“time is your most valuable asset.”
i have sooo much to do and what am i doing? procrastinating and blogging. smh. i saw that quote earlier today and really realized that the inefficient use of time can cripple you as a growing person.
i think about things i have to do and make lists and think about how great and relaxed i’ll feel when i’m done. i beat myself up when hours have gone by and i have little to nothing to show for it…. then i get down to some real deadline and i can crank out projects like it’s nothing.
why can’t i do things early? finish them by my own personal deadline? i wanted to finish this project and send something else back to my old job like two weeks ago.. why isn’t it done?
why can’t i keep work and personal time separate… like i currently have “beautiful people - the complete series” paused on my netflix right.now. why? i’ve gotten on several social networks… even ones i don’t normally care about? why?
why am i thinking of every personal issue i have instead of focusing on business? i just started a convo that i know will take time and distract me… why? i even know myself well enough to know that when my business is in order, other things tend to fall into place as well. soo
WHAT.IS.THE.PROBLEM!? all these benefits of just getting ish done and im here. typing about my current procrastination.
i neeeed to find a remedy.
granted, today hasn’t been a total wash. i’ve accomplished a few things and i should feel good about them. but it’s like seeing a kid do mediocre in class… you get upset because you know he can do soo much better. why isn’t he putting forth his full effort? giving his full potential? he could change the world. that’s how i feel about me when i get to these points.
so thenn my wonderful brain thinks that maybe i’m not doing work because i need to rest.
right?
so i rest. then i feel guilty for resting and get antsy and put a time limit on my resting. then i can’t really rest because i’m thinking about what i have to do when my rest time is over. so i’m not resting and i’m not working. it’s pretty insane.
so what am i going to do… right now? hmm. that IS the question. it’s around 12:30. i feel like i’ve tried everything: lists, scheduling on my computer, on my phone, pulling up internet tabs so i can remind myself to do something. let’s see what other options i have and if i can hold myself accountable and curb this bad habit.
so i researched and guess what the first site i found was. this:
http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/
not gon lie, this made me kind of mad. it’s helpful but it’s not helpful all at once. weird. so i searched again.
alright here’s something more helpful:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_96.htm
the article says it helps to identify why you procrastinate and then gives tips on breaking the habit of procrastination. for me, i’m usually either overwhelmed, feel like i have to be a perfectionist, or i just don’t know how to get started. most of the time, once i get started, i’m on a roll. but sometimes, like now, i just dread doing the next immediate task because it takes me outside of my comfort zone. how do u make something comfortable? let’s see if i can find anything else…
http://zenhabits.net/dead-simple-guide-to-beating-procrastination/
i kind of liked this one better. it made concepts bite-sized and even included the option of not doing a task at all. this may sound counterproductive, but sometimes a task has lost its validity after so much time has passed. you should be moving forward, not looking backward. but of course, it would be most ideal to finish the task right when it needs to be done, right? let me find one more site.
http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/12/02/six-simple-steps-to-conquer-procrastination/
ok. so because i’ve procrastinated before, i’ve looked up ways to stop procrastinating before (how fitting right?)… so most of the websites are saying things i’ve already heard. what i liked about the last one, though, is the idea of having something like an accountability buddy. i also like the idea of saying “i will do this task for 15 minutes” instead of thinking of the task in bigger time chunks. chunks, bite-sized pieces. maybe my subconscious is telling me i need to eat.
but yea, i think i’ll try some of those things out and write about my results.
…after eating lunch and watching this next beautiful people episode :)
