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 18 March 2013

17 March, 2013 - 7:35am - movingalong
Monday 18 March 2013

Today I can start where I am.
Mind clear as water.
Leave guilt behind.
Take a step.

One step is not a little more,
but infinitely more,
than nothing.

courage
serenity
wisdom
faith
hope
keeping on

Thank you to Chickadee for this thread-starter!

‹ Sunday 17th March 2013 Tuesday, 19th March 2013 ›

Vic 3/18/13

vic - 18 Mar 2013 - 5:36pm

show up (done),exer,plan

thanks for starter moving. I find consistency and maintainence with things a big key.

kromer 1:10 CI

kromer - 19 Mar 2013 - 10:28am

I am having a tough time today. I'm sort of upset about some interpersonal issues in lab. But I will put my head down and just work anyhow.



Start IHC
Update notes, clear up papers (made progress on this)
make collection calendar
Check samps
Microburst email
Finish taxes (made a little progress on this)
Email about funding
Draft email to Ginko
Find 30 possible biotechs(made a little progress on this)

RisingUp Check-In 3/18

RisingUp - 18 Mar 2013 - 11:00am

 

 

Thank you movingalong and chickadee! That starter is really helpful esp. today.

I already wrote up my task list on a post-it, so I'll use that for now. 

Leave guilt behind, forgive myself for things I couldn't do and the consequences. Show myself forgiveness and compassion.

Need Higher Power today. 

Monday Checklist

hidden_motives - 18 Mar 2013 - 10:55pm

I haven't done one of these in a while on PA but I still make a daily checklist every week day (and many weekends) on word. 

 

 

  1. Read through emails.
  2. Let's get through tickets.
    1. Would like some help getting video to work
    2. Well I got one ticket "done"
  3. Let's coordinate our efforts with India. Testlink and a subversion repo
    1. Working on this. It's hard because I want to write a script that converts from xml to csv and I'm not a good coder :D
    2. This is a manual process and it requires that different devices be tested so every single test case has to be written multiple times for different devices... SO SAD
    3. I gave up on trying to code this. It'd be too hard for me. But I did figure out a way to edit with excel :)
  4. Inserting data into db. It's not urgent that I do. I'm doing something very inefficient. But I might as well. I could also just forget about this if it doesn't work or takes more of my time. I guess I forgot. hehe
  5. Then let's do our taxes when we get home. 
    1. fuu
  6. Do I have to pay back some loans?
    1. Do I have a reminder for it? 
    2. I should call the OSAP loan services and try to cancel the loans
    3. This is a fail :( It's too late in the day to call them now. I'll pay my loan for the month though
  7. I'd like to root my phone
    1. Well it's rooted. This was a waste of time though.
  8. I'd like to watch a video briefly.

 

riddled's Monday ToDos

riddled - 19 Mar 2013 - 8:50am

I'm home for most of the day today. My plan is to work for at least 7h. Routine household chores don't count. (Repairs do.) I won't make a full to-do list at the start, but will add to it during the day and will also keep track of time.

  • mend clothing
  • write report
  • finish M assignment
  • filing M
  • check: what else must be finished tomorrow
  • filing S

About 3h so far.


Edit Tuesday: I didn't get much further that day because a) I wasted way too much time on household chores (although I'd decided not to) and b) I got tired early (plus didn't feel very well - allergy + beginning cold), and went to bed early.

Adopting Mole's scheme:

Things I did well today yesterday:

  • Uh... well, I did _something_...
  • I checked what was due the next day, and got that stuff done first.
  • Checked back in here today to take stock.

Things I could have done better:

  • Time management: Spend less time on household chores and other low-priority stuff.
  • Work more.
  • Flounder less after the routine stuff is done.

Things I am grateful for:

  • I found out I'm allergic to something I could easily remove from my surroundings, and can easily avoid in the future, and after I did that, the symptoms immediately got better.

ms monday

ms - 18 Mar 2013 - 4:35pm

thanks for a lovely starter Chickadee and movingalong

lets get sucessful!Cool

 

  • NO NAPPING! 
  • watch through twice 1,2
  • concentrate on ending and structure before details
  • bursts (tally) 1, 2
  • text r when in
  • get to g at 11.30
  • efb
  • shoe whilst waiting
  • cancel k
  • pr
  • co e to see if need to reply
  • don't go to bed until the structure is there.
  • export overnight with alarm
fear is fine as long as there is also action.
you're nearly there.
 
p
2 bottles of water
kindness and compasion for self. 

