic to code. Sometimes, very seemingly small things take a long time while larger tasks are solved in jiffy.
I have a habit of ...
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Managing a competitive colleague [closed]
I am facing this issue with a colleague. In general, we get on well, but when it comes to technical discussions or about new technologies , he will try to prove himself superior and try to make me ...
