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.

Monday 8th October

7 October, 2012 - 2:14pm - EleanorBE

...there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

                                                        - William Shakespeare, Hamlet. 

Ok, so I know that's not quite true.  Some things that happen to us really are bad. But I've found that since I've been on this site, I've stopped thinking about tasks as Bad and just done them. And they've stopped being Bad. 

 

‹ Sunday 7th October 2012 Tuesday, 9th October 2012 ›

wrkinprogrss: 10/08/12

wrkinprogrss - 9 Oct 2012 - 1:08pm

Hi and good wishes to all.

Today, I want to track the constructive things I do, here. So far:

Made or am making progress bit of checkbook catch-up
Done (or done enough)! teeth-brushing
Done (or done enough)! run dishwasher
Done (or done enough)!Done (or done enough)! call in Rx renewals
Made or am making progress P.A. bookending/check-in
Done (or done enough)! pass through routine job email
Made or am making progress significant regroup/research for project 5
Made or am making progress check personal email and twitter, one twitter reply
Done (or done enough)! shower, shevel, and tape
Done (or done enough)! make a blog post
Made or am making progress eat good food and take Rx and supplements
Made or am making progress burn dance piece to its own CD
...?...
Done (or done enough)! did Qi Gong and Dr. P's exercises

tila - Mon

tila - 9 Oct 2012 - 12:23am

Catch-up day. Plan for today: 

  • Finish up days 3 and 4/1. Instead of completing 3, started 4/2 - making good progress.
  • Vacuum, dust, laundry, kitchen, dinner.
  • Sfwy, Rdbx
  • Draft e-mail Dr P, PDM 

Hjf2bme check-in 10/8/12

hjf2bme - 8 Oct 2012 - 2:07pm

I am back again...my laptop died and ingot an iPad which is different to operate...think I might need another laptop..or get some serious intruction on this!

Today, I called I sick...too stressed from anoverbookedschedule...must simplify my life! There is so much I want to do and so little time...

just for today, I will work on:


12gather all paper clutter together


1215 separate out garbage and bills


130 take care of bills

 

300look for a job!

330 fridge/plan meals/

400 laundry

430 make apple something 

530 ddinner ok, ready or not, here I go!

 

clement ci

clement - 9 Oct 2012 - 12:20am

11:39
first log into work and ck email.
only do quick or urgent.
12:22
woops, i was researching for an email request.

...

3:42pm

i was undisciplined.
But god is doing new things again in my life. He has brought me back into focus, so now i'm thinking that i can start anew from this moment and try again

After i posted that on chat, movingalong posted:


BigBook pages 87-88: Quote: As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action.

We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done."

We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient.

We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.

It works - it really does.

We alcoholics are undisciplined. [LOL] So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined. END QUOTE.

i would like to live a life where my outlook was entirely about who and how much i could serve. I just get really caught up in other self-centered things all the time. God save me.

3:52. that took 10 min.

...

1:16am ( very late night, into next morning )

i did 2.5 hrs work that was necessary. after watching monday night football.

now it's time to have god help me not procrastinate bedtime.

the touch of the master's hand: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1898#comment-27748

fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb

bookmarks

kromer 9:15 CI

kromer - 8 Oct 2012 - 5:48pm

Today I'm taking as a half-holiday.
*Check on garden
*Paint trim on 2.5 walls (did 1.5)
*Get dressed up, fix hair
*Come up with revised outline and email
*Make a schedule for the week

*Check on expts, set up
*1 hr work on coll. plan

*Laundry
*Emails, call
*Re-suspend (working on this now)
*ice cream w/ friend

My daily check in

Makingithappen - 8 Oct 2012 - 8:14am

1. Go to work

2. Set up excel spread sheets for inventory

3. Develop new plan of attack for inventory procedures

4. Sync phone to my company email adress

 5. Send out work related emails

6. Go home

7. Call parents

8.cook dinner

9. Read work related literature

 10. Rest and relax 

Jack's check-in for the day

jack - 9 Oct 2012 - 2:49am

My check-in for today.  (I prefer not to receive replies so can can keep editing and updating this list, but any kind thoughts, prayers or wishes are  more than welcome.) 


1. pack & leave for home

2. weekly planning

3. work on FT for 30 mins


4. email M book RL

5. email FT MLC & GRO  

6. summary email to flatmates + emergency contacts

7. email Critics, Tues Eq workshop & GAL new friends (optional)

8. email RC & RL

9. book RD? 

10. research tax credits 

11. email friends, social events, W-Y, StH, LUM, BrY, ANJ (optional) 


12. read UNER (optional)

13. check glasses lost property HK  (optional)

14. room tidy 10 mins, unpack from weekend trip


15. dinner at 5:45pm


16. leave for CD by 6:20pm  and attend CD

17. to gently work through any unpleasant withdrawal symptoms from any increased productivity today Monday as I move to recovery from my debilitating addiction to procrastination & compulsive task avoidance to alacrity and task perseverance.


18. start getting ready for bed at 11pm to wind down and develop bedtime anticrastination to be asleep by midnight. SUCCESS!

