Procrastinators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from chronic procrastination.
Wednesday 24 March 2010
'I like who I'll be tomorrow and
I'll believe in myself
Because I want to believe'
Song lyric from 'Utena' (Japanese animation)
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Vic 3/24
Last year working on an annual task I found this site. I wrote: March 16, 2009
I am sitting here-FROZEN.I came accross this site.I am in other 12 step programs and no one I tried to talk to really hears me.
They don't undrstand and quite frankly, neither do I.Instead, I feel sick inside, ready to cry, stomach ache, self loathing that is off the charts, waiting and hating myself and FROZEN. Ii NEED TO START PAPERWORK AND I AM POWERLESS- STRANGE AS IT SEEMS, I DID NOT PRAY.I GUESS I FEEL LIKE MY HP WOULD SAY YOU ARE JUST TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PATHETIC.
This year after completing the same annual task, I wrote yesterdayMarch 23, 2010:
Wow. Done, I want to go out and clebrate!!!But first I want to give thanks to this group.
This is the only place I could say how busy I was and how drained I became by all day procratinating and doing nothing that I needed to do and have people understand. Thank you. Now I can go back to doing my regular stuff.
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Definite improvement from last year. I feel hopeful. My sponsor in other 12 step programs had me say out loud Step 2.
STEP 2
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
I would add, "and he wants to". I am starting to believe step 2 for my PA issues.
happy anniversary vic
I am so glad you are part of PA; I really enjoy your shares and this one was particularly encouraging! Thanks for sharing the recovery path.
tiptree 4:50 PM CI
to do in the next 24 hours:
x 1908 implemented
- rest of 1889 implemented
- begin work on 1901 - set up db from backup and compare w/ archived data
- 1691 - read thru code
x meeting
- work 1 hour on 1884
x read 50 pp.
- practice guitar
- get at least 7 hrs of sleep
x file 50 documents
- exercise
Rexroth Check In
It is just gone 6.00pm and this is my first check in.
Done:
Out and walked and bath and tidied a bit and done almost nothing else. I'm tired and a bit confused.
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Check Out
Night Folks
Helen's CI
It's 5pm and I forgot my morning checkin which feels strange. So here it is allbeit belatedly
Library
Project work
Washing up
Evening routine
Journey 11:45
*whew* busy morning! I had a dentist appointment at 8 am, what a great way to start the day huh? But it can only get better after that. Late start due to the dentist and I've been in meetings, on phone calls and IM convos about stuff ever since I got back. I did make my todo list and schedule and now working on Item #1.
"Bless the present. Trust yourself. Expect the best." --Steve Nobel
Agnus checking in
Seems no matter how seriously I intend to get started earlier, my check-ins - which signal the start of actually working - are all around 11-12 midday, which is a lousy way to work. Just acknowledging that this is something I'm noticing. Can't commit yet to looking at it any deeper yet.
MITs today -
Other stuff:
re:Angus
I was like that too until I sorted out my morning routine. It was far too complicated and now it is simple.
1. Wash
2. Dress
3. Eat
4. Groom (Brush hair, teeth).
5. Checkin
I have found it much easier to start early using that simple routine. Having said that I am a morning person, a lark and work best in the AM. It may be you are an owl and do your best work later.
Q for Helen
thanks for the feedback. Can you tell me more about the lark-owl thing?
Body clock
We all have a 'body clock' which is is a tiny cluster of nerve cells in the center of your brain. Your body clock makes your body temperature and blood pressure rise before you usually awaken in the morning. It triggers the release of "get up and go" hormones you need to start the day. Your body clock makes you predictably alert in the daytime, sleepy at night, and hungry when you habitually eat.
Different people have different types of body clock
One in ten of us is an up-at-dawn, raring-to-go early bird, or lark. (an early morning bird)
About two in ten are owls, who enjoy staying up long past midnight. The rest of us, those in the middle, whom we call hummingbirds, may be ready for action both early and late. Some hummingbirds are more larkish, and others, more owlish.
Are you a lark or an owl ?
http://www.nasw.org/users/llamberg/larkowl.htm
Hope-Faith CI 10:30
Hi My Name is Hope-Faith and I am a Procrastinator. I have spent all of my adult life Procrastinting. Over the past year I have learned to develop routines that keep me from procrastings on my everyday daily activities and things that need to be done to maintain a somewhat oraganized lifestyle. It has been a awesome.
