Past you, present you, future you; your relationship to chronology, and doing future you a favour

I agree that we all do it, yes, and that is, I guess, pretty boring in itself.

I suppose I'm much more interested in the conscious dissociation of the chronological selves, in the idea of not only vocalising it in this way, but also just thinking about it in this way as a method of overcoming apathy; what does it say about a person to do this?

This sounds like a great technique, i'm definitely gonna give it a go. I don't think it's necessarily weird, at least no weirder than the problem in the first place, which is an inability to realise the benefits of doing it NOW, basically a failure of long-term thinking. So why not use a kidn of artificial technique to try and fix the problem? With luck, if it is successful then you'll start to naturally do things without being so coalculated about it.

... as I've recently learnt, action comes first and motivation follows - you have to start doing things to get into the habit of doing them. This is something of a bootstrap problem, so if you can find a technique, no matter how weird, to kickstart the process, then great!

The more I read Nick's first post, the more it sounds like a potential sequel to Primer.

I've never really thought about this way, but the duvet covers thing is right. When I'm putting them on - especially in winter when I have a two piece king sized duvet that needs to be covered - I am definitely thinking about later when I'll be tired and I would really really hate to do it. Also cleaning the kitchen before I go to bed because I hate to sort through debris while trying to prepare breakfast. I need clean/clear surfaces at that time of day.

I sort of do this w/r/t regular exercise. It's hard work getting in shape now, but I imagine how much harder it will be for my future self if I put it off for ten years.

I need to teach present-Emma to think of future-Nick re; clear spaces for breakfast.

If only I could do this at work because right now Present Self hates Past Self for not doing the work I should have done properly because - Hey there's plenty of time to do that later, and, guess what - there wasn't.

(xxxpost) Also regarding household chores, it's the same task, but if I leave it until later it'll be more effort.

fuck u past dmac did u really think i wouldnt find this thread u cunt

yeah but that's not in itself a great refutation neither

Did realise on not being able to get to sleep if I missed the moment recently that I did need to make the bed beforehand. Put duvet cover on so I didn't need to at the time.

Need to listen to myself about clearing the work table before heading out. Because it just becomes another chore when I get back so delays creativity or postpones it.
So shirts and jackets don't get made. Trousers neither.