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, 9th April 2013

I have not failed 10 000 times.

I have successfully found 10 000 ways that will not work.

Thomas Edison

Have a great day, everyone. 

 

tonite

I NEED to do Optics problem #2 at least!

a late ms tuesday

 

  • finish 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • email first
  • email her f
  • the very breifest outline. 

 

Vic 4/9/13

show up (done), plan,exer

 

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”


Albert Einstein

n PA, I did not find "willpower" I found "changepower" grateful.

KF quick checkin Tues

Another quick one, managed to get quite a few of yesterday's done, although have lost about half an hour this evening - not sure where that went!

 Tonight I have already:

 

  • Helped M with bins
  • wrote out paying-in for chq

 

Tonight I will:

 

  • Invoice F
  • Finish assignment
  • look up L hotels

 

 

Jack's check-in for the day

Thanks Mole for a great threadstarter.
Today's remaining tasks:
- print UA materials
- call Ju & prep for meeting 
- Q1S1 >=1 pomo
- room tidy >=1 pomo
- nice dinner
- tv treat 
- nice bath  
- attend meet 21:30 tbc
- evening prayer & written gratitude list
- in bed by 23:30 

My Day Today

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

I want to thank Mole for starting this trend.

Things I have done today

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

2. Went to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting

3. Went to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting

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

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

Things I will do today

1. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line

2 eat breakfast

3. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting

4. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line

5. Go through mail

6. Shred material

7. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone DA meeting

8. Warm up and eat dinner

9. Go to the 6 p.m. telephone OA meeting

10. Go to the 8:30 p.m. telephone ACA meeting

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

12. Test blood sugar twice

13. Wash dishes

Thanks for letting me share

tuesday 9th april

people say motivation won't last. neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily

zig ziglar

get notes ready

drop them off

get ebay parcel ready

go post office

bank

essential shopping

bath and wash hair

bed early

AM TRYING TO CORRECT MY SLEEPING PATTERN HAVE BEEN GOING TO BED LATE AND NEGLECTING MYSELF

REMEMBER HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO BE IN BED AT A DECENT TIME, ALL CLEAN WITH CLEAN SHEETS

REMEMBER THIS IS PREPERATION TO HAVE SOME SUCCESSFUL DAYS WHERE I'M NOT TOO TIRED TO THINK STRAIGHT

Tuesday

Thanks Mole needed to read that today!

  • speak v and m
  • readings
  • tidy
  • org printing
  • accounts
  • bag
  • pack pool bag
  • ring n re hotel
  • ring j re tomorow
  • laundry
  • find out what happening K 
  •  D
  • call c, e, n and a
  • c form
  • rubbish out
  • get letters and id
  • bank
  • go to w to get stamp
  • go to g s with cc form
  • post cc form
  • pool and rehab 

 

clement ci - day 150 attempting abstinence, 70 from self

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.

We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. We asked ourselves why we had them. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? Self-reliance was good as far as it went, but it didn't go far enough. Some of us once had great self-confidence, but it didn't fully solve the fear problem, or any other. When it made us cocky, it was worse.

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. http://anonpress.org/bb/Page_68.htm

(too long. put this in my bookmarks instead, but do only in a designated break. until then, tolerate imperfection)

12:49am night before : pre-plan
It's been 6hrs 26min since i last got distracted.
It's been 7hrs 23min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (20min)
It's been 4days 22hrs 17min since i last went on an off-plan bender >2hrs (2hr 25min).
It's been 132days 21hrs 59min since i last went on an off-plan bender >3hrs (6hrs).
It's been 150 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1day
It's been ~194 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1week
It's been 15days 00hrs 29min since i last relied on self.

:) 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
:) pud cleaning bill - tue
pud norton
:) jd hp nb receive hw
:) ka wrk - kb rtn followup
:) ka wrk - sp3
ka wrk - ck pdf write
kuf wrk - recontact
ebands - nx week
p wrk
client ku sat?
later: g wrk
later: ht task
put away clothes
:) reflection
:) pre-plan tmrw

11:35am : It's been 0hrs 07min since i last got distracted.
It's been 18hrs 09min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (20min)

2:35pm
It's been 0hrs 05min since i last got distracted.
It's been 0hrs 05min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (1hr 47min)
It's been 0hrs 05min since i last went on an off-plan bender >1hr (1hr 47min)

THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER

not wasted 1hr 47min
not gotten overwhelmed and lost another 1hr.

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR (everything i "did well" comes from god, either thru gifts he's given me or the way he's transformed me)

did drive image even tho i rly did not want to.
billed client even tho i rly rly did not want to (dunno why).
got to work out with my son.
had nice family dinner.
had nice chats with my wife today.
did this reflection even tho i rly rly did not want to.
When i got overwhelmed, i did not lose sobriety. I could not work, but i prayed, read "15 points for the self-aholic to consider when confronted with the urge to rely on self and not God" (my adaption), listened to christian songs, and never stopped trusting in God, altho i was bouncing along the bottom for a while. But now i am renewed, and refreshed. Jesus said, "I make all things new," and that is true for me in my life tonight.

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

Mole's check-in

7.00 

take out rubbish

7.30 cafe w G and C

8 deliv to L if desired

8.30 mt G ... Don't organise things for this time again, a regular starting time is key to success. 

9.30 write with poms - at least 500 wds and controlled breaks

12 -12.40 Walk to uni and eat there 

library 

2.30 appt  w AK ask about nail 

bus to town

get food and pres for tonight 

prep food

AM arr 6.30

org. Rates, water, roofing, unless other time arranged

eat with A 

check in

Bed by 11

THINGS I DID WELL TODAY

Cooked for a friend

wrote in a sustained way - why do I find it easier when ther is someone else in the house - perhaps I am more self conscious about faffing. 

Passed on complementary comments I heard to AK 

THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER

Gone to bed on time

put back books 

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR  

T's calm and orderly and supportive work 

Having A as friend and neighbour

TLC and practicality of AK 

conkers