OK give ur self 10 videos and only 10 at a time....when ur done do one hours worth of work before you go back to ten more vids..... U must chose, and chose wisely. ( indiana jones lol). just chose with total patient this vid, then that vid...be proud of your ten choices.....then work....1 hour....ur new habit will get stronger in practice= )
great vid....this is the way i do it!!!! same prob u had, I had best power 2U!
just dont worry about the alarm clock and all those other ideas, u just have to realise how u will feel wen u will be stressed bcus uve wasted so many hours procrastinating... just get ur work out of the way and u could then check ur msgs and youtube vids.. just as long as u finish ur work for that day
You look sexy, the youtube is like you can do it anytime so dont make it priority only do the things that have time requirements or are more important does that make sense to you?
Wow I had the same problem and , I had procrastinated so long from doing my work that I droped out of a few classes, I am on probation and I can't recive financial aid for a while, I now work at a cvs pharmacy as a clerk and my life is passing me by. yeah by all means get back to work! ps. you are hot.
biology and ushistory SAT2's are next saturday, AP tests are in two weeks, and my 8 chapter long biology test is on wednesday, and spanish quiz,, and my math test are all this week. but youtube is not letting me study.
your right i know exactly what your talking about except my addiction and prcrastination or whatever is Email i check my email while watching this and i had every thing checked and literlitly 8 seconds later i forgot to press send and i got 12 emails after i hit send
I wrote a song about this. Sentences like "The universe we live in is an oddity / it keeps expanding at the speed of light you see / and so is YouTube, so I'll never reach the end... blablabla" There's always some freaking funny video you've never seen before waiting for you on YouTube, hiding and making fun of you along with the rest of the videos you haven't seen (over a thousand times) yet.
Then again, getting a girlfriend would put me in perspective, I guess,
i do the same shit. yer gonna have to ween yerself off of it lol. but its not working yet. but the timer does sound good but id end up putting another 10 min then another. hope all works out for ya cutie
The way I've been doing it for the past third of a year now is I think of school as a job. Of course, it is, in a sense, but anyway I always do everything at school. I go to school, take whatever classes are in the day, and then I do not go home after. Instead, I go to where everyone hangs out to study and stuff, and I don't go home until I've gotten enough work done to satisfy my conscience. Then I go home, and I'm no longer at "work" so I can do anything I want. It's really working well so far
looking at all the comments....i see that mkost people have this STUPID PROBLEM ...including me....its very annoying....i just thought i had serious problems...cuz along with procastination...i loose lots of things...looking at the comments help me realize that im not that slow
lol...i am procastinating right now....lol but at 1:00 -1:04 u look like a crackhead trying to break a habit...lls....but sooo true...DARN HATE PROCASTINATION....i have a math test tommorow
i do the same thing. just multi task as in get a second thing, like drawing? or etc? btw you are kindv procrastinating just to upload a video on procastination O.O
Im procastinating on commenting when i should be sleeping....since its like over 1 in the morning O.O.....
Sorry I cant offer advice. I don't have a cam. So as much as I want to post a video response, I cant. I'm totally addicted to you tube also. And, I have long term projects I have to get to. Just wanted to say loved your video and your t-shirt. Thycid seems to have found a good solution. I think I might try it.
I've got a bit of a YouTube addiction myself, really. Even when you're bored with nothing to do, you'll start on YouTube, and you'll watch something, and see something in the corner, and watch that, and save that video because there was more than one video you wanted to see, on and on. It's ridiculous.
I have the same prob. though im not in college its really getting out of hand. Its like "oh i'll just do ___ for two mintues." then you look at the clock "FOUR HOURS!?!?!?" hehe, but honestly I understand where your coming from and I hope you get help with it. I sure need it, haha.
I HAVE A FIX, there is a firefox plugin called 'procrasto' and you type in the websites that you use the most (eg. mysapce, youtube, collegehumor) whatever it may be. then you set a time limit, and this thing pops up and goes GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!!!!!! while your on the site. and it works pretty damn good for me cause after awhile it gets annoying as hell adn i just go FUCK IT and close the site. search for the plugin, its awesome!
What you need to do is just sit back relax and watch You Tube videos and ignore your work...
Experience the consequences of not doing your work. The pain and suffering will either cure you of procrastinating... Or you will discover the things in life you are pursuing really don't interest you.
This would be a BIG FAT road sign to change your direction in life!
When I procrastinate on YouTube, and I know I shouldn't be, I usually watch something I utterly am disgusted at, or loathe. I run away screaming and don't come back for a while after...
I have a serious problem about. . .singing .. .I search for. . . singers around youtube, scour through them and practice my prhasings, inflections, , blablabla. . . . and i miss my revision . . HELP. but i love yotuube fro SURE
THAT IS EXAcTLY WHAT I DO i like ok im gonna go to bed but right after this vid n i like wait no this on good n i keep on going the timer wont work hahaha. i cant fix it
Funny I should come across this tonight. I found this at 9:50 PM while I was hiding from writing a scholarship essay that is due tomorrow. katz20two, we are in the same boat.
i have a paper that's due tomorrow, n i only have one paragraph down. im so screwed!!! omg. i have addiction to everything, blogs, youtube, movies, tv, eating. o man. i can relate to u.
Set aside one day on the weekend strictly for all things YT related. If that is too hard at first, maybe a one-hour mid-week fix on Wednesdays- but only to review comments (use a timer!). That will give you something to look forward to, and a good reason not to look at YT the rest of the week!
