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I can only speak for myself, but I do procrastinate a looooot... so... in my experience you have to find the reason for it. For me it's fear, overwhelmedness in front of all the tasks I have to do. Not knowing where to begin and where to end.

So my tip is:

Make a plan! A realistic plan. List all the things (yeah all of them, so you know excactly where you stand) you want to do and what progress you made with them. Cross the things you did from the list, it will give you a  sense of achievement and retain a positive attitude (aka motivation). If your stuck on one item of your task list, leave it for now and make something else. Finish small part - goals.

Maybe download some project management software. It helps to have an overview rather than shooting into the blue. Not knowing if you're ever gonna get anywhere. I use the app "Project manager" because it's simple and fast and doesn't steal me more time than it gives. I'm addicted to crossing out things from that list now.


PS: I was procrastinating as I wrote this. But not with my game, but with my master thesis, lol...

Those are good tips. I also use them. For managment, I use Notion. It's amazing!

oh... i'm using milanote for project management, but checking boxes hasn't really motivated me because i haven't finished any tasks yet. thanks for the advice though!

I know what you mean, which is why I am really glad that in my app there's the option to put a percent completed value or a x/y completed (for example 3/10 scenes complete) and it updates on the percentage of the wohle project. Also you could break the tasks into smaller ones. Even if they might sound trivial then. Hope you find what works for you!

and... i just spent my whole day playing celeste. this project is probably doomed.