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RE: ADSactly Psychology - Procrastination

in #adsactly7 years ago

yup, I am for sure more productive when I make a list than when I don't. When you make a list you are setting an intention. That alone makes it more likely to get done.

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On the other hand, how many times has a "priority" project suddenly been cancelled or re-prioritized. Sometimes "strategic