Hope you are getting your addiction under control :)
yes, I'm actually doing well with it. as soon as school really picked up I just had to set yt aside for long chunks of time. weird thing now though is I'm feeling so out of the loop for being gone so long. o.O
remember this?: 'who gives a flying crap that bitch is retarded.' I wrote this comment on your video on September 4, 2010 "at 3:37 pm"
My own life was -and has kept- going down in the gutter. If I had at least continuously done one useful thing I would by now be somewhere much much better. I mean if worked on my projects at least a shamelessly little bit I would be having a bachelor. Not a perfect one, but a bachelor.
lifeexperience of 2years is:'just do it-doesnt matter if it seems hard'
When I find it is almost time for bed I check my mail one last time. And hey! New comments. I go to comments. Or someone subscribes. I go and see what kind of a person subscribes to me. One vid... I check it out. Sometimes on YouTube, you can never check out only ONE vid. No no, if the vid has the right tags the Related list looks interesting as well. I know... Sitting here at 4AM typing this...
3 days since your last login... i think you're almost cured... It's 2.26am and i need to get up early... I know what you mean. Good luck with the studies. You're cute buy the way... lucky boyfriend.
yeah, school has taken the higher priority... almost to the point that I have to stay away from YT completely until the next production/project is done, else I'll get sucked in! thanks ;)
Taper off. Cut down an hour a day each week so you have time to shift your priorities online. After 2 months you'll just be checking your e-mail and riding your bicycle.
I love your shirt-i want one. .haha. And i'm guilty of procrastination from youtube as well. For example right now i'm meant to be searching for a job but i just can't stop my brain from wanting to check messages. .haha
When I was in grad school I actually had to resort to having my g/f lock me out of the computer by changing the password. Even then, there were times when I literally chased her into the backyard yelling "gimme the damn password" Yes....the neighbors were well entertained.
My trick for leaving youtube is to find a long and realy boring video to watch. Or maybe some music videos that i don´t like. Usualy takes my intress away from Youtube. Try it could work for you aswell :) good luck anyways
English paper due today still havent got 1 word down =) . Ill do it later loL
Well this use to work for me but procrastination has become too strong again. But it might for you since it does help with reminders and if your on the PC alot.
Download this program call "Active Desktop Calendar v7.0" It has to-do list, basically shedules urself and what ur ass need to getter done. =) Google it and u'll have the fullversion free
true... but I've actually been pretty good at keeping up with my work now, I really do enjoy it. hopefully I'll be able to catch up on youtube now though, since we are coming up on easter break from classes ;)
It's after midnight and I'm procrastinating so I look up procrastination and find you. I don't care for it but your really cute so I feel like I have to watch the whole thing.
LOL! okay, now the way that you found me is really funny! sorry to have bored ya a bit, but the straight vlogs are just that, kind of a *shrug* meh, to pass the time ;)
Personally, I favor the complete cold turkey method. If you don't need the Internet for whatever you're doing, go hide your router in a closet or something, take YouTube off your favorites list, that kind of thing. Don't rely on personal restraint not to go on here, because it won't work a lot of the time.
I was watching Mad TV the other day...and Bob Newhart had a brief appearance as a therapist, and there was one piece of advice that he gave over and over that I thought might work in this situation:
STOP IT! You know you're procrastinating, then STOP IT! Cut it out! STOP IT!
Please take this in the good humor it was intended ^>^
Okay...I don't have any help for you because right now I am procrastinating doing the work I need to do in my Master's program to watch this...It's hopeless..I always like the last minute adrenaline anyway...it's a good rush and work is so much easier when you are under pressure and pumped!
ahhh yes, the last minute thing. I used to do that all the time. the problem, can't really do it to much with the project I'm working on. *shrug* but will probably have a lot of it running into last minute anyway... and so it goes ;)
You should get a timer on the electrical socket that feeds the pc, make it drop the power after an hour or something.
then again, the motherboard wouldn't like that too much, and you're probably using a macbook or laptop just like blunty, so it would keep running anyway :p
When you find yourself logging on to youtube to space out for a while: stop. Just catch yourself and stop. Smokers are told sometimes told to "hold out" for 2-3 minutes when we get a craving for a cigarette. It is said that holding out gives the craving a chance to pass. I've never truly tried to quit, but I'm told its a good way to start. Just a thought. Good luck.
I would say prioritise working instead of trying to curb YT'ing. When I need to get pottery stuff done, I will give myself a time to get off the computer. Then I will give myself a minimum of time to work in the workshop, give myself a 15-minute computer break, then back to the workshop. So timer is good. But more important is priority and stubbornness! I know you can do that with both hands tied behind your back (then you can't click on vids! LOL!)
Right now, I should be writing a paper on The Silence of the Lambs. And writing a little response to Toni Morrison's Jazz. So, I probably can't help. BUT, I do have a running To-Do list in Excel, with the date due and date I'm doing it. It feels SO good to delete lines. I list everything. Watering plants, etc. It helps. I'm down to two things!
Don't worry about your school work, it will be there when you get done with YouTubing. Oh wait that's the problem huh. You can do a thesis on YouTube Addictions, and how it cause problem in school.
I used to surf the news, and celebrity paparazzi websites and play online video games a lot. Now I should change the name of my computer to solely "YTID" or "You Tube Interface device" My roommate wanted to watch "24" at 9 pm and so now I've been on Youtube from 9 pm to 12:36 am on YouTube - "procrastinating"
a little extreme, but you could change to a dial up connection. at least during term time. ok bad idea. timer sounds like the best option for you. get blunty to march around with his samurai sword. look, just think about your priorities, and use your willpower.
Hey no fair talking about procrastinating. You're making me feel guilty, and um...yeah, I think I'll go watch another video now. Just one more, and then I'll get onto my to do list...
