This website makes you stop procrastinating immediately.

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As someone who is pretty ADHD, I’ve tried dozens and dozens of methods to beat procrastination and to increase my focus.

I even made a video talking about the 4 reasons why procrastination occurs and the solution to each one. But recently, I discovered an even more powerful tool from this $75 million dollar startup founder.

I believe attention is one of the precious resources of the entire the day, which is why I do things like setting up my dumb phone and optimizing my computer.

💡 Learning of the week

I came across this tweet from Alex Lieberman, the founder of Morning Brew, talking about how he has struggled with procrastination for the past 10 years and tried every method out there. This is coming from a guy who sold his company for $75 million dollars.

The tool he‘s talking about is called Focus Mate. It’s a website where you can book time-slots with people and you keep each other accountable. It’s free to use up to 3 slots a week. And it works really well.

One of the reasons why this works is because of a concept called body doubling. Using this reminds me of the days back in college where me and a friend would pair up and code for 16 hours straight without being distracted.

You just get on a call, say what you are going to work on, mute yourself, then at the end you give a quick update to each other. The simple act of stating your work intention and having your camera on makes it hard to be distracted.

I once interviewed this guy named James Scholz, who is pretty well known for live-streaming himself studying for 10 hours a day every single day for over a year. Sure it takes a lot of discipline, but it certainly helps when thousands of people are looking at you and what’s on your screen.

There’s not much else to say except that it just works. If you find yourself struggling, book a time and try it out.

 
🍿 Update of the week
Fitness trackers are getting more popular but I really wanted to know what the difference was between a cheap one and an expensive one.

I tested a literal $10 fitness tracker from Amazon versus a $880 apple watch on things like workout, sleep, and steps. Watch below.

Happy Sunday,
Eric