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How Do You Get Work Done?
canuck asks: "I am currently a university student and have a major problem: being able to simply sit down and get work done. I can set aside a day to work, whether it is homework or contract work, and I will be lucky to have an hour done before dinner time. The only time I can actually get solid work done seems to be after midnight under a lot of pressure (ie. a deadline the next day). This has led to too many 5 a.m. nights and turning down too many invitations to go out only to stay in and accomplish nothing. I have stopped playing games, stopped watching TV, tried reading the Seven Habits book, and am currently seeing what classical music does for me. I don't think I have ADHD, and I am not sure what else to try. If it is computer work, the web is always a click away, and I can always escape to my imagination. I know many of you will have had the same problem. Can anyone please give advice on how to overcome this problem, be it a little trick, medication, or anything else?"
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Cocaine - 1g twice a day
Don't sue me if you have an allergic reaction and die from any of those supplements, though.
well might i suggest alcohol, or thc, if legal in your area, coding while drunk (not piss drunk) or stoned (not trippin off your ass) can b fun, and you can accualy come up with some pretty intresting work arounds, just be sure to comment the hell out of your code, so you can figure out later what the fuck you were doing. and another plus is once you start codeing, while un-sober, a few clicks seems like too much work, its much easier to just position your wireless keyboard in a comftrable position, sit back and let the code flow. mice + drugs dont mix.
Noone writes jokes in base 13!
The greatness of being an American.. too stupid to know the metric system (even though it is completely 10 based).