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.
Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
Findingaway check in
11.10 pm. A very late check-in.
Got myself into my client's office today - went OK - did some work and talked with some people.
Now just need to get off the computer and into bed.
The chat box made a big difference to me getting my last report done.
thank you everyone.
Now officially a lot worried
9:58 PM: Back at work after an unrelaxing dinner break. Managed to tackle exactly one tough case, and 4 easy ones, then fell completely off the wagon and spent the entire afternoon and evening procrastinating online. Frustrated and unhappy; did I mention stressed? I have played this part before. This.must.stop. No use continuing to flail tonite. The damage is done. But tomorrow the workday *will be* virtually internet free. Check in and check out here, no casual (ab)use. Any attempts to procrastinate will have to be faced without distractions, staring at the pile on the desk. Time for the cold turkey.
Rexroth Check In and Out
Seen the doctor this morning and I am well but very tired after a viral illness. I've been with a friend for most of the day and am now exhausted and need to sleep
I'm committed to showing up here so here I am.
Regards Rexroth
A little worried
12:29 PM I am feeling a bit of concern today. I awakened feeling a little down, and I arrived at work about 15 minutes late (9:15 AM). I had a conference call until 10:15 AM, and spent from then until now answering a couple of phone messages, eating breakfast in the cafeteria (I no longer eat at my desk), and...messing around with email, online news, and handling personal bills.
I know why I am procrastinating, at least partly. I have several cases from last week to review that are complicated and daunting, and I don't want to face them. In the process, however, newer cases are backing up. This is what got me into trouble at my last job. Anxiety about cases and the fear of making a mistake lead to my putting off making the hard decisions. I procrastinate and my productivity tapers off. At some point, I either decide to tackle the hard cases, or 'skip' them to get easier, newer cases 'out of the way'.
So I end up with kind-of-late easy cases and very late hard cases. This sank me, and possibly derailed me from my career track, at my last job. I have to, have to, have to tackle these hard ones. I have to, have to, have to *learn* and *adopt* a first in-first out, let the chips fall where they may approach, which should work for 90%-plus of the cases I face.
There will be the occasional case that requires additional research and legitimate delay, but if the problem is actually lack of steel in my backbone, putting the decision making off won't help. My experience and judgement will not increase by ignoring the case. Ironically, the converse is true. By forcing myself to make the hard decisions, they may come more easily next time. At least I will have a track record to guide me, and a retrospective sense of whether or not I was right.
The idea of mistakes (and being criticized) just frightens me too much, out of proportion to the possible consequences. Well, let's try a 20 minute dive into one of these.
Goal 1: 12:50 - 1:10 PM Attack 1 tough case. Back to report.
hey there 4change!
Haven't seen you around in a while
Never have an ordinary day! - Pepperidge Farm (lol)
Hi Journey
Yah, been struggling in the offline world. Need to get re-grounded. Don't want to keep reliving old scripts. That's why I am back. Hope you are doing well.
Sammy :: 12/13/10
Great starter, Lucky!
I'm here.
Didn't get to bed till 3:30 because I've been working on a project that I hadn't worked on as hard as I should have....Still proud of my progress, though, because I didn't wait till TOTALLY the last minute to work on it, and I have worked on it in multiple steps, not just one big rush at the end! Little victories, right?
Today:
Finish staining project #2
Evaluate progress, make new to-do list.
Will check in later.
Project #2 has reminded me again how much our procrastination affects our families and loved ones. I am very thankful for my father, who has graciously given up his ENTIRE weekend to help me in the wood shop with my sculpture.... he fullyl acknowledges that I got myself into this mess, but he kept a positive attitude, which kept me from getting down on myself and losing momentum.
Kickin' off a jammin' week with the Scribbler
get up at 6take B to schoolmake bedsweeps
coffee, papercheckinsMorning
Update QuickenInvoice ABQuery 1Check on taxbill delayDo taxbill intvwsAfternoon
Lunch w/BCheck w/Evan re: recording sessionEmail Nathan re: sorryPack B stuffD/o B stuffDo 1 BNEvening
katia 12/13
Most of today will be taking the dreaded physics exam. EEK. I'm smart, but I'm very nervous as I hate doing badly. But it is exciting that it is almost done.
To Do Today
-Vitamins2 antibiotic/1 BP/1FE-3 Sets of pills-Review test 4-Look at learning objectives-PWN test-Call pediatrician, reschedule appt-Call lactation consultant, cry-Email school-Tutoring essay thingmore later, I'm sooo out of it.