I notice you watching 53 Channels :-X , thats a lot of new vidios. What are u righting your thesis on? change it 2 viral vidios in the twenty first century .
lolol!!! OHHH now that would be FANTASTIC!! making watching vids my thesis! alas... I'm in the theatre and I can't do that so much. HOWEVER, I do want to include YouTube in it... I'm just figuring the details now. should be fun though!
Do your work on a computer with no, absolutly no, connection to the internet. I'm a video junkie, pre-UT, I used a bowl of MMs and a quart of water. Did my school work until one was gone and walked away. Watched History or Discovery or some random Stupid TV for 1/2 hour. Then refilled and worked again. Don't wear the shirt hang it over your computer to remind yourself. GET BACK TO WORK
lolol!! actually, if you think about it... it IS Nates fault! Not because of YouTube, but because I wouldn't be going to grad school this quickly (different school dates than the US) ;))
Why during much of this video I kept thinking "pretty swords!" JoeBob speaking in some kind of James Eral Jones voice: "You can't fight the POWER of the YOUTUBE. It's you DESTINY!"
You could use a system I used when I was doing my PhD work: it is called the 45/15 rule. Do focuesed work for 45 minutes (that means no stopping for anything) and then break for 15 minutes to do whatever you want. It is a good way to get a lot accomplished and not burn out. Our tiny human brains can't focus and be productive for more than 45 mins anyway. This rule helped me since I am the world's best procrastinator. Best of luck Katz!
Yep, got the same problem--big time. What a friend suggested was to unplug from the internet completely. Pull the plug. Then, after your work for the day is done, use a kitchen timer and go on YT for a specified amount of time. Good luck.
You could try only being on YouTube for 30 minutes to an hour and see if that works. That is what I do on the days that I work is spend only 30 minutes to an hour on here. Well I hope that this helps.
Hello there Katz! I just wanted to let you know I'll help you with your procrastination "problem". No problems! I'll get right on it a little later. Maybe tomorrow.
I'm sorry. I can't help you with your procrastination "problem". I, being the king of procrastination, do my best work when I have unreasonable time limits.
Heh, this reminds me of a friend of mine who asked on a message board we post on a lot for people to occassionally ask him, "How's the novel coming?" I'm sure you're doing great. If you've been a good student up until now, YouTube isn't going to destroy your work ethic. The fact that you're making this vid in the first place shows you're aware of the situation. Now GO BACK TO WORK! (P.S. Your swords are upside down...)
yeah... I'm thinking I'll be okay. just need to be tougher on myself, when the school ball gets rolling I'm sure I'll be delved into that as much as I used to. (ps... so many people have noticed that!! it's so funny b/c they are Nates swords, I keep jiving him about it now)
You may as well give in--the Cult of YouTube has you in it's grip. This is Google's way of taking over the world. Everyone is sucked in. No one eats right, there is no sleep, ppl are late to work and school, laundry and dishes pile up. All anyone thinks is "what's on YT?" There is always something new! That is how the brainwashing works. Soon we'll all be YT zombies....Give in, join us.
What hurts me is my homepage at home & work is YouTube. So, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND!. I'm not sure I have any advice. Living with Blunty will not help at all. It's like this when you're an addict: If you want out of the addiction, you stop hanging out with the drunk/druggie crowd. Try burning a YouTube bridge if you're serious. Say some off the wall stuff to offend your base. Burning bridges has always helped me when needed.
well cant help you out sorry, one of my life motto's is "There is always time for procrastination" and unfortinatly its wrong, i know its wrong....meh i will change the motto later
Got a great idea for you, but first I have to check my messages and watch a cool video. Best thing to do, someone already said it, is to let YouTube be a reward for you completing your school work.
Use YouTube as a Reward. Write down all your priorities on a list you will always see. When u are done. YEAH!! Time to YouTube! Then fit nate in there someplace.
LOL, Hang in there Katz. We are a bit guilty of this. I myself need to get out more to look for work and I find that Youtube monopolizes my time just a bit too much.
okay... option #9 watch vids with sound only if I am working on the comp. (hmm... I'm not sure that one will work for me, but I'll give it a try. I know Nate does that too for long vlogs or podcasts)
i have the same problem. youtube, games, tv, anything. maby your ADD, i am WEEEE! any way try to find other things that you have to do to ocupie your time. realy i have no clue. just try.
I know what you mean, procrastinating always gets me too. You know, when I want to avoid stupid important stuff. One way of dealing with this problem is to play a cd that's like an hour long on the stereo and when the music is over, you can realize it's time to get off. Then you can get up and leave. That's what I do. I hope that helps. ^^;
Lmfao I have 3 essays, 1 test, and 1 research paper due tomorrow and I'm here hahaha! It's hard to laid off the Youtube.
favm360 10 months ago
OK give ur self 10 videos and only 10 at a time....when ur done do one hours worth of work before you go back to ten more vids..... U must chose, and chose wisely. ( indiana jones lol). just chose with total patient this vid, then that vid...be proud of your ten choices.....then work....1 hour....ur new habit will get stronger in practice= )
great vid....this is the way i do it!!!! same prob u had, I had best power 2U!
888Kharami 1 year ago
you look like meredith grey in grey's anatomy
kickitupify 1 year ago
True its very human to act like this. But we need to break this. all the best.
