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Procrastinators Anonymous Meeting Materials
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- By anonymous (not verified) at 6 Nov 2006 - 7:14pm
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back again..
joined the site a year back...made a disappearing act since i had given up..again here..knew it was working..just didnt have the patience to keep going on..or the faith..want to give it another try...as not thinking of something doesnt make it dissapear and not doing anything doesnt make the problem go away!!
wb C21
Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent. Maxwell Maltz
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Hi everyone,
I am new to this whole PA site, and i must say that its looks really great im really glad i found this site. For a long time i felt like there was something wrong with me i would try so many things and it just got harder to bear with. I eventually realized that "chronic procrastination" for me was a life long habit. It wasn't something i just picked up. I actually was a grade A top of the honors student all through elementary to the middle of high school. All along i had this habit of procrastinating. It wasn't until i started joining clubs and doing a lot of sports that i began to see the harsh side affects of my habit. And then to top it all of i was going through a lot of stress and sadness from my family. By my senior year i would have grades in the C's and D's failed 2 classes also. I and everyone that knew me were shocked at how abruptly it all changed. At that time my downfall really broke my spirit and confidence i had in myself. Over the past couple of years i have been trying my best to stay positive and proactive about my habit. And i can honestly say that i don't regret a thing that has happened to me, not a single bit. I am now at a point in life even though I'm only 20, where i feel like i have learnt so much from that experience, about myself and about the world.
I just hope that others that are going through "chronic Procrastination" realize as i have that procrastination is just one part of your life, you shouldn't let it consume you, take pride in the other wonderful parts of you and use all your other wonerful parts to overcome this hurdle. It may and probably will take years but you have already made it clear you want to move forward and that in itself is a great achievement.
You've been there, I've been there, from now on realize there's no where else to go but up:)
chill out...
but don't procrastinate:)
-best of Luck To all!!!
will it be okay? i am in my
will it be okay? i am in my senior year and having the same things happen that you described. i am worried i won't get into college b/c of it yet evidently not worried enough because i can't bring myself to do much of anything.
are you trying too hard?
Hey
I'm a rook, so don't just take my word for it, but I'll tell you about how I see my own experience.
I'm a PhD student and I went through a BA and an MA to get here and all through that I was pretty enthusiastic and "hard working" where it counted - I could have achieved a lot more, but I'm proud of the marks I got. So now I'm here, and I just can't focus. I'm not enthusiastic about it, I see this mountain of work and the expectations from colleagues, supervisors, my parents and it's too much!
"ok work ... OMG it's too much - can't cope ... computergames!" That's been me for the last two years, and it still is. Except I cut out the "can't cope" bit.
What I have learnt is that I can't look at it all at once. Work on little things, make little achievments, take little steps to get there. Because if you achieve one thing it's good and it motivates you to take up the next thing - don't go on to the big steps until you're ready.
However, and I used to do this as well, it's easy to look back and think, "hang on, I used to be able to take the big steps!" - Don't! It's too easy to dwell on the past, but this is different. This is now!
And make lists of what you need to do. Just because you didn't need them back then doesn't mean they can't help now. Make lists and break it down into manageable chunks. And by "it" I mean "Life", "Work" everything - well except maybe going to the toilet
It does help, because seeing it on paper can make it easyer to manage - and you can tick things off!
If getting into college is your goal write down what you need to achieve this; subjects, grades... break the subjects down into topics and subtopics and work out how much and what you need to learn to achieve the grades you need.
And don't think you have to work for 8 hours solid - give yourself breaks, but make them useful breaks: drink tea/coffee, go outside for 10 minutes, have a shower, tidy your room for 5 minutes, stay away from the computer!
it's been awhile
Hello all, it's been awhile since I've been on here. It feels good to be back. Last time I was on was months ago, and at that time I was working on a paper for school that was late. I said that I would post again when I was done, but never did indicate I finished it. Well, I did finish it, so Yey! Now I'm working on another paper that is past due and I am almost done with it. I am behind in my readings, so I'm feeling some stress about this. Wish me luck and I hope to talk to you all again soon! Tammy
wb tammy
since you've come back, i am guessing you're serious about doing something about your procrastination. well many of us here, me included, are.
why not join us in today's daily check-in thread
< http://www.procrastinators-anonymous.org/forum/6 >
or in chat < http://www.procrastinators-anonymous.org/chatbox >
p.s. i really like your "three circles tool"
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the touch of the master's hand: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1898#comment-27748
"fall down seven times, get up eight" - japanese proverb
procrastinating by studying procrastination: http://www.procrastinators-anonymous.org/
signs and tools
I posted the "Signs of Compulsive Procrastination" list and the "Tools of Recovery" list as articles, so you can look at them there, too.
Wow - I so belong here . . .
Just read the "Signs of Compulsive Procrastination" and I do so belong here. I literally burst into tears after reading the first one -- like a major blow to my gut, that one line defines my life. Hopefully I will NOT PROCRASTINATE coming back to this site and working the program. I am hopeful - very hopeful.
Signs
The 'signs' had the same effect on me. However, for some reason it was also a relief to realize that what I've been going through is somewhat definable and therefore subject to possibly being solved or at least worked on.
Keep coming back. There's no judgement here - I know I've been at the bottom many times and I'm sure there are others.
Welcome.
welcome theworst!
Nice to know we're not alone!
Never have an ordinary day! - Pepperidge Farm (lol)