This post will be long, but it will be necessary and detailed.
Throughout history, no one great has been created through working alone. They always had friends, peers, rivals and teachers.
I have studied motivation, procrastination for many many years now.
And the scary realization, I have come to is - I can't work unless the work gives me some positive feelings.
I think that's true for most people.
Working alone, I can't congratulate myself. I can't get excited, it's like trying to hug myself which doesn't work.
Now, that means I generate negative feelings towards work.
Which further reinforces the cycle of procrastination.
The way to solve this is to solve the problems in my mind, which will take a long time. (Identity issues etc) and even after that my motivation won't be at 100%
So is there a faster way? Yes.
The crazy thing i've discovered is that you don't have to solve all your problems.
You can override them
The quickest way to override them is to work in front of people.
There is a reason that people can work in an office when the boss is watching or the student can study when the teacher is watching.
But they fail to work on their grand dreams, which they consider grander than the hustle of work that they do in front of the boss everyday.
This brain's override functions of overriding all identity and motivation problems when being watched is truly incredible.
This can be amplified by being surrounded be people who are rivals, friends, teachers, people equally obsessed with dreams, even if they are different from you.
So what i want is a partner who will talk with me, will give a crap about my passion, and will check in on my constantly.
Not someone who will do it at the end of the day or something, that doesn't work for me.
And frankly through my study it won't work for most people.
I have created a python bot that will log my activity for specific duration of the day, it logs my active windows each minute. At the end of the session, I can send you the log and a prompt to put in the chatgpt. It can comb through the logs to tell you the non-productive winodws and you can confront me in necessary.
If this seems extreme to you, believe me it is necessary.
I have thought of so many factors and went through so much trial and error when it comes to motivation and procrastination. My way is solid.