Productivity blog
How to keep your word to yourself: ideas, methods, and the thinking behind StarDo.
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How to stop procrastinating
Procrastinating isn't the same as being lazy. Here's what happens in the moment you decide "later", and which methods hold up when researchers test them.
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How to find motivation when you have none
Where motivation comes from, why waiting for it gets you nowhere, when money helps and why a penalty sometimes makes things worse. Based on research, not on motivational quotes.
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How to stop being lazy without fighting yourself
Laziness gets a lot of blame, but it's worth understanding first. Why your brain loves the couch, how laziness differs from tiredness and apathy, and how to negotiate with it instead of going to war.
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How to get everything done: time management without heroics
The honest answer to "how do I get everything done?" is that you don't. But you can get the important things done and stop ending each day feeling like it slipped past you. Rules, methods and books, no heroics or all-nighters required.
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How to make a daily plan you'll actually follow
A daily plan often reads like a wish list: twenty items, three crossed off by evening, and those three are "have breakfast" and "check email". Here's how to make a plan you'll actually follow, with examples and a template.
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Burnout: how to tell if that's what it is, and what to do
Work used to feel good at least some of the time, and now Monday starts on Sunday evening. What burnout is, how it differs from ordinary tiredness, and what helps, going by research rather than inspirational posts.
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How to memorize fast, from a poem to a whole exam
Rereading your notes for the fifth time feels good: the text is so familiar by now. The trouble is that familiar doesn't mean learned. Which study techniques actually work, and why the most popular ones don't.
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How much does Telegram Premium cost?
Short answer: in the US App Store, Telegram Premium costs $4.99 a month or $35.99 a year (prices as of November 3, 2026). Paying for the year saves you about 40%. Below are prices in other countries, everything Premium includes, and how to cancel it.
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How to set a reminder in Telegram
The short version: open Saved Messages, type what you need to remember, press and hold the send button and tap Set a Reminder. At the time you pick, you'll get a "📅 Reminder" notification. Below are the steps for each device and everything you can do with a reminder afterward.
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How much do Telegram Stars cost?
A Telegram Star costs about 2 cents: in the App Store, 100 Stars are $1.99 in the US (as of September 2026), £1.89 in the UK and C$2.99 in Canada (as of October 30, 2026). It usually works out cheaper through @PremiumBot or on Fragment, and the table below has more countries and bigger packs.
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How to build a habit, and the truth about 21 days
Everyone knows the 21-day rule, but it wasn't a psychologist who came up with it. It was a plastic surgeon, and he was talking about something else entirely. How long it really takes, and what keeps a new habit alive through week two.
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The Eisenhower matrix: how to prioritize tasks
Four boxes that help you figure out what to tackle first and what you can cross off without guilt. Plus a bit of history: strictly speaking, Eisenhower didn't invent it.
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How to make a to-do list in Telegram
Telegram is open all day anyway, so keeping your tasks there makes sense. Here are four ways to do it, from Saved Messages to task bots, and where each one hits its ceiling.
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What is a commitment device, and why does it work?
You can argue with yourself forever. Here's why willpower tends to fail right when you need it, and what works instead.