Chandrashekar1986993 1 year ago
nice samurai behind u :) <3 it
guitarkevin13 1 year ago
haha I'm procrastinating right now by watching this video
hmm well those papers will get written eventually I guess
lilkk234 2 years ago
i like the swords in the background
lastphilosoph 2 years ago
Iv'e been doing everything in the last minute my self, prolyl my entire life... I feel for you about this, totally :p
Good lucky with curbing it =)
siegedelux 2 years ago
ure sweet :)
just dont worry about the alarm clock and all those other ideas, u just have to realise how u will feel wen u will be stressed bcus uve wasted so many hours procrastinating... just get ur work out of the way and u could then check ur msgs and youtube vids.. just as long as u finish ur work for that day
mwa
AmmoSturdy 2 years ago
Write down a realistic list of goals for the day , and then accomplish it and say to urself after i do the days work i can spend time on pleasure
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kuhan1870 2 years ago
You look sexy, the youtube is like you can do it anytime so dont make it priority only do the things that have time requirements or are more important does that make sense to you?
cherkas009 2 years ago
quit school
invisibletime 2 years ago 2
yoou say like too much ..like apart from that I ... like ... you!
alexjamesdf 2 years ago
Wow I had the same problem and , I had procrastinated so long from doing my work that I droped out of a few classes, I am on probation and I can't recive financial aid for a while, I now work at a cvs pharmacy as a clerk and my life is passing me by. yeah by all means get back to work! ps. you are hot.
Mrsammy114 2 years ago
change "I need" for "I WANT"
1Pelito1 2 years ago
This is some serious shit guys Ive got 11,185 video viewed only on youtube and only last 2 years I dont know what to do I am desperate
pangea1974 2 years ago
biology and ushistory SAT2's are next saturday, AP tests are in two weeks, and my 8 chapter long biology test is on wednesday, and spanish quiz,, and my math test are all this week. but youtube is not letting me study.
aiG0oChamNa 2 years ago
your right i know exactly what your talking about except my addiction and prcrastination or whatever is Email i check my email while watching this and i had every thing checked and literlitly 8 seconds later i forgot to press send and i got 12 emails after i hit send
RikkiForest 2 years ago
im youtube procrastinating right now.........as i do almost every day now......its 10:15 and i have lot of hw....
tenebnaes 2 years ago
I wrote a song about this. Sentences like "The universe we live in is an oddity / it keeps expanding at the speed of light you see / and so is YouTube, so I'll never reach the end... blablabla" There's always some freaking funny video you've never seen before waiting for you on YouTube, hiding and making fun of you along with the rest of the videos you haven't seen (over a thousand times) yet.
Then again, getting a girlfriend would put me in perspective, I guess,
CasparSG 2 years ago
who gives a flying crap that bitch is retarded
iamatumor 2 years ago
i do the same shit. yer gonna have to ween yerself off of it lol. but its not working yet. but the timer does sound good but id end up putting another 10 min then another. hope all works out for ya cutie
LILitaly773 2 years ago
The way I've been doing it for the past third of a year now is I think of school as a job. Of course, it is, in a sense, but anyway I always do everything at school. I go to school, take whatever classes are in the day, and then I do not go home after. Instead, I go to where everyone hangs out to study and stuff, and I don't go home until I've gotten enough work done to satisfy my conscience. Then I go home, and I'm no longer at "work" so I can do anything I want. It's really working well so far
realblublu 3 years ago 6
Interesting...
ParkParkParkPark 2 years ago
BRILLIANT!!!!!!
Mrsammy114 2 years ago
ahahahaha that's funny
story of my life
MitraMomtazi 3 years ago
like.
purity4your11 3 years ago
looking at all the comments....i see that mkost people have this STUPID PROBLEM ...including me....its very annoying....i just thought i had serious problems...cuz along with procastination...i loose lots of things...looking at the comments help me realize that im not that slow
gh4life 3 years ago
lol...i am procastinating right now....lol but at 1:00 -1:04 u look like a crackhead trying to break a habit...lls....but sooo true...DARN HATE PROCASTINATION....i have a math test tommorow
gh4life 3 years ago 2
ive stoped my bio HWh at midnite 2 watch stuff
xoxoluv94 3 years ago
i do the same thing. just multi task as in get a second thing, like drawing? or etc? btw you are kindv procrastinating just to upload a video on procastination O.O
Im procastinating on commenting when i should be sleeping....since its like over 1 in the morning O.O.....
DFlash4545 3 years ago
Sorry I cant offer advice. I don't have a cam. So as much as I want to post a video response, I cant. I'm totally addicted to you tube also. And, I have long term projects I have to get to. Just wanted to say loved your video and your t-shirt. Thycid seems to have found a good solution. I think I might try it.
Harmonious128 3 years ago
i like her t shrit
tyedyeluver48 3 years ago
You are a completely charming individual.
I've got a bit of a YouTube addiction myself, really. Even when you're bored with nothing to do, you'll start on YouTube, and you'll watch something, and see something in the corner, and watch that, and save that video because there was more than one video you wanted to see, on and on. It's ridiculous.
TheHugeManatee 3 years ago 2
I have the same prob. though im not in college its really getting out of hand. Its like "oh i'll just do ___ for two mintues." then you look at the clock "FOUR HOURS!?!?!?" hehe, but honestly I understand where your coming from and I hope you get help with it. I sure need it, haha.
ChezNight 3 years ago
God!!! just go back to work...lmao, you are not alone
belindita11 3 years ago
im actually procastinating myself...
OH SHIT IM NOT DONE MY ESSAY!!!
JELLOFACTORY 3 years ago
cool swords
hoopesk2 3 years ago
The video has one year old, but I feel compelled to comment: I feel the same thing, but I think my case is worst, I don't do videos to talk about it.
liscraudjo 3 years ago
I HAVE A FIX, there is a firefox plugin called 'procrasto' and you type in the websites that you use the most (eg. mysapce, youtube, collegehumor) whatever it may be. then you set a time limit, and this thing pops up and goes GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!!!!!! while your on the site. and it works pretty damn good for me cause after awhile it gets annoying as hell adn i just go FUCK IT and close the site. search for the plugin, its awesome!
