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My power supply project is almost completely done (it's in a working state but still needs some finishing touches) but I procrastinated with it for nearly 2 weeks. The reason being that the next step (making a side panel and soldering some 3600W AC lines to the ones inside of the unit) fucking sucks. I've done that soldering of 4 wires (3 inside lines, 1 coming in from the outside) before, and I honestly can't think of many things that I've cursed and sworn on as frantically as I did on this. This time of course being no different, plus some unstoppable coughing and stuffed nose, just because my body felt like acting up. Can't say that I had a good time.

But that's not really the point of this.. it's more about the procrastination part. It isn't really procrastination as in just being too lazy to get around doing something, is it? It's more like the reluctance to do something that you know is going to suck really bad. And even now I've only quarter-assed it (well probably half-assed, quarter-assed would've been the crocodile wires between the inner and outer AC lines.. just dangling on the floor, waiting for someone to step on.. beautifully dangerous, deadly almost.. just the way I like it :3)... Anyway, how do you get the "umpf" to do something that you really dislike and don't want to do, without waiting for 2 weeks to finally get around doing it?

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    @CoffeeNcode haha, I guess :P
    That's some really good advice actually! Perhaps I'll try that now, cleaning up the bathroom with chilling in the couch with some beverages and watching some videos on my Kodi as a sort of "reward" remaining in the back of my head.. sounds great!
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    In cases like this I:
    - estimate how long it might take. Say, it's gonna be a 2hour job
    - prepare my thinking with 'oh come on.. There are 24 hour in the day. You can definitely spare 2hrs and get over with it you wuss.. Besides it will be over - no more swords hanging over your neck for weeks'
    - 5 [not more] minutes later go and just fucking do it.

    The 'You can spare xx minutes out of 24 hours' thinking works for me every time
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    Hey... I've Been procrastinating for months :p your probably tired, need a energy boost or a girl to get you really relaxed...
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    Want to show some pics of the next step? I might have an idea arround soldering.
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