Help with regaining ability to focus and fight procrastination (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by helmet91@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

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I'm looking for book recommendations in the topics mentioned in title.

I often find myself feeling down and not being able to accomplish anything, and the tendency has been increasing.

I cannot even work on my hobby projects, because I'm just staring at the screen and my brain is not functioning, which leads to launching a game or watching YouTube videos and waste time.

I cannot find the way out of this madness, and my last resort is to find some books that might help with my issue.

I don't wanna rely on search results on the internet, because I don't trust random compilations of "read these 10 books to be productive".

Well, this is optional, but in case the book you recommend indeed helped you, I'd be curious how permanent the impact was for you, if that makes sense. I know mostly it depends on the person; it's me who has to make the effort, not the book. But I'd be curious how easy it is for you to consistently maintain what you learned from the book.

Regarding the format, it has to be in epub. And I'd very much prefer DRM-free books, price doesn't matter. If the only good books are all DRM-enshittified, that sucks, but I'll consider that too if I have no other choice.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help with recommendations!

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[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I don't have any recommendations for books on focus/self help etc but some general advice would be to think of a topic that interests you in other aspects of life and find books about that. Also physically move yourself and electronic devices away from each other if that is having negative effects.

In my case I started reading books that were adapted from movies/TV and video games. Stuff like Metro 2033, The Expanse, The Martian, Silo, Jack Reacher, The Bone Collector were what started me off. Then that leads on to other book series from the authors and so on.

As for my phone I leave it in another room when I feel like I need to focus. Not having it in arms reach and out of sight is a huge help.