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One thing that I've become a bit more aware of recently is a tendency to procrastinate doing quite a lot of things that I actually enjoy, in favour of mindlessly refreshing the internet or playing pointless games on my phone. I'm still not entirely certain of why I do this, but there seems to be something in my subconscious which is reluctant to commit to spending an extended period on something, especially when I'm tired, and wants to spend a few minutes doing something that requires no effort first. But the division into activities which I can do for a few minutes and those which I'm committed to spending longer on seems to be almost entirely arbitrary.
Does anyone else do anything like this and have any ideas? At the moment I'm mostly just trying to notice when I'm doing it, but I'm wondering whether deliberately doing things other than futzing on my phone for only five minutes to prove to my subconscious that it's an option might be a good idea. Or telling myself that I have to knit/read/draw/write/&c for at least five minutes before each time I pick up my phone?
Does anyone else do anything like this and have any ideas? At the moment I'm mostly just trying to notice when I'm doing it, but I'm wondering whether deliberately doing things other than futzing on my phone for only five minutes to prove to my subconscious that it's an option might be a good idea. Or telling myself that I have to knit/read/draw/write/&c for at least five minutes before each time I pick up my phone?
