Articles like this are hard to write because the cause of stress and the solution for stress varies for different individuals, and you did seem to try to put the “taking stress personally” as a section which is good, but perhaps I think there could be more. Or perhaps I felt like this article didn’t seem to speak to me personally as much. However, it is evidence that you put in a lot of work to write up this article.
Thoughts on why this article didn’t really speak to me as much.
I do think that underlying causes matter a lot, and would appreciate if there were more elaborations on it. I agree that CBT in general is a good intervention to address a lot of these underlying causes, but therapist searching is extremely difficult, and therapy can be costly in terms of time and money.
Regarding elaborating on underlying causes: For instance, some people find it impossible to get enough sleep due to demands or perceived demands of their work or school. Some people might believe that they need to feel stressed or else they just wouldn’t get anything done. Some might be deficient in B vitamins, magnesium, etc. Some may have social anxiety. Some may be many of the ones I listed above.
Again, this article might not speak to everyone, which is ok. But just wanted to put in some thoughts in case you find it helpful. I think it’s great and inspiring that you took the initiative to start Effective Self-Help and it’s clear that you want to make it good! :)
Appreciate these thoughts. We’re planning a more tailored model for our upcoming procrastination report (find the category that seems to best fit the cause of your procrastination and then skip to the solutions that fit best with that category) - might be a little more along the lines of what you’re suggesting here.
(also a general thank you for leaving detailed feedback on things like this—genuinely very helpful)
Articles like this are hard to write because the cause of stress and the solution for stress varies for different individuals, and you did seem to try to put the “taking stress personally” as a section which is good, but perhaps I think there could be more. Or perhaps I felt like this article didn’t seem to speak to me personally as much. However, it is evidence that you put in a lot of work to write up this article.
Thoughts on why this article didn’t really speak to me as much.
I do think that underlying causes matter a lot, and would appreciate if there were more elaborations on it. I agree that CBT in general is a good intervention to address a lot of these underlying causes, but therapist searching is extremely difficult, and therapy can be costly in terms of time and money.
Regarding elaborating on underlying causes: For instance, some people find it impossible to get enough sleep due to demands or perceived demands of their work or school. Some people might believe that they need to feel stressed or else they just wouldn’t get anything done. Some might be deficient in B vitamins, magnesium, etc. Some may have social anxiety. Some may be many of the ones I listed above.
Again, this article might not speak to everyone, which is ok. But just wanted to put in some thoughts in case you find it helpful. I think it’s great and inspiring that you took the initiative to start Effective Self-Help and it’s clear that you want to make it good! :)
Appreciate these thoughts. We’re planning a more tailored model for our upcoming procrastination report (find the category that seems to best fit the cause of your procrastination and then skip to the solutions that fit best with that category) - might be a little more along the lines of what you’re suggesting here.
(also a general thank you for leaving detailed feedback on things like this—genuinely very helpful)