Smile

Maximo's check-in Mon 8 Oct 7:25 am

maximo - 8 Oct 2012 - 4:42am

Thanks to Eleanor for this thread starter and God Bless everyone here.

My list for today

1. FH project - 10 mins
2. Office papers - 10 mins
3. Gib job Smile Done
4. E. newsletter - complete
5. Car insurance
6. Ring F. for address Smile Done
7. Ex bike 20 mins
8. inc/exp spreadsheet - 10 mins
9. Quiz night
10. Card for J's birthday

ms monday.

ms - 8 Oct 2012 - 11:34am
  • finish writing two points. 
  • email proposal.
  • upload other files.
  • take watch to be fixed. tried!
  • buy c.
  • gym
  • prepare for evening meeting.
  • START PLANNING NEW HUGE PROJECT FOR MARCH!!! (break it down).
  • text b.
  • clean work area.

Hamlet's checkin

Hamlet - 8 Oct 2012 - 1:47pm

3-days straight of procrastination.  Time to make a new start and keep to bookending tasks and do chores (as opposed to "fun" stuff) in bursts.

1. FoY Exercise(Done)

2. meditation

3. eat 3 healthy snacks 

4. pick up stuff in the Study (2 bursts)(Done 1 burst)

5. e-mail Phil/ABA(DONE)

6. Moldova 

7. Do dishes (2 bursts)

8. Target mail

9. water plants

10. listen to gene's e-mail 

Mole's lunch-time check-in

Mole - 7 Oct 2012 - 8:47pm

Thank you, Eleanor, for the great thread starter. 

This is my third week of using the pomodoro technique for my writing and it has been fantastic. It feels this is now one area in my life where I am not procrastinating. It is what I want to do most and yet have also procrastinated most about. One reason for its success I think is that I it has given me a much more realistic idea about the time it takes me to achieve things, which in turn means I am not so disappointed in myself all the time.

plan for this afternoon:

healthy lunch if I don' t feel too sick.

rest

pay gate account REALLY 

3  sort box.

plan week and month.

blue line.

walk 

Eat healthy meal

7 ringing if I am better. 

 

 

My Day Today

lennon - 8 Oct 2012 - 7:31pm

I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.

I want to thank Eleanor for starting this trend.

Things I will do today

1. Go to the 5:45 telephone ACA meeting

2. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting

3. Go to the 7:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting

4. Eat breakfast

5. Go to the nurse's appointment at 10 a.m.

6. Go to the pharmacy and get medicine

7. Cook and eat lunch

8. Call the give a work order to spray the closets for bedbugs.

9. Clear out my closets

10. Wash dishes

11. Take shower

12. Get dressed

13. Prayer and meditation

14. Read the meditations

15. Do my Sixth Step

16. Cook and eat dinner

17. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting

18. Go to the 7:30 p.m. face to face NA meeting

19. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting

20. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting

Thanks for letting me share

Amal's check-in

amal - 8 Oct 2012 - 6:03pm
Thanks EleanorBE for starting the thread and sharing your thoughts Smile 

Alarm set 8:00am

Pro check-in
send in attendance (dont forget deadline!!!) drafts done, sent! not finished yet, follow up reports requested

write - finish section 2, start quotes for section 3 (started section 2, had to attend to reports)

arrange for laundry 

log calories (diet)

walk (1 hour)

next day's list + Pro check-out

Finding a way

findingaway - 7 Oct 2012 - 6:02pm

Thanks for the starter, EleanorBE!

Just showing up for now, as I haven't sorted my lists. But must ring at least one person re work.

Salamander's check in - Mon 8 Oct '12

Salamander - 7 Oct 2012 - 4:15pm

Loving the thread starter, EleanorBE - thank you for that! Smile

I'd prefer people not to offer comments here so that I can continue to edit the day as I go through my list. But if anyone has constructive feedback or encouragement to offer, please feel free to get in touch by private message. 

  • Breakfast
  • Shower and dress
  • Cat meds @ 1100
  • Drive to the gym

Then

  • Back up data to hard drive
  • Wash sheets - take out, put around to dry
  • Change cat trays
  • Wash up

Later

  • Clean kitchen surfaces (one at a time) (1 hour)
  • Sweep kitchen (5 minutes)
  • Scrub kitchen floor (1 hour - break it down - listen to ELO!)

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." (Anais Nin)

EleanorBE's Monday List

EleanorBE - 8 Oct 2012 - 12:23pm

So, that's the first time I started a check-in thread! Feel a bit breathless!

Here's my Monday list. 

Reply to G

List tss agenda items

Consult with M, N and J re above

Ask M and J for CRs 

Ask N re peer review


Make lunch to take to library


Go through Sat's list and transfer to this one the things you couldn't do because work email was down. 


Write to Z again if she hasn't written


Go through ta emails


Reply to DB


Go to library


Cut relevant chunk of L chapter


Go through new books


TRY TO FINISH L CHAPTER AT LAST Well I'm crossing this off as I did 'try' as the task says! But I still haven't finished the *!?*!! thing!


Break for emails before lunch and tea breaks (not between writing bursts)


eat only fruit for snacks yay! no cake today!


Ring MW if he hasn't written by tea time. 


Write to S re new TaT date