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.

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Chronic procrastination of short, simple tasks -- and serious consequences

15 July, 2010 - 4:56pm - ukulazy

Hi 
 
I'm new here. 
 
I have a serious problem procrastinating simple clerical tasks. They are usually jobs that require only a couple of minutes work, are not unpleasant, and have only positive consequences to being completed. Things like posting an already written letter, sending off a form, requesting or processing a payment.

A positive view (instead of self-criticism)

11 July, 2010 - 1:25pm - movingalong

 

A positive view to take when we observe our own procrastination behavior. (We can do this instead of beating ourselves up):

http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/thought.view?thoughtId=4300

Note, in the above link, you can substitute whatever you wish for the term "higher power".

You could use:

hi, new :)

9 July, 2010 - 10:07pm - an4ever

 

Hi, im new...im an undergraduate student..trying to finish her thesis (history major..)..i should have finished it like 2 years ago though...but anyway...ive been trying to move forward on my own for the last 2 or 3 years, but i finally accepted i cant do it alone..and the very few people who know about this problem of mine just keep telling me the "just do it" mantra, which honestly hasnt helped...

newcomer... hello everyone!

8 July, 2010 - 1:54am - Lucca

Hello everyone!

My name's Lucas... I'm new here... I've been a member of AA for over eight years now, but it's taken me this long to realise I have a problem with procrastination... Though I'm Irish by birth, I live in Madrid in Spain, and I'm really glad I found this forum, as meetings are a bit thin on the ground here (aside from AA)...

Anyway, here are a few of the things that procrastination has prevented me from doing:

Some great programs similar to LeechBlock

5 July, 2010 - 10:06pm - ey

I love the Firefox LeechBlock tool but sometimes I want to block Internet completely rather than just block Firefox. I have had good results with a $10 tool called Freedom (http://macfreedom.com/) which is available for both Windows and Mac.

There's also a completely free program for Mac called Self-Control (http://eyebeam.org/projects/selfcontrol). It can be used to block Internet completely, or to block just websites you choose to block (you can also selectively block chosen kinds of non-web Internet use).

Hello

1 July, 2010 - 4:09pm - 4change

I am new here, having finally reached a point where my procrastination has caught up with me. I am a well-paid professional who has always struggled with difficulty
getting started, and difficulty finishing projects. I have also
struggled for years with obsessive-compulsive behavior in other parts of
my life. Although I have managed - on paper - to be fairly successful,
and have some positive attributes that I have always counted on to
"compensate" for my weaknesses, my work has been piling up and my life

Newbie here

29 June, 2010 - 8:13pm - Enya.J.

Hello,

 I am 21 years old and am desperate to end my procrastination now. I don't want to look back on an empty life.

Another newbie

29 June, 2010 - 5:44pm - magnoliamom

Hello.  I'm an over 50 year old mother of two who is a chronic and compulsive procrastinator.  Every regret in my life stems from my procrastination, or the way I've responded to situations in which I have procrastinated.

The reason I've joined and am trying to find a way out of the labyrinth of procrastinating behaviors, is that I see it in one of my children.  She's in high school.  What if I can help her that early?  Possibly finding my way will help her to find her way out of the mire.  

I am New

27 June, 2010 - 5:49pm - agrayperson


How do I begin?

 

Procrastination... I'm through with you.

27 June, 2010 - 2:26am - Super_Sonic

I've been here for quite awhile, and yet, I've failed to try and stick with the check ins in the chatbox.  I've failed to keep a steady commitment to the site to try and beat procrastination.  But now, I'm sick of it.  I'm TIRED of the constant frustration and frowning upon myself.  ABSOLUTELY SICK OF IT.

And that's why I've come back.  But this time, I am determined to beat it -- once and for all.  PA, I'm making a vow.  Allow me to personify procrastination in the following way:

Hello, new here

25 June, 2010 - 8:32pm - hopefulcat

Hi everyone,
My name is Caty, otherwise known as procrastinating student, and I've finally decided to come to terms with my problem.

Meditation

20 June, 2010 - 11:16pm - Slowbro

I have been looking into meditation for dealing with stress, overthinking, and insomnia.

Does anyone here practice meditation? Can you recommend books or websites that teach it?  Any advice would be awsome.

Also new, looking for an accountability buddy

19 June, 2010 - 11:18am - Guess52

I am having a lot of trouble forcing myself to work on my dissertation and I do not have the luxury of time to waste. I have a defense date set, a job lined up, and my research lab is running out of money to pay me. In the past I have done well with daily goals and tracking my time expenditure, but now I am having trouble bringing myself to do that. Days have gone by where I have wasted time on the web all day long. Deadlines fly by and I look worse and worse in the eyes of my advisor and colleagues. 

New Here

18 June, 2010 - 10:36pm - walflower

Hello,

My name is Debbie S.  I am a compulsive prograstinator in addition to other things.  I am looking forward to starting this journey with you all.

 

Thanks

Debbie S

Software to measure procrastination on the computer.

16 June, 2010 - 12:37pm - hidden_motives

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Hi, new here

16 June, 2010 - 11:56am - hidden_motives

Hi guys, my name is Charlie, and I... am a chronic procrastinator. *claps* *cheers*. Thank you.

 

New here! Chatbox didn't seem to work-Did anyone join/communicate** successfully in Meeting w/out getting a "Time Out"?

13 June, 2010 - 3:20pm - Whela.I.am_City...

I just couldn't see myself in the chatbox, my words overflowed/overlapped onto the perimters of the frame box, extending into the space for chatting/typing in my input. ANyone experience that? can moderator/web owner look into this? Is it really bad to have too many windows open at the same time or does it not affect the chatting activity? Since I almost never chat too often, I don't really worry about too many chat boxes open! [I'm assuming they take up MUCH more MEMORY from the computer so...

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Cry for help

11 June, 2010 - 6:36pm - jennyfleur

Hi everyone,

Getting started training and productive procrastination

8 June, 2010 - 11:55am - Crazybug

It's only been about a week and a half since I joined PA but I can't believe the boost in self confidence, general happiness and life satisfaction that I'm experiencing.  I'm not where I want to be yet but for the first time in my entire life I know that I'm improving every day.  I could not have done it without the wonderful support and insight of the people here.  I've learned a lot about my self in this short time and had a few random thoughts to share...

Hello from Australia

7 June, 2010 - 5:41am - Goal_Allegro

Hey everyone,

I'm a chronic procrastinator from Australia. I'm so excited to have found such a large group of supportive people struggling with the same monster. It's very encouraging to know that there are all sorts of people all around the world trying to fight through the same thing and that I am not alone in this.

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