Today I have realized that while my routines have brought much peace and comfort into my life I have also used them to allow me to Procrastinat. So for today I will only complete rotuine items that are necessary to keep me sane tomorrow.
When I update tonight I will use this smiley
to post on my routine for items that I did not accomplish. I will forgive myself and not hold it against myself.
Today I need to get paper work turned in for
I need to make appointments for
E-mail
Planning for tomorrow
hope-faith
cl daily overcoming
:) 15min rdy
:) 10min ci
:) 10min emerg email only / ck mtgs
30-60ish work connect
30min quiet time
10min dailies
10min work plan
work hard.
prewk
str
.cmd file
keep
60min wko
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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
kromer 9:05 CI
Today is a nice short day (I'm leaving work at 4 to spend time w/ a friend...it's spring break week, so I figure I'll take a bit of a break :) )
That means that I need to use my time in lab efficiently.
MITs are:
*Track down data, do comparison if I can find data (did my best for this, but still waiting for labmate to look through his drawer for data)
*Quickly finish up a few tasks from yesterday: NTD reading (will do this soon), looking at biosensor struct.,
harambee prep*Figure out plan for Stra8 expt, list of expts I want to do before May committee mtg (working on this now)
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Work 2 hrs on gonial proliferation projectIf I have more time I'll:
*Work on state taxes
*Go over Avo lect. 1
*Work on list of conferences.
huma CI
Hi everyone! Have a productive day! :)
Crap night last night. Looking to rebound today.
gatewaycall Mike re sitePA invitecall c awash dishes"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
Rachel/ProNagger Day at a Glance
Like the idea of liking who I'll be tomorrow, Lucky. If I am who I want to be today, it only follows that I'll like who I'll be tomorrow.
Wednesday General Plan:
Client calls until 8:30
sit-ups
shower-dress-make up
prep breakfast
client calls
breakfast: make, eat, clean-up after (the clean-up after is the new habit)
client calls until noon
write today's BE post
Work on book: When I get to this point in the day. I will come back here and break down, into small steps what I will do so I don't run into trouble.
Client emails in the evening
Dinner at friends house maybe
Bonus:
Spin class
strike check-in 9.11 am
Nice starter Lucky, I dig anime.
Goal for today: send ≥ 1 job application goal reached yay!
call company bedit job app. bmail job application bcheck route to hospitalprepare lunchupdate 4.41 pm
dress/prepare for hospital meetingleave early 11.35 am (be-on-time training)I arrived 20m early, a success for me!hospital meeting 1 pm/5 min declutteringtake a bathcompany work 2hstrike check-out 6.40 pm
I check out early today. I had a good flow this morning but I became very tired after I took my bath. I need to do that after my work day is over. But all in all, I finished my MIT (send job application b) and that is what counts in the long run. Have a nice evening everyone.
re: Strike's breakthrough
Yay!, double yay, thrice yay! Well done you broke through, the next job applications will be much easier now!
Re: Strike - Being on time
Very well done for being on time!
I notice you wrote 'be-on-time training'. You may find the procrastinator's clock useful. It is free download.
The Procrastinator's Clock is set ahead for a random amount of time from 0 to 15 minutes - which means you don't know if and how much it's set ahead, so you treat the possibly later time as if it's actual.
http://lifehacker.com/230632/download-of-the-day--the-procrastinators-clock-windowsmacweb
Thanks Helen
Good to know you've got my back :)
Lucky CI
I fell off the procrastination wagon yesterday and I'm a bit rattled! Before work:
Up by 7 :)
Check in :)
Prayer & visualisation over tasklist
Make bed
Pack calendar for R
Dress smartly :)
Straighten hair
Clear kitchen
Got Everything Check: phone, keys, contacts, makeup, wash stuff, book, diary
Commute:
Full makeup :)
Prayer time :)
Read some of book :)
Do some of creative writing book
Work
Backlog - Part done
Email - Part done
Paper - Part done
Tasks - Part done
Contracts
Tidy desk
Got Everything Check: phone
Lunchbreak:
30m writing
Buy dog food :)
Get some fresh air
Contact R re writing :)
After work:
To E's.- cancelled
Email/facebook/lj/forum :)
Charge phone :)
Vitamins :)
Clear kitchen
Tomorrow's list
Wash face/brush teeth - floss - clean contacts properly
Email report
Check in
Bed straight after check in!