There is no step one or sequence to my taxonomy:
* Embrace procrastination – but set a time limit.
* Cut up lists into smaller tasks – do one item (completely) at a time, no exceptions.
* Feel frustrated and angry – yell, scream, lose marbles (while walking to the mailbox – where no one can hear!). Then get over it, let it go, move on.
* Find a place for everything, even if it’s the bin – throw out anything that isn’t useful but keep sanity, it might be handy at some point.
* Exercise – back up to the mailbox.
* Try future hindsight – eg: “this time next year I will look back on now and wonder what I was so worried about…”
* Write thought bubbles down – immediately, ramble onto paper instead of unsuspecting check-out chicks.
* Practice gratitude – every day.
* Listen to music – 80s for housework, 90’s for driving, 00’s for gardening, 10’s for walking.
* Prioritise – Get the important stuff done first.
* Have something fun planned – to look forward to, once the ‘work’ is done.
* Boast – “look what I got done today…”
I absolutely agree with your step “embrace procrastination – but set a time limit.”. I usually embrace procrastination, but fail to set a time limit and find myself getting no where, fast.
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Too true. I often set a time limit, then give myself extensions! Procrastination is a bit like an itch that has to be scratched. I was listening to the radio today and they were discussing the merits of boredom. It really made me think about how much boredom and procrastination can provide a much needed break for reconsidering the bigger picture of a project.
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