Tried it. I have been using such a plugin for a couple years now. (I gave myself no more than 60 mins within a defined working our).<p>I&#x27;ve also tried pomodoro.
Printing up reminder signs.
Talking myself into it.
All sorts of things.<p>If you are avoiding the underlying emotional issue, it works like a bandaid: helps in the short term, doesn&#x27;t address the root problem.<p>It was only until I started seriously practicing meditation that things start to move, and not because meditation magically fixes procrastination. Rather, if you are practicing meditation correctly and stripping away self-deceptions, then you will eventually start surfacing up the things that lead to avoiding things that are important or urgent.<p>And it can go the other way too: people who are busy doing stuff may well also be procrastinating the really big, important issues in their life. Doing things that are urgent but not important becomes another procrastination tool, and helps with the self-deception that &quot;you are doing something about it&quot;.<p>It&#x27;s also been my experience that trying to face procrastination face on, takes on the quality of the emotions involved.<p>For example, if you were to attempt to rest your awareness on anxiety, the way you would go about it will be skittish, and avoid it. If you were to attempt to rest your awareness on anger, you will start to get aggressive towards your anger. If you were to attempt to rest your awareness on depression, then you&#x27;ll get to the point where you say, what&#x27;s the point in being aware of depression?<p>I&#x27;ve said it here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10144329" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10144329</a> ... Emotional intelligence will supercharge your intellect because for most people, their lack of emotional intelligence holds back an otherwise brilliant mind.