How do you deal with procrastination?

Jul 23, 2018 2:19:28 GMT dirtypillows said:

Jul 21, 2018 19:24:52 GMT Nora said:

....This also has the happy effect of gathering momentum and boosting my morale, because once I see that I have completed dreaded tasks #3, #4, #6 and #7, then, all of a sudden, dreaded task #2 doesn't look so bad.  I have gotten myself to step up to the plate and do some things that needed to be done and I've done a good job and all this gives me confidence (because accomplishing something, anything ALWAYS results in a boost in self-confidence) and nasty number two, I am now almost eager to do!...

You and Nora crack me up Mr. Dirty, with your droll and even self-deprecating sense of humor.

I am the worlds biggest procrastinator and get easily distracted. Today it was mundane cleaning tasks I had to perform, and there wasn't any mega pressure to get them done right away, but due to my procrastination, I ended up running out of a bit of time. The thing is, I wasn't under the thumb today. I can get the whip cracking on myself when I have an absolute deadline, but even then I may not go about the duty or chore wholeheartedly and my mind grumbles a lot with shit I don't really care to do, but need to do and what is the sense of complaining, when thre is no way around it but to do it. It is wasted energy.

I just have to tell myself to just do the darn thing and be freakin' grateful for a) at least having the ability to be able to do the task,  b) that what I am doing is no worse than what billions of others are having to do as well and I am not being asked to do something they wouldn't not do themselves and c) once completed, it can give of an air of satisfaction and achievement for the contribution and effort put in, especially when it's helping out others.