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, 4th October 2012

3 October, 2012 - 6:36am - Mole

 The best way to prepare for life

                                    is to begin to live.

Elbert Hubbard 

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elvira's evening

elvira - 4 Oct 2012 - 7:58pm

Masses to do tonight, so must keep track

 

  • Pack
  • make id badges
  • wash hair
  • finish top I can do that tomorrow when I get there - and actually it doesn't matter too much if the armholes aren't trimmed
  • finish trousers don't need trousers - have a pair that will be fine
  • make fascinator
  • email barb

 

Kodos

Kodos - 4 Oct 2012 - 8:00am

Not a great start to the day. Tired and feeling lazy. Going to have to muscle through:

8-8:45 write

8:45-9:10 get ready

9:10-5:15 commute, work

5:15-10 follow evening routine EXACTLY 

 

double posting

jack - 4 Oct 2012 - 3:44am

There seems to be a double post of today's daily check-in that threw me a bit this morning when I went to look for my entry and it wasn't in thread I was looking at even though I swore I'd done this the night before!  In case anyone else has this issue, the other thread for today is here: 

http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/4465

 

(The daily check-in thread guidelines are here:

http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1603)

Have a great day!

Smile 

taking turns starting daily check-in threads?

RisingUp - 4 Oct 2012 - 2:22pm

Just thought I'd throw it out there ... anyone have any solutions that would allow everyone who wants to start these threads to have a chance at it? It seems only a few people do them every day when I think others would like to also. Perhaps a sign-up thread like we do for meeting hosts? Or if you do one day, wait a few days before doing it again? Personally I enjoy seeing what each person comes up with for daily starters because we all have a different take on things and I'd like to see it mixed up. Opinions?

starting check-in threads & more than one thought for the day

jack - 4 Oct 2012 - 5:22pm

I think this is an interesting suggestion, and it's great to read an anticrastinating suggestion with a desire to proactively contribute with starting daily check-in threads.

In the guidelines it say that whoever gets to the check-in forum first starts a thread for the day. As a practicality, it seems that there's a sense of agreement  on this site that if someone wishes to start a check-in thread the day "before", either due to different timezones, or to log their tasks for the next day to clear their head before going to bed, then this seems to be fine.  

It's such a beast recovering from procrastination that putting in another system that needs someone to own and monitor on an ongoing basis could become one more chore to worry about and weigh one down. So I'd say that if one comes to a day and the thread is already started, then I'd suggest that if someone else wishes to post their own thought for the day they either include this with their daily check-in or to add their response as an additional new comment for that day.  

I guess the core purpose for the check-in is to help us in our recovery from a procrastination addiction and compulsive task avoidance, so as long as one of us is able to get going and start a daily check-in thread, and others are able to then join and actively use this, then let's keep celebrating this!

Laughing 

When we've 2 sameday check-in threads, we embrace imperfection!

movingalong - 4 Oct 2012 - 9:43am

The check-in thread directions that you linked to say:
"Every day someone (whoever gets to the forum first) starts a thread for the day."

However, it doesn't say HOW to tell if you are the first.

In the past, people have been accustomed to looking
at upper right corner of screen for
"Active Forum Topics", to see if there is a thread running
for the day you wish to start.
But THAT doesn't work effectively anymore --
because we often have  or 8 active forum topics going at once --
and the current active topics don't all fit in that box.

BEST WAY to tell if there is a thread already started for today:

First go the the Check-in FORUM.
Find that by clicking the forum button at top center of your screen.
That will take you to menu of all forums.
Then scroll partway down and click on
"Daily Check-ins".
The "Daily Check-ins" forum will list ALL the  daily threads.
You will be EASILY able to see there ...
if there is a thread already started for the day you are seeking.

You have to go to the Daily Check-ins Forum ANYHOW to start a thread,
so before you click on "Add new forum topic"
please look at the dates of the threads already in existence.

What to do if there are two daily check-in threads for the same day:

  • Occasionally, some of us will enthusiastically jump in to start thread, while being unaware of this procedure of looking first at the list of AlreadyExistingThreads in the "Daily Check-ins Forum" ... and thus be unaware that there is already a thread for the date.  Or they will look but simply not SEE it.

  • Occasionally, some of us will FOLLOW this procedure of looking the daily check-in forum, and correctly see there is nothing for the day, and then begin composing a threadstarter for that date.  Meanwhile, another person is doing the same thing for the same day -- so that both people are in the middle of composing the start to a thread at the same time, and neither is aware of the other because it hasn't been posted yet.

These things happen occasionally.

What to do if this happens? Not worry about it!

:D :grin: Laughing Instead of worrying, just smile.

Part of our recovery is ACTION, and Avoiding Perfectionism.

Celebrate that people are taking ACTION!

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Maximo's check-in Thu 4 Oct 7:05 am

maximo - 4 Oct 2012 - 1:08am

Thanks to Mole for the starter and to everyone here who is with me in this struggle.

My list today
1. FH project - 10 mins (best at start of list)
2. Office papers - 10 mins
3. Complete GIB job
4. Ex bike - 20 mins
5. Menu planning
6. Food shopping
7. Sandwiches for lunch
8. Housework
9. U3A meeting
10. Reply to V.
11. Card to AF

Best wishes to everyone for a good day today.

Mo
10. Card to AF

ThursdayOct

Overcomes - 3 Oct 2012 - 11:38pm

RWriting

CWriting

ASend

Articles&Note

Spanish Vchap/Pchap/Gchap  e1

Ev&g

Vowing&Taichi

Running&WorkOut

DocsUpdate&ProChkOut

Email

Mplan

Yp 

Hamlet's checkin

Hamlet - 3 Oct 2012 - 11:02pm

1. FoY Eercise

2. eat 3 healthy snacks

3. declutter dinning room and living room in 2 bursts

4. work on Moldova project

5. Talk to Any B

6.  list to gene's v-mail and respond

7. meditate

ms thursday.

ms - 4 Oct 2012 - 4:06pm
  • 8.00 up and breakfast
  • 9.00-work on workshops/meetings. first task write a wide list on a sepreate sheet.
  • 10.30 think on a site. already know what want, need to be convincing.
  • 11.00 work on introductions. nearly there, the key is logical coherancy.
  • 12.00 back edit. it won't be perfect but will be able to leave until sunday.
  • 1.00 lunch.
  • shower and get dressed for meetings. think about remake possibilities.
  • 2.45 leave to meet g
  • call c
  • all go for a drink.
  • go to s/c

Amal's check-in

amal - 4 Oct 2012 - 7:00pm

Alarm set 8:00am

Pro check-in

make juice

send in attendance

write/edit
 
driving lesson 

log calories (diet)

walk (1 hour)

next day's list + Pro check-out

Mole's Check-in

Mole - 3 Oct 2012 - 5:51pm

It seems to be either the night before or not until lunch-time for checking in with me - so here's an attempt at the night before again AND getting to bed on time. I'm sure they don't really have to be mutually exclusive.

7.30 cafe, journal and D? J not donE

9-12.30 writing with freedom and pomodoro. Complete scene in rough.

healthy lunch 

declutter 1 pom

pay gate account

register S's certificate and get essentials from PO

3.30- 6.30 LTLW

load photos for one more room 

relax

thread and plan

9.30 bath

11 bed 

Mole's Check-in

Mole - 3 Oct 2012 - 6:54am

:)