Comments on: Do You Have a Magic Ring?

By: Carina

Carina — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:59:46 +0000

I just bought a magic ring too and I just asked Google if there are other people who are as weird as me. What my magic ring does is that it makes it impossible for me to procrastinate. The ring and procrastination just don’t together ( don’t ask me how that works in details, it’s just magic).

So when I put the ring on I’m working. I don’t have to make up my mind whether I want to work or not because I’ve got the ring on my finger, the decision has already been made. If I struggle with a task I touch the ring, I take a couple of deep breaths and just keep working instead of randomly surfing the net in order to avoid having to deal with a problem. If I don’t manage to work while I wear it, I have to take it off because I can’t wear while I’m procrastinating.

Apart from it being magic and all that helps me to set a clear border between working and not working. Otherwise I sometimes think I’m working but in reality, I’ve been looking at cat pictures for the last 20 minutes. Right now I’m obviously not wearing it but I’ll start again in a couple of minutes and let it work its magic.

By: Austin

Austin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:40:16 +0000

I totally get the ring thing! I have to admit that I never used a ring this way but it sounds like it could really work. I do magic (tricks not witchcraft!)and when I was learning I had coin that I ‘dedicated’ as my practice coin for coin tricks and kept it in my pocket. Somehow having a special coin I ended up practicing all the time. It could have been any coin I practiced with but the dedicated magic coin made me do it. So there we go, i thinks it’s a similar principle.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:41:03 +0000

So…Hi. Now, I don’t normally comment at all on this site, because well I prefer to simply take the advice and run, and but this time I feel obliged, for two reasons. A) This post cracked me up from the get go. And B) I’ve heard (and tested)tons and tons of tips on how to stop procrastinating, and this is the only bit of advice that sounds like it well work. So…Thanks. *insert smiley face here*

P.S. Sorry, about my crappy grammar.

By: Infiriae Starbloom

Infiriae Starbloom — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:12:26 +0000

Personally, I have found putting the inscription “Ring of Protection +5″ or “Ring of Greater Elemental Resistance Ice” etc. on a ring will make my man wear it, I guess he figures if anyone gives him grief he can just ask them if they are wearing a “Ring of Trollish Fortitude”.

So if you are a guy who likes this idea but doesn’t want to be girly, just put something on the ring you can feel proud of.

By: Nick Thacker

Nick Thacker — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:55:17 +0000

You know, Havi Brooks recently posted something like this that I lovingly "borrowed" on my own blog. It's called "One Thing" and to help boost productivity/self-discipline, you focus on one present-tense thing to do that will lead to the actual task you'd like to accomplish. For me, it's getting out of bed: "I'm getting out of bed RIGHT NOW," is better than saying, "I'm going to get out of bed pretty soon," because it's present tense and implies an action. Subconciously I'm tricking my mind into action by doing it this way. But jewelry could work also... Nick Thacker´s last blog post...Judge Declares Capâ€™n Crunchâ€™s â€œCrunchberriesâ€ Not Real Fruit

By: Bamboo Forest - PunIntended

Bamboo Forest - PunIntended — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:18:09 +0000

The magic ring is a great idea. It can be used for any character trait. Thanks for the great reminder.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:32:22 +0000

Kelly, I used to have an ankle bracelet that I got from a belly-dancing shop. It had tiny bells all around it and tinkled every time I moved my foot. I LOVED it!

Probably wouldn’t work under a suit though, but would be great at home!

I want some of those post-it notes!

Melinda´s last blog post…Is Your Business Real or are You Just Playing?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:12:32 +0000

Tei,

A mission! I hate shopping, but I love research missions.

ISO an ankle bracelet that looks funky but not clueless under a suit. You’re right, that would easily catch my attention fifteen times a day.

Until later,

Kelly

P.S. To all you post-it believers: I actually have some post-its that have printed on them, “Reminder: Don’t forget to be awesome.” I post those randomly in work spaces and personal spaces for a similar magical effect.

(Company that gave them to me: forgotten. Awesomeness: remembered.)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:08:04 +0000

@Tei: An ANKLET! You’re a certifiable genius. I used to wear those all the time, and I miss them. Now I have an excuse!

By: Tei Lindstrom - Men with Pens

Tei Lindstrom - Men with Pens — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:03:51 +0000

Oh, and re: Kelly and her ridiculous bling, as well as Peter and his financial constraints, when I say that my ring “cost me a decent chunk of change”, what I mean is: $70. It is a sterling silver ring and it basically looks like a river stone attached to a distressed silver band. It is not super-blingy. *I* am not super-blingy. I could never get away with actual bling. It would look very weird with my jeans-and-tank-top ensembles.

So don’t go thinking you have to break the bank with this one. $70 was actually way more than I intended to spend. I was planning on buying some nice $20 silver ring from a street vendor, but then damned if this woman in a pretty little shop didn’t have just the thing and I kept coming back to look at it and I figured if it could keep my attention that well before I even owned it, it would be a good ring for my purposes.

That is the ring story. Thank you for tuning in. The moral? You need not spend tons of cash on your ring/equivalent talisman. It just needs to be something that INTERESTS you, that catches your attention, so that you’ll think about it.