Thycid 3 years ago
awesome! I'm so glad I'm not alone!haha! I love the ending an am so posting a video response to this!
pinklivy94 3 years ago
What you need to do is just sit back relax and watch You Tube videos and ignore your work...
Experience the consequences of not doing your work. The pain and suffering will either cure you of procrastinating... Or you will discover the things in life you are pursuing really don't interest you.
This would be a BIG FAT road sign to change your direction in life!
batfly 3 years ago
Your a sweet heart. I know exactly what you mean.
MRMRMRPO 3 years ago
hehe. look at garfield and spidey!
tpubill 4 years ago
When I procrastinate on YouTube, and I know I shouldn't be, I usually watch something I utterly am disgusted at, or loathe. I run away screaming and don't come back for a while after...
MissBlinxAlot 4 years ago
I have a serious problem about. . .singing .. .I search for. . . singers around youtube, scour through them and practice my prhasings, inflections, , blablabla. . . . and i miss my revision . . HELP. but i love yotuube fro SURE
guddynatasha 4 years ago
LOL...I DO THE SAME THING...AHHHH...then i start looking at funny babies
gh4life 3 years ago
omg I have the same problem!!! In fact, I'm actually supposed to be working on homework right now... -.-"
ThEoneWiThGlaSseS 4 years ago
i do that with deviantart
magicbunnygurl 4 years ago 2
Me too.
adrawer4ever 4 years ago
haha i do it with youtube and i havbe a huge test tomorrow..i get up at 6 and its 10 i havent studdied i swear im the BIGGEST PROCRAsTINATOR!
ashleylovess 4 years ago
SAME HERE i do this alot and with myspace
tomatermater34 4 years ago
THAT IS EXAcTLY WHAT I DO i like ok im gonna go to bed but right after this vid n i like wait no this on good n i keep on going the timer wont work hahaha. i cant fix it
VickyToria94 4 years ago
lol, omg! I'm using youtube as a procrastination measure right now!
FessdapFrisc 4 years ago 2
lol i dont post videos i just watch em. both are addictive
BlackShadow7000 4 years ago
made me smile.
royalicecream 4 years ago
haha, totally. Its really bad for me, cause Youtube is my home page. x]
OmgTtlyRandom 4 years ago
Funny I should come across this tonight. I found this at 9:50 PM while I was hiding from writing a scholarship essay that is due tomorrow. katz20two, we are in the same boat.
aykgotl 4 years ago
YouTube procrastination is hard to get through but I looked at the tips you gathered from your comments. They're great tips :)
julianvelasquez 4 years ago
Im doing it now! lol
joxoheidixo 4 years ago
ever wake up in the morning and get this actual physical urge to login and check comments? I have.
I call the second stage of youtube addiction. Past the first innocent stage of extreme joy and creative idea flow and media blitzkrieg.
dancinginmypjs 4 years ago
i have a paper that's due tomorrow, n i only have one paragraph down. im so screwed!!! omg. i have addiction to everything, blogs, youtube, movies, tv, eating. o man. i can relate to u.
d0a2 4 years ago
I have a paper due tomorrow too lol and i am procrastinating on here
jcris11 4 years ago 3
Me too...I hate papers and school
kookoo78 3 years ago
you know how hitmen blow their victim's brains out without even thinking about it...
... you need to just DO it, dont even think about it...
...you cant reason yourself out of procrastination, you just have to try to not think about it, just whip your gun (schoolbooks) out do do it
ColdDev4 4 years ago
this seems kind of ironic...
freestyledog1 4 years ago
exactly!! ;))
katz20two 4 years ago
Me too. We are all human. 1st year in college.
homedogdigity 4 years ago
KATZ! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! GET BACK TO WORK!
:D Did I do good?
evaliceiscool 4 years ago
FANTABULOUSLY!!
*giggle*
thanks
katz20two 4 years ago
Set aside one day on the weekend strictly for all things YT related. If that is too hard at first, maybe a one-hour mid-week fix on Wednesdays- but only to review comments (use a timer!). That will give you something to look forward to, and a good reason not to look at YT the rest of the week!
Hope you are getting your addiction under control :)
clobberella 4 years ago
yes, I'm actually doing well with it. as soon as school really picked up I just had to set yt aside for long chunks of time. weird thing now though is I'm feeling so out of the loop for being gone so long. o.O
katz20two 4 years ago
remember this?: 'who gives a flying crap that bitch is retarded.' I wrote this comment on your video on September 4, 2010 "at 3:37 pm"
My own life was -and has kept- going down in the gutter. If I had at least continuously done one useful thing I would by now be somewhere much much better. I mean if worked on my projects at least a shamelessly little bit I would be having a bachelor. Not a perfect one, but a bachelor.
lifeexperience of 2years is:'just do it-doesnt matter if it seems hard'
iamatumor 9 months ago
YouTube = Addiction. I know.
When I find it is almost time for bed I check my mail one last time. And hey! New comments. I go to comments. Or someone subscribes. I go and see what kind of a person subscribes to me. One vid... I check it out. Sometimes on YouTube, you can never check out only ONE vid. No no, if the vid has the right tags the Related list looks interesting as well. I know... Sitting here at 4AM typing this...