 

clement ci - day 128 attempting abstinence, 48 from self

clement - 18 Mar 2013 - 11:37pm

Abstinence from unplanned time.

  • The one thing, the only thing, i can do impulsively is write something on my todo list.
  • The one thing, the only thing, i can do off plan is recovery, something to maintain my sobriety, when tempted. I have come to believe that it is more important to maintain sobriety than to get things done.

Abstinence from relying on self.

:) ci
:) start Instant Boss
:) v task
:) sched
:) quiet time
:) r task
:) s task
:) t task
:) 11am pa phone mtg
:) :) sort tasks
:) prj task
:) j task
:) client pu
p wrk
g wrk
ht task
ka wrk
client pu
:-( call UF 7pm-ish
client k tue maybe
o task - tue
pb task - tue
client a - thu
client pu - thu
nativity (yes it's not put away yet :P
pool fence
:) put away clothes
:) reflection
:) pre-plan tmwr

8:21am : It's been 12hrs 02min since i last went off plan.
It's been 3days 11hrs 34mim since i last relied on self. A long stretch, and if i shall never rely on self again as long as i live i would be quite happy with that.

9:11am : it's been 1 min since i last went off plan
It's been 3days 12hrs 24mim since i last relied on self.

9:18am : it's been 1 min since i last went off plan.
It's been 3days 11hrs 41min since i last relied on self.

9:22am : it's been 1 min since i last went off plan.
It's been 3days 11hrs 45min since i last relied on self.

12:28am : it's been 1hr 43min since i last went off plan.
It's been 4days 2hrs 51min since i last relied on self. I started to despair, but i believe i did not fully get there, before God pulled me out of it. Even my relying on God and not self is something God has to do to me. And then i was able to live in the moment of dopamine depletion, and just feel the drag. And i thot to myself "this is what recovery feels like" and it was positive, still yucky, but positive still.

THINGS I DID WELL TODAY

1. thuroly understood backup scenario using TreeSize
2. cleaned up client's backup drives
3. found 50GB wasted space (repeated)
4. developed improved backup strategy
5. installed antivirus
6. found key file in backup for client
7. figured out how to reduce backup time and upgrade server after hours.

THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER

1. remembered to plan for backup for upcoming server upgrade
2. anticipated that installing MSE which turns on firewall might block access to the server, and prepared office staff or done after hours.
3. turned to God early when feeling burnt out after my day.

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR

my wife.
my kids. Son's project and our interaction.
My son made me laugh tonight.
My playlist called "Open in case of discouragement" which almost always works, including tonight :D I'm listening to it right now.

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

My Day Today

lennon - 17 Mar 2013 - 9:01pm

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

I want to thank movingalong for starting this trend.

Things I will do today

1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting

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

3. Cook and eat breakfast

4. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting

5. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting

6. Take shower

7. Get dressed

8. Go to do my errands

9. Cook and eat dinner

10. Go to work at 5:30 p.m.

Thanks for letting me share

Monday

jalla - 18 Mar 2013 - 5:13pm

Thanks chickadee and movingalong for the wonderful starter. Love it.Cool

  • readings
  • continue bc all day
  • HIO
  • tidy
  • ms
  • write list for hospital
  • pack  bags 
  • water plants
  • leave note for j
  • t t
  • email K re dd letter
  • contact r
  • h
  • check a t db
  • get r out 
  • put notes into ad (NO)
  • rest 
  • write in journal
  • HIO
  • rest

 

Mole's check-in

Mole - 18 Mar 2013 - 6:37am

Thank you movingalong and chickadee for a really perfect thread starter- day starter, week starter,  so important to disengage millstones, albatrosses, etc and begin again buoyantly.

7.30 cafe - beef up on PT and work out L angle (ask B re this )

deliver xtra strong coffee to L

ring doctor

9.30 -12  write scene for H with poms, alternate free write  and what if. Pom breaks: compost to garden, recycling and rubbish. 

Lunch - beef up a bit more for this afternoon

walk to town 

2 interview and discussion with I R, D and ? - how long? 

Home or not?

CC

order sstand

practice pbm  

eat

to St D w. K or walk? 

practice

H 1 hr

check in

bed by 11

WHAT I DID WELL TODAY

ran practice

rang doctor (4 weeks procrastination) 

WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER

persevered better with writing

not had coffee after lunch 

tidied up after myself 

WHAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR 

K and L at  cafe 

seeing L,L and W

showing small children the bells