http://simonwillison.net/2016-09-10T08:14:00+00:00Simon Willison2016-09-10T08:14:00+00:002016-09-10T08:14:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2016/Sep/10/lets-make-moving-and-packing/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/300311/Lets-make-moving-and-packing-FUN-again#4350492">Let's make moving and packing FUN again</a> on Ask MetaFilter</em></p> <p>Something nice I've done in the past that has worked surprisingly well is to record a time lapse video of the packing. I used software for my laptop (an OS X app called Gawker, but I don't think it works today so you may need a different solution) which takes a frame every 30 seconds and combines it into a video. Stick the laptop in a high up corner with a good wide view of the room and get to work.</p> <p>This has a number of positive effects. Firstly, it gives a great sense of your progress being recorded, which I find quite motivating. Secondly, it just makes packing more fun - every now and then you can do something creative, like poising stuffed toys somewhere amusing or creating a stop-motion animation of chairs dancing with each other.</p> <p>I've used this technique a few times and found that the benefit far outweighs the small amount of effort it takes to set up.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ask-metafilter">ask-metafilter</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/moving">moving</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/packing">packing</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/morale">morale</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/anxiety">anxiety</a></p>