Edward256 4 years ago
YES! now that is exactly what happens! I've been good though not to even take that first '...one last time'
and then weeks go by and you realize you have no idea what is going on on yt ;)
ah well!
katz20two 4 years ago
yep 5 days now since the last login.
for those of you with this same problem they came out with the YT patch. it really helps
baatzu 4 years ago
LOL! a YT patch... wonder what flavors the gum comes in ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
Mint, all the fruit flavors, couch (like bluntpaste), and freshly squeezed rhubarb. Next year they'll add earwax and truckgrill flavors.
baatzu 4 years ago
3 days since your last login... i think you're almost cured... It's 2.26am and i need to get up early... I know what you mean. Good luck with the studies. You're cute buy the way... lucky boyfriend.
DontBuyAnXbox360 4 years ago
yeah, school has taken the higher priority... almost to the point that I have to stay away from YT completely until the next production/project is done, else I'll get sucked in! thanks ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
Procrastination is a type of avoidance behaviour which is characterised by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time.
TotallyUnknownGuy 4 years ago
lol! you sound like one of my professors! so true!
katz20two 4 years ago
Taper off. Cut down an hour a day each week so you have time to shift your priorities online. After 2 months you'll just be checking your e-mail and riding your bicycle.
disasterpastor45 4 years ago
HEY Katz20two GET BACK TO WORK !!! (don't worry, i am just practicing in case i really need to :P )
Oh yes really cool t-shirt you have there!
TotallyUnknownGuy 4 years ago
I love your shirt-i want one. .haha. And i'm guilty of procrastination from youtube as well. For example right now i'm meant to be searching for a job but i just can't stop my brain from wanting to check messages. .haha
Heidiscope 4 years ago
When I was in grad school I actually had to resort to having my g/f lock me out of the computer by changing the password. Even then, there were times when I literally chased her into the backyard yelling "gimme the damn password" Yes....the neighbors were well entertained.
Girli951 4 years ago
ahaha! that is a great story!
katz20two 4 years ago
Hello katz
My trick for leaving youtube is to find a long and realy boring video to watch. Or maybe some music videos that i don´t like. Usualy takes my intress away from Youtube. Try it could work for you aswell :) good luck anyways
qwertygj 4 years ago
English paper due today still havent got 1 word down =) . Ill do it later loL
Well this use to work for me but procrastination has become too strong again. But it might for you since it does help with reminders and if your on the PC alot.
Download this program call "Active Desktop Calendar v7.0" It has to-do list, basically shedules urself and what ur ass need to getter done. =) Google it and u'll have the fullversion free
ocpaul 4 years ago
im hungry hmm i feel like popcorn
samylessie 4 years ago
procastinate, that sounds rude >_<
LikeTotallyDudes 4 years ago
5 STARS ! I really admire you ^o^ . that procrastination is a huge problem :S
algodinero 4 years ago
I removed the network card from my home PC. That seemed to help for a while. Hmm, I'd better get to work...
TimmermanV 4 years ago
You're very beautiful but you're a complete moron.
bollox34 4 years ago
i agree
amigazlove 4 years ago
thank you! I think... um... wait is that the right response??
um.... potaytoe ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
maybe this means that you don't really like to do those things that you think you need to do.
thehymner 4 years ago
true... but I've actually been pretty good at keeping up with my work now, I really do enjoy it. hopefully I'll be able to catch up on youtube now though, since we are coming up on easter break from classes ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
It's after midnight and I'm procrastinating so I look up procrastination and find you. I don't care for it but your really cute so I feel like I have to watch the whole thing.
abacab87 4 years ago
LOL! okay, now the way that you found me is really funny! sorry to have bored ya a bit, but the straight vlogs are just that, kind of a *shrug* meh, to pass the time ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
Basically, try to find something OUT OF YOUR CONTROL to restrict your YouTube-ing. If you trust yourself to get off it, it won't work.
TK925 4 years ago
Personally, I favor the complete cold turkey method. If you don't need the Internet for whatever you're doing, go hide your router in a closet or something, take YouTube off your favorites list, that kind of thing. Don't rely on personal restraint not to go on here, because it won't work a lot of the time.
TK925 4 years ago
yeup... cold turkey has what it has been. trying to catch up now that I have some breathing time for easter break. thanks for the ideas!
katz20two 4 years ago
I was watching Mad TV the other day...and Bob Newhart had a brief appearance as a therapist, and there was one piece of advice that he gave over and over that I thought might work in this situation:
STOP IT! You know you're procrastinating, then STOP IT! Cut it out! STOP IT!
Please take this in the good humor it was intended ^>^
KiriaBrave 4 years ago
lol! definitely will take it in good humor, it's hilarious! thanks for the smile ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
Okay...I don't have any help for you because right now I am procrastinating doing the work I need to do in my Master's program to watch this...It's hopeless..I always like the last minute adrenaline anyway...it's a good rush and work is so much easier when you are under pressure and pumped!
lv2lf 4 years ago
ahhh yes, the last minute thing. I used to do that all the time. the problem, can't really do it to much with the project I'm working on. *shrug* but will probably have a lot of it running into last minute anyway... and so it goes ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
You should get a timer on the electrical socket that feeds the pc, make it drop the power after an hour or something.
then again, the motherboard wouldn't like that too much, and you're probably using a macbook or laptop just like blunty, so it would keep running anyway :p
...i'm out of ideas.
jernov 4 years ago
Ah hell, blow off school completely and devote ALL of your time to YouTube; what's the worst that can happen?
Don't worry, be happy! ;-D
SmallPressFan 4 years ago
Anybody who would watch 5 minutes of you talking about this has got it worse than you do.
COLD TURKEY. That is the only answer. For you or me.
FastThought 4 years ago
Hey, just do your thesis on the You Tube community, I mean it's the biggest theater in the world.
Well, it *seemed* like a good idea.
nakikita 4 years ago
great advice! *giggle* yeup... a version of that has failed for me too.
shirt??? thought you did have one? or are you jivving me? ;)))
katz20two 4 years ago
omfg. the internet being used for procrastination? i dont believe it.
