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.
Saturday 18th of February
For today,
I would want to finish
- labelling for chemistry
- Writing for English
- Taking Note for Economics
- Completing the Powerpoints for Chemistry
and maybe Data processing part of the physics lab
among all the things I have to finish for next week:
(from the most time consuming ones to the least):
- Chemistry Essay:Write titles for all diagrams, write conclusion and limitations
- Physics Lab: Data Processing, Conclusion, Evaluation
- English: Write rational
- French: Insert all the related images
MUN:Complete position paper- Extracurrical Activity: Complete 1st reflections for all 7 activities
- Math: Do all the remaining home works
- English: Read two novels
- Sciences: Solve all the remaining worksheets
- Chemistry: Complete all powerpoints
- Economics: Complete note in Chapter 9, 10, and 11
Unfortunately I don't know where to start with it or how to break it down
I worry that if I start with the hardest one, I would end up partially
done with the hardest ones and not have done all the rest because of
lack of time
I worry that if I start with the easiest one, Iwould have actually done
something but I would not have any possibility to do all the hard but
important ones.
I worry that if I start by dividing all the works equally, I will
eventually have lost one deadline and all the workings get screwed up at
once because of that.
Please help me with my worries!
Just for now, I think I will post the same list everyday during the next week,
and I would keep strike whatever I have done in that list.
*I hope you appreciate that I post much earlier because I live in much earlier time zone in Europe.
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Check-in, sat feb 18, 8:09 pm, AllOfTheAbove.
I've been into a set of recurrent thoughts, malignant thoughts, which start with a delay in a deadline. Then I "promise" myself I will oversucceed in doing it to compensate. Then, all my fantasies about repairing that deadline I didn't meet stop me from doing anything related to the work I failed in the beginning. I feel better for having written how it happen. Now I can visualize it and catch it when it occurs.
I arrived late at TD. I don't like it, neither the ones at the class. I felt bad. A nice, self-empowered girl from the class asked me what I was into, work or study, while at the bus, after the class. I didn't know how to respond to it. My mind went blank while feeling I was actually doing nothing worth telling. She went off the bus; I couldn't help but pop out a tear. Then the malignant thoughts rambling inside my head started. But after writing this, I feel like working at some pomodoros and trust G@d to feel better.
So today, I:
- Went to TD.
- Had family eating.
- Tried to install some stuff I need in my laptop CM.
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Fear is only a thought and as a thought you can ignore it.
One down
So, my goal of clearing two big projects yesterday turned out to be unrealistic. My plan of alternating between the two projects was unworkable for me. I just couldn't force myself to switch gears continuously. I needed to concentrate on one.
But, on the positive side, I did finish the one I worked on. Not perfectly, but at least I won't be harassed about it any more (I hope). Now today I am trying to force myself to work on a second project, but I am really resisting and avoiding getting started. Partly I don't want to struggle with it. I am tired and struggled with the other project all day yesterday. It may seem wacky, but partly I am afraid of not being able to finish it this weekend, and afraid of feeling more and more stressed as the weekend "window" for completing it closes. Avoiding it is one way of avoiding the stress. I realize, however, that not getting it finished may have serious repercussions. Somehow, in my mind, I can't seem to make that argument compelling enough to motivate me.
Well, this is unproductive. It's 7:26 PM, and I don't want to stay here late today. I am at work and have been here about 3 hours already, accomplishing nothing except surfing and talking on the phone. I will try to do *something* and see where it takes me.
Goal 1: Work for a timed 30 minutes (7:30-8:00)
Goal 2: Take a timed 10 minute break (8:00-8:10)
Goal 3: Work for 30 minutes (8:10-8:40)
Goal 4: Take a 10 minute break (8:40-8:50)
Goal 5: Work for 30 minutes (8:50-9:20)
Goal 6: Leave work by 9:30
Didn't do too badly. Once I finally got started, worked pretty steadily for 30 mins x 4, without taking the 10 minute breaks. It's 9:40, and I am heading out.
Goal 7: Do something else at home
Goal 8: To bed by 11:30 PM, so I can come to work early tomorrow and put in a better effort.
Back to report.
movingalong Saturday
Bookending here that I am leaving for the gym now.
Will post again when I return.
movingalong Saturday update
I went to gym, did modest workout, and have returned home.
Yay.
Rexroth Check In
Thanks for starting us of chicken. Just for information we usually start with a greeting post.
I am still ill and have been in bed almost all of the day.
Done:
Prayer and reflection
Checked emails posts and snail mail
Cleaned and cleared a little
Otherwise rested and tried to get better and at bad moments felt worried, guilty, and fed up
Todo:
Put rubbish out
Write journal
Prayer and reflection
Bed and sleep
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Check Out
Done:
All above except sleep which I shall now do
Night Rexroth
Rexroth, hope you feel better soon.
Sorry to hear you are still unwell. Sending good wishes.
Thank you findingaway
Thank you findingaway - I hope I get better soon too.
I don't know exactly what it wrong. I have colds and coughs for a lot of the time and I'm told I need another hernia operation so I shouldn't exercise much. Psychologicaly I feel fed up and anxious and I can't sleep properly and have nightmares most nights.
Despite all this I feel I am somehow growing and moving forward and my present experiences are like summer clouds which will move away and the sun will shine again.
Regards Rexroth
(Rexroth)
I love the image of those summer clouds passing away.
Glad you can stay in touch with something positive in yourself at this difficult time. Take care :)
tracy-la check in 2-18
Good day.
Motivational Reading for the day:
Setting Priorities
One of our slogans is "first things first." We cannot have or do everything; we must set our priorities and choose what means the most to us.
Each of us needs to spend quiet time searching the inner self to determine which people, which activities, which tasks are most important. The results may surprise us. We may find that we are spending too much time with someone we really do not enjoy, preparing complicated meals which no one needs, working at a job which we dislike in order to make more money to buy more things. Do we really need the things? Do they enrich our lives or are they merely impressive?
Because I am a compulsive procrastinator, abstinence is the most important thing in my life. Without it, I do not enjoy other people, I do not like myself, I do not work well. If abstinence does not come first, everything else suffers.
May I remember that abstinence is my number one priority.
Adapted From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations
Am going to work on my billing and work projects.
Will give a
for each half hour spent on the project.
Did one article and started on a second. took 2 hours at least.
Worked out. Took 1 hour.
plus drive back and forth 
Research for website
11:05 - 11:22 - unplanned break. back at it! take action!!
Billing #1 #2 and Projects N, L and new matter
11:22 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:30 - misc
board matter; other new matter
5:30 - 6:30
6:30 - 9 on dinner, kid stuff
9-10
tracy-la
My Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
I want to thank 64yam for starting this trend.
Things I have done today
1. Went to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Went to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting3. Went to the 8 a.m. telephone OA meeting4. Went to the 10 a.m. telephone CLA meeting5. Ate breakfast6. Scan Computer5. Went to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA meetingThings I will do today
1. Test blood sugar three times
2. Get medicine ready for the next two weeks
3. Clear tables
4. Sweep floor
5. Wash dishes6. Make bed
7. Eat lunch8. Unpack things
9. Take shower
10. Get dressed
11. Eat dinner
12. Go to look for some e-mail13. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting14. Go to this website and write my list for tomorrow15. Go to the 10 p.m. online EA meeting
Thanks for letting me share
Greetings
When we start in the forum, we need to start with a greeting.
Thank You
Assignment, cleaning, cooking, meeting...
Top of the list is the assignment that I need to get finished by Thursday am. I'm SO pleased I've made a start on it already but I MUST keep it up, and not by *time-bingeing* either! A little, frequently, isn't that it?
Cleaning: will make me feel better. Got a decluttering book from the library and my goal is just to keep the sink and counter-top clean and clear on a daily basis and build on that. Also have a friend coming round who will do a couple of hours cleaning for me, I'll pay her and we'll both benefit :).
Cooking: sadly, this is required of me, my 15yr old daughter can't live off muesli forever! But, thinking about it, it'll be a nice break from my assignment! And the clean counter-top will make it easier!! Yay the multiple benefits of getting things done!!!
Meeting: I go to another fellowship, it keeps me sane, all good :).
And Chicken, that's one hell of a list you've got there, don't give yourself a hard time. As for choosing which way to do it, hardest, easiest, equally etc, I don't know!!!! I know one thing I tried once, with housework, was writing the different chores on pieces of paper and then picking out of a hat, whatever I picked was the one I did, if it was easy and done quickly just picked another one to do next...
going to do some counter-cleaning now...