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.
Tuesday, 2nd April 2013
Welcome to a new day, a new month, a new season and a new quarter - may momentum grasp you by the wrist and take you flying.
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kromer 2:15 CI
OK, gave a presentation that didn't go so great, but it's over now.
Today I need to:
Finish article
Work on paper revisions (1 hr)
ExerciseStop by health center
Do laundry
Look at read starts, do correlations (will do this soon)Quantify # in 3' UTR
Run on 2 other runs (will do this soon)
Vic 4/2/13
Show up(done), exer, plan
Thanks for starter Mole. For me, I decided to stop waiting around for Momentum and instead hook up witth PA, grateful I did.
Each Day a New Beginning
"Though we be sick and tired and faint and worn--Lo, all things can be borne!
—Elizabeth Chase Akers
What
bothered us most a year ago? A month ago? Even a week ago? It's
probably that whatever it was, we were obsessed with it, certain that
our futures were ruined, that there was no reasonable solution. It's
also probable that we feared we simply couldn't survive the complexity
of the situation. But we did. And we always will be able to survive any
and all difficulties."
Today, I have some tools that help me do better than just survive, I can live.I need to remind myself of this. I hope I can use them today.
clement ci - day 143 attempting abstinence, 63 from self
Abstinence from unplanned time.
Abstinence from relying on self.
Perhaps there is a better way - we think so. For we are now on a different basis; the basis of trusting and relying upon God. We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity.
We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator. We can laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically, it is the way of strength. The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. All men of faith have courage. They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do. We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we commence to outgrow fear. p68 AA Big Book.
(too long. put this in my bookmarks instead, but do only in a designated break. until then, tolerate imperfection)
1:40am night before : pre-plan :
It's been 0hrs 8min since i last got distracted.
It's been 0hrs 8min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (1hr)
It's been 4day 22hrs 50min since i last went on an off-plan bender >2hrs (6hrs).
It's been 142 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1day
It's been ~186 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1week
It's been 7day 01hrs 20min since i last relied on self.
These may not be the right durations. i'll think about them again on a designated break.
:) ci
:) start Instant Boss
:) v task
:) sched
:) quiet time
:) r task
:) s task
:) t task
:) 11am pa phone mtg
:) sort tasks
:) j task
:-( prj task
:) vzw work pay
:) call hp jd lt
:) ka wrk - kb rtn followup
:) ka wrk - mem mon
ka wrk - unins
pud - email
ebands - mon?
p wrk
:) kuf wrk
client ku sat?
later: g wrk
later: ht task
:) put away clothes
:) reflection
:) pre-plan tmwr
9:55am :
It's been 8hrs 23min since i last got distracted.
It's been 8hrs 23min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (1hr)
It's been 7day 09hrs 35min since i last relied on self. And i was really tempted this morning to start thinking that i could never get it all done, and to start working impulsively to counteract that fear. But i am instead on plan. It is a gift from God.
12:27pm :
It's been 0hrs 1min since i last got distracted.
It's been 0hrs 1min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (40min)
12:56pm :
It's been 0hrs 1min since i last got distracted.
It's been 0hrs 1min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (20min)
12:42am : H.A.L.T. problems. Hungry Angry Lonely Tired. Emotional resources low, meaning resistance is low, more susceptible to temptation.
It's been 0hrs 7min since i last got distracted.
It's been 0hrs 7min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (1hr 54min)
THINGS I DID WELL TODAY
Good block of working on-plan.
Two important calls made.
Stopped a task that took 1.5hrs when i thot it would take .5 hrs.
Got H.A.L.T.ed and "called my sponsor" --you folks. Limited my off-plan "bender" to 1hr 54min. Could have been worse. Much worse. hours. days. weeks. months. yes, even, months.
THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER
Stopped task that i thot would take .5 hrs after .5hrs, instead of 1.5 hrs.
Even when H.A.L.T.ed, not gone off plan for 1hr 54min.
Gotten thru the morning routine sooner. 1hr instead of 3hrs.
THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR
"Voice of Truth" song by Casting Crowns. Love that song.
My 2 important calls worked out very well.
Woke up completely stressed out, overwhelmed, fearful of utter failure. Somehow God got me out of that trusting him again. Situation is still the same. I'm behind. But i am trusting him. Good or bad.
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
Tuesday
Thanks for great starter Mole- heres to momentum and flying.
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Well it's lunch-time and I head off soon.
i am determined to abandon the inertia that has consumed me these last three months. I am on the move, I tell myself, energised, focussed, my eye on the prize - identifying what that is, too!
this morning I was able to get back to my routine, cafe, talking to C about her project, 9 -12 writing properly - 1000 words.
i have eaten a healthy lunch.
now to prov with mem 1.30. -3.30
send thesis to C
lum
4.30 walk with B
take out rubbish inc scary fridge things
prctice pbm
eat
go to PO for cat food and nuts
wash up
relax
bed by 11
WHAT I DID WELL TODAY
worked well today, didn't get distracted, felt good.
WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER
washed up
cleared out fridge
WHAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR
the beautiful dyed egg G made for me
Standing in the drizzle and talking to S about symphony of the oceans
the muse
storytelling with B
getting to know C better
@mole re: "symphony of oceans"
you said you are grateful for:
"Standing in the drizzle and talking to S about symphony of the oceans"
Your post is reminding me to see the greater gifts of this life.