Shurbewang32 4 years ago
I KNOW!! never in my wildest of dreams!! ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
More than an hour spent responding to comments on a single video...
TheGreatAndMightyMe 4 years ago
aka your insane.
Tyrannous 4 years ago
completely... and it's really nice weather here with us inside my head. ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
When you find yourself logging on to youtube to space out for a while: stop. Just catch yourself and stop. Smokers are told sometimes told to "hold out" for 2-3 minutes when we get a craving for a cigarette. It is said that holding out gives the craving a chance to pass. I've never truly tried to quit, but I'm told its a good way to start. Just a thought. Good luck.
theterrible119 4 years ago
I would say prioritise working instead of trying to curb YT'ing. When I need to get pottery stuff done, I will give myself a time to get off the computer. Then I will give myself a minimum of time to work in the workshop, give myself a 15-minute computer break, then back to the workshop. So timer is good. But more important is priority and stubbornness! I know you can do that with both hands tied behind your back (then you can't click on vids! LOL!)
Good to see you, Katz :-)
Marihani 4 years ago
hi Mari!!
okay... option #16: use YT only as a 15 min break intervals.
katz20two 4 years ago
WITH a timer! Trust me - you can't do it without a timer! :-D
Marihani 4 years ago
Right now, I should be writing a paper on The Silence of the Lambs. And writing a little response to Toni Morrison's Jazz. So, I probably can't help. BUT, I do have a running To-Do list in Excel, with the date due and date I'm doing it. It feels SO good to delete lines. I list everything. Watering plants, etc. It helps. I'm down to two things!
wisetara 4 years ago
very cool! option #15: Make a to do list. Thanks!
katz20two 4 years ago
Don't worry about your school work, it will be there when you get done with YouTubing. Oh wait that's the problem huh. You can do a thesis on YouTube Addictions, and how it cause problem in school.
blkbishop112 4 years ago
ahhh! second comment on this! I wish I could!!!
katz20two 4 years ago
Tough problem, but there's a solution. It's going to take some serious concentration, though. First, you need to... oooh, look, a toy!
Urgelt 4 years ago
teeheehee! this made me giggle!
katz20two 4 years ago
Bright shiny thing, bright shiny thing, must touch.
steveoutdoorrec 4 years ago
unfortunately, you're not the only one ;)
jaromo7 4 years ago
I used to surf the news, and celebrity paparazzi websites and play online video games a lot. Now I should change the name of my computer to solely "YTID" or "You Tube Interface device" My roommate wanted to watch "24" at 9 pm and so now I've been on Youtube from 9 pm to 12:36 am on YouTube - "procrastinating"
synthemesc06 4 years ago
I'm procrastinating right now!
zmac311 4 years ago
WHERE DO I GET THAT SHIRT! AHHHH so cool
Grimace 4 years ago
a little extreme, but you could change to a dial up connection. at least during term time. ok bad idea. timer sounds like the best option for you. get blunty to march around with his samurai sword. look, just think about your priorities, and use your willpower.
bugs2323 4 years ago
Hey no fair talking about procrastinating. You're making me feel guilty, and um...yeah, I think I'll go watch another video now. Just one more, and then I'll get onto my to do list...
fivetoedsloth 4 years ago
I notice you watching 53 Channels :-X , thats a lot of new vidios. What are u righting your thesis on? change it 2 viral vidios in the twenty first century .
98smithg 4 years ago
lolol!!! OHHH now that would be FANTASTIC!! making watching vids my thesis! alas... I'm in the theatre and I can't do that so much. HOWEVER, I do want to include YouTube in it... I'm just figuring the details now. should be fun though!
katz20two 4 years ago
I find that ,just more with facebook :-)
98smithg 4 years ago
Do your work on a computer with no, absolutly no, connection to the internet. I'm a video junkie, pre-UT, I used a bowl of MMs and a quart of water. Did my school work until one was gone and walked away. Watched History or Discovery or some random Stupid TV for 1/2 hour. Then refilled and worked again. Don't wear the shirt hang it over your computer to remind yourself. GET BACK TO WORK
PS it's all Nate's fault. he he
steveoutdoorrec 4 years ago
lolol!! actually, if you think about it... it IS Nates fault! Not because of YouTube, but because I wouldn't be going to grad school this quickly (different school dates than the US) ;))
katz20two 4 years ago
It's always the guys fault. I've learned that in 32 yrs of marrage. :-)
One of my students left here (ADK mountains in NY) to go to school in NZ. He's having a ball and I'm jealous. We're at -30 last night. Yeah
GET BACK TO WORK
steveoutdoorrec 4 years ago
Why during much of this video I kept thinking "pretty swords!" JoeBob speaking in some kind of James Eral Jones voice: "You can't fight the POWER of the YOUTUBE. It's you DESTINY!"
JoeBobOneHalf 4 years ago
You could use a system I used when I was doing my PhD work: it is called the 45/15 rule. Do focuesed work for 45 minutes (that means no stopping for anything) and then break for 15 minutes to do whatever you want. It is a good way to get a lot accomplished and not burn out. Our tiny human brains can't focus and be productive for more than 45 mins anyway. This rule helped me since I am the world's best procrastinator. Best of luck Katz!
Tcello 4 years ago
sweet! option #13: Focus work in 45 min intervals.
thanks!
katz20two 4 years ago
Yep, got the same problem--big time. What a friend suggested was to unplug from the internet completely. Pull the plug. Then, after your work for the day is done, use a kitchen timer and go on YT for a specified amount of time. Good luck.
dtm2468 4 years ago
cool... option #12: start the day offline till work is done then go online to YT and time limit it.
katz20two 4 years ago
I think you should restrict yourself to watching my most recent video and then maybe one from someone else AND THEN BACK TO THE BOOKS! ;-)
welcomestranger 4 years ago
DONE! ;)
katz20two 4 years ago
I hope this commnet finds you hard at work!
falcos 4 years ago
Are those japanese swords just decoration or do you know how to handle them? :)
frankyfingers 4 years ago
actually they belong to Nate.
katz20two 4 years ago
You could try only being on YouTube for 30 minutes to an hour and see if that works. That is what I do on the days that I work is spend only 30 minutes to an hour on here. Well I hope that this helps.
Ray30 4 years ago
okay... option #11 Limit YouTube to 30mins/hour a day. thanks!
katz20two 4 years ago
Hello there Katz! I just wanted to let you know I'll help you with your procrastination "problem". No problems! I'll get right on it a little later. Maybe tomorrow.
dickponderous 4 years ago
lol! no kidding!
oh wait.. is that dickponderous?? THE dickponderous??? HI!!! how are ya??? missing ya and hope you are doing well with your movie!!
katz20two 4 years ago
ya... me too. but for sleep. :D procrastinating on sleep for youtube.
pyromaniacevil 4 years ago
I'm sorry. I can't help you with your procrastination "problem". I, being the king of procrastination, do my best work when I have unreasonable time limits.
captainzerocool 4 years ago
Heh, this reminds me of a friend of mine who asked on a message board we post on a lot for people to occassionally ask him, "How's the novel coming?" I'm sure you're doing great. If you've been a good student up until now, YouTube isn't going to destroy your work ethic. The fact that you're making this vid in the first place shows you're aware of the situation. Now GO BACK TO WORK! (P.S. Your swords are upside down...)
Shyaporn 4 years ago
yeah... I'm thinking I'll be okay. just need to be tougher on myself, when the school ball gets rolling I'm sure I'll be delved into that as much as I used to. (ps... so many people have noticed that!! it's so funny b/c they are Nates swords, I keep jiving him about it now)
katz20two 4 years ago
It's great that you two found each other. Congrats on that. As a fellow comic/sci-fi/etc... nerd, it's nice to know there's hope!
Shyaporn 4 years ago
You may as well give in--the Cult of YouTube has you in it's grip. This is Google's way of taking over the world. Everyone is sucked in. No one eats right, there is no sleep, ppl are late to work and school, laundry and dishes pile up. All anyone thinks is "what's on YT?" There is always something new! That is how the brainwashing works. Soon we'll all be YT zombies....Give in, join us.
trillian57 4 years ago
What hurts me is my homepage at home & work is YouTube. So, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND!. I'm not sure I have any advice. Living with Blunty will not help at all. It's like this when you're an addict: If you want out of the addiction, you stop hanging out with the drunk/druggie crowd. Try burning a YouTube bridge if you're serious. Say some off the wall stuff to offend your base. Burning bridges has always helped me when needed.
riverkee 4 years ago
well cant help you out sorry, one of my life motto's is "There is always time for procrastination" and unfortinatly its wrong, i know its wrong....meh i will change the motto later
silentmish 4 years ago
Got a great idea for you, but first I have to check my messages and watch a cool video. Best thing to do, someone already said it, is to let YouTube be a reward for you completing your school work.
vidular 4 years ago
Use YouTube as a Reward. Write down all your priorities on a list you will always see. When u are done. YEAH!! Time to YouTube! Then fit nate in there someplace.
kiddsock 4 years ago
alright... option #1.5: YouTube as Reward, list priorities and put them in plain sight.
*giggle* Nate will be sure to find time ;))
katz20two 4 years ago
I am all about the cooking timer.
OC5 4 years ago
option #10: going ahead and using the cooking timer to limit YouTube time.
katz20two 4 years ago
LOL, Hang in there Katz. We are a bit guilty of this. I myself need to get out more to look for work and I find that Youtube monopolizes my time just a bit too much.
kbdesign 4 years ago
watch vids with sound only and do ur work on ur cpu while u listin to vids minimized thats what i do
patd316 4 years ago
okay... option #9 watch vids with sound only if I am working on the comp. (hmm... I'm not sure that one will work for me, but I'll give it a try. I know Nate does that too for long vlogs or podcasts)
katz20two 4 years ago
I know what you mean, Katz. I should be reading a chapter in my e-commerce textbook right this second. But you are sooo much more fun than it is!
Oh no! Have I just contributed to your problem by posting a comment?? Now I feel all guilty! hehe
amyw423 4 years ago
i have the same problem. youtube, games, tv, anything. maby your ADD, i am WEEEE! any way try to find other things that you have to do to ocupie your time. realy i have no clue. just try.
Roge14 4 years ago
Spinx was not here!
darkspinx 4 years ago
Acknowledging you have a problem is the first step to curing it...
I'm in NO position to give advice on this or any other procrastination subject since I still have my Christmas decorations up...
Good luck...
rayvyn2k 4 years ago
ahahahaaa! now that's tough!
katz20two 4 years ago
I do the exact same thing....
My advice is to stay at school, do your work in the library....and don't bring headphones with you, youtube becomes pretty useless :)
BrYanwithaY1986 4 years ago
I know what you mean, procrastinating always gets me too. You know, when I want to avoid stupid important stuff. One way of dealing with this problem is to play a cd that's like an hour long on the stereo and when the music is over, you can realize it's time to get off. Then you can get up and leave. That's what I do. I hope that helps. ^^;
queenofmallets 4 years ago
cool thanks! option #8: use music as a timer (silence as the alarm)
katz20two 4 years ago