I can safely say than I can definitely cross off PWN test instead of just taking it. Yay :D
monday tracy-la
Good Monday,
My basics (
check-in/show up; check calendar; gratitudes; affirmation; check calendar; prayer;exercise; no or little sugar or gluten).Plan:
office email/voicemail; Get ready for exercise clothesPTA Board project at school - 7:50 am - 8:30 am
Exercise
1 pm conference call
Projects - make list of top 4. Project S, Project ES, Project G, Project G2
Didn't get those work projects done.
Focuse instead on personal projects:
School PTA project - 3 hoursWrite 10 thank you notes to teachers/staff with giftsWrite 2 thank you notes to music and baseball teachers with gifts.
Love the starter! Thanks Lucky,
Best to everyone, tracy-la
tracy-la
hope4meandu checkin (10:25AM)
LUCKY is amazing!! Wanted to call in sick, but I'm here.
Today:
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continue looking for apartment for work neighbors-call credit card co. to get statement (pls let there not be too much damage, please)
-transfer balance
-call lab make sure they rec'd all scripts
-make copy of keys
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call N change address from 377 to 337-call Ellen re: ride
Tonight:
-laundry
-clean bedroom completely
-clean bird cage
Tuesday:
-work out in a.m.
-order gifts for S & G
-find good ENT & G
-send tz out to T.S. & Ch
-start looking for doggie jobs
-arrange to get meds through mail in
-find good vet & groomer that will come to house for my Yoffee
♥"Careful the wish we make, wishes are children. Careful the path they take, wishes come true..." From "Children Will Listen," by Stephen Sondheim.♥
Lots to do
Lots to do today!
Scheduled:
mtgs 1-2 and 4-5
MITs:
*Staging! (started)
*Finish up orders and emails from yesterday, deal w/ papers/mail
(specifically, I need to send
deacon email, Christmas party email (will do this soon), dinner email, MH emails (will do these soon). I need to order netbook,order 2 antibodies, order P's xmas present, send est. tax payments andcash checkand send other check, write and send card.)*
Figure out embeddingand start DNA extraction (will do this soon)*Make a schedule for the week
*
Prep for 4:00 mtg
Other tasks:
*Install filter
*Look at cut slides
*Brainstorm xmas presents for M,Mb,Mc
*
Check on expts
*
Pick up slides
OK, here I go! starting with antibody order and embedding and checking on expts, to be followed by staging.
kromer regrouping
OK, I'm exhausted and slow today and am clearly not going to get thorugh all of this today.
So, a shortened list with small tasks:
Start DNA extraction (working on this now)
Order netbook + P's pres.
Half of staging (working on this now)
Schedule
Install filterMail est. tax stuff + other check
OK, that's doable! starting DNA extraction now
Vic 12/13
Show up (done)
Thank you for the starter Lucky, the poster is amazing!! Thank you for reminding me I can choose to turn all the stuff on the right side around.
I need that today.
Thanks for being here.
Journey does not like the cold.
Nevertheless, I am here, and I went back to the gym today after being away more than a week. I picked a bad day to return, but what the heck, I had decided to go back today so I did. I am also working on getting up early again, now that my 8 weeks of working weekends is over for a while. I did really good getting up early today, not so good at getting ready and out the door on time. I was up at 5:20, but didn't leave the house until 6:35, and got to the gym at 6:50. I did have a shorter than usual workout, so I was only 10 minutes late to work and everybody else is late too because of the weather. BUT tomorrow I will set my clock 5 minutes earlier, get up at 5:15 and try to be in the car at 6:00. If I can do that, I'll be at the gym at 6:15, have a one hour workout, quick shower and be in the car again at 7:30 and at work by 8:30 which is my goal.
Calendar, email, todo list now. I have a holiday party at lunchtime today, otherwise, my calendar is empty! so email, and todo list, and see ya later.
Jo
Never have an ordinary day! - Pepperidge Farm (lol)
SAM
jog
11a C meeting12a Shopping grocerries
2p shopping Weinnners/Petsmart.
Dinner
Gym
8:30 C meeting.Lucky CI
Before work:
CI
Shiva Nata
Sort wallet
Pack book
Pack food
Commute:
Prayer/bible reading time
Reading
Work:
Finish list
Order for R
Receipts
Email
Start on catchup
Lunchbreak:
Buy rat stuff
Sort & email L
Post vouchers
After work:
Email/facebook/lj/forum
Laundry
Writing
List Christmas & house to-dos
Clear kitchen
Pill
Wash face/moisturise/floss/brush teeth
Wash DOG'S face
Tomorrow's list
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