Dreamseller
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My procrastination is getting out of hand. :kickingmyself:
Anyone got any advice/tips?
Anyone got any advice/tips?
Procrastination Out Of Hand
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coyote
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in my experience...
most things will cease to require your attention altogether if you put them off long enough:
friends and family will stop calling
cars and furniture will be repossessed
utility companies will disconnect your service
landlords will evict you
creditors will eventually quit calling and sell off your debt to another creditor who will do the same...
if you can manage not to be fired from a job that will keep you fed, clothed, and a roof over your head, you'll be okay
but don't expect to anyone to stick by you
no one wants to live in that kind of chaos if they don't have to
most things will cease to require your attention altogether if you put them off long enough:
friends and family will stop calling
cars and furniture will be repossessed
utility companies will disconnect your service
landlords will evict you
creditors will eventually quit calling and sell off your debt to another creditor who will do the same...
if you can manage not to be fired from a job that will keep you fed, clothed, and a roof over your head, you'll be okay
but don't expect to anyone to stick by you
no one wants to live in that kind of chaos if they don't have to
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kihira
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Break it down into steps. For today, do step 1 only
Dreamscape
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I am in the same boat, even writing on forum seems to be so hard on my side.
gustavofring
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I'm a terrible procrastinator as well.
Especially at home. There's a mental barrier there of sorts when at home. The internet especially is a terrible distractor. There's many things I could/should do, but I just slack it off/put it ahead. Thankfully I have a job for some income, but there's a lot I should do to get my creative freelance career going because I don't want to be a night receptionist for my whole life.
There have been times I got stuff done though. Sometimes it can just be as simple as writing a major goal down and breaking it up into steps, and planning time for it in your agenda. Once you achieve some steps, you create some momentum to get the mental ball rolling. Maybe find someone who you have to report your progress to, like a teacher/mentor/friend/parent. You'll also gain more discipline this way hopefully.
I guess procrastination also has some deeper causes, it could come out of some kind of inner resistance like not wanting to face reality/fear/etc. Avoidant personality disorder. Maybe try and think about why you don't do those things you need to do and work on that.
Especially at home. There's a mental barrier there of sorts when at home. The internet especially is a terrible distractor. There's many things I could/should do, but I just slack it off/put it ahead. Thankfully I have a job for some income, but there's a lot I should do to get my creative freelance career going because I don't want to be a night receptionist for my whole life.
There have been times I got stuff done though. Sometimes it can just be as simple as writing a major goal down and breaking it up into steps, and planning time for it in your agenda. Once you achieve some steps, you create some momentum to get the mental ball rolling. Maybe find someone who you have to report your progress to, like a teacher/mentor/friend/parent. You'll also gain more discipline this way hopefully.
I guess procrastination also has some deeper causes, it could come out of some kind of inner resistance like not wanting to face reality/fear/etc. Avoidant personality disorder. Maybe try and think about why you don't do those things you need to do and work on that.
vanillabear
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Try doing like 5 minutes of what you need to do and say to yourself that you'll get a 10/15 minute break after that.. I find it helps because starting is usually the hardest part and after that you gain momentum and the task isn't as tough or intimidating as you initially thought (you probably won't even want to take the break after the 5 minutes).. which makes you feel like you want to keep going.. maybe that will help?
Pacific_Loner
Pirate from the North Pole
Doing lists and taking actions right in the morning is the only way I found so far. STAY AWAY from the computer.
ImNotMyIllness
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EscapeArtist
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Think ill try this for a week, doing 3 things that have to get done right in the morning.
razzle dazzle rose
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That is actually really great advice. If I just one thing done a week, that would be huge progress!
squidgee
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The stay away from the computer thing doesn't exactly work well when the work you have to do is on the computer. But if that's not the case that's some pretty good advice for procrastinators like me.