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.
Thursday, 17 May, 2012
Thursday, 17 May, 2012
P. A. Recovery Tool #5:
Avoid Time-Bingeing
One reason procrastinators dread starting is that
once they start, they don't let themselves stop.
Plan to work on a task for a defined period of time,
then set a timer.
When the timer goes off, you're done.
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Onestep's First Check-In
Yikes! I feel a bit anxious posting my first check-in.
I am choosing to do a 5 minute microburst working on Project F. (Baby steps!
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Completed at 3:55 pm.
Your new life starts today. Don't waste it by trying to get back what was taken away!
Welcome onestep!
Hope that joining us here helps you! :)
tila - Thur
So far, a productive morning - dropped off DD, picked up groceries, loaded laundry.
Plan for today:
CS 101 -lecture+quizResearch - databaseRead -Kindle- while cycling??Household:
LaundryDishesLiving room- finish up!I can totally relate to time bingeing - even the timer doesn't work for me. I just tune out the beeper and keep on going until tired. Totally wrong approach.
Agnus ci
I have not been showing up lately, not even sure if I've been procrastinating - more like the pace of my life has slowed down to what feels manageable for me. The last team work binge - it's how our company functions on major proposal deadlines - left me physically ill and I have not really recovered my stamina. So i've welcomed the slower pace, and can barely even work up anxiety about the future paychecks that will be unbelievably small, given the limited billable work before me. I'm just exhausted, and I've caught a head cold to boot. whine, whine, wine!
OK, enough of that now. It's time to move! Already completed today are:
Breakfast
Sponsee and sponsor calls
Pet care
J awakening
Coupla work calls and printing tasks
Still to do are:
Go buy some cold medicine for me and J!
Email my edits to the cmg guy
ADD: Prepare for board mtng! (almost forgot, sheesh!)
Schedule a chiro appt
Schedule vet appt
Schedule a play visit for TJ with some other doggies
Download the editing work due tomorrow
Complete at least half the edit jobs due tomorrow
Catch up cjc emails
Schedule at least 3 lab tests
Start my final report on Proj B
kromer 10:05 CI
I have a mtg w/ my adviser tomorrow, so I need to focus today.
Specifically, I need to work on EA project:
Finish fig. 4Update textMake and add flattened figuresEmail DPEmail EA
I need to analyze some data:
Stage 4 samples
Figure out how to tag cells by image (and maybe type) in the codeProject data, figure out boundaries and take notes on appearances (will do this soon)
Stage tubules for S8/R8 project
Threshold data(will do this soon)
And I need to do a few chores:
Deacon emails
Email project summaryWash buffer (will do this soon)
Email MK
And I'll go to farewell dinner w/ friends.
InnerTruth's check-in
For the past two days I have met or had long phone calls with friends during the day.
I'm so upset about it that I can't get anything done for the rest of the day as I let them take time away from my most productive time of the day instead of talking to them after I've done my work.
I went to my part-time job extrememy depressed and made quite a few mistakes. Then I was upset at myself for the mistakes and made more mistakes. I calmed down by the end of my shift.
Task list for today:
Check email
Call Marcia
Pay MC
Tony LI
Newsletter article 10 - 1 (take several 10 minute breaks to wash dishes)
1 to 1:30 - lunch
1:30 - 2:30 - newsletter article
2:30 - 9:30 - travel & work
9:30 - 10:00 - go to sister's place
Wash blouse before going to bed
Journey 9:25
Happy Thursday - off to a good start, I've been to the gym, was on time to work and I'm prepping for a meeting that starts in 5 minutes. I'll finish the meeting, publish the minutes, then make my todo list for the rest of the day. I'll check back if stuck otherwise have an enjoyable and productive day everyone.
J
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett
Hypatia's check-in
afternoon only - had doctor's appt this morning, and the clinic was running 60 minutes late!
in-traye-mailsphone callslectureH.
My Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone ansd online meetings, and my life.
I want to thank movingalong for starting this trend.
Things I will do today
1. Take shower2. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting3. Go to the 7:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting4. Get dressed5. Fix breakfast6. Go to group therapy at 9 a.m.7. Eat breakfast8. Go to individual therapy at 10:15 a.m.9. Go food shopping10. Go to the bus station11. Renew books12. Put groceries away13. Do numbers
14. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting15. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line16. Declutter 500 e-mail
17. Clear tables
18. Eat lunch
19. Wash dishes
20. Empty three totes
21. Eat dinner
22. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
23. Call a CLA member
24. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
25. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
26. Inject insullin
27. Get some of the medicine ready for the next week
28. Do my step
29. Straighten up my refrigerator
Thanks for letting me share
Respond to and update mobi
Respond to and update mobi client by 1:30
Online Meeting PSA
We have a beautiful shiny NEW sign up sheet made by Lennon here: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/4149
The question is. . .WHO will be the first to sign up on it???? :O
In all seriousness we need an anchor for the May 20th meeting :) Please consider signing up!
Have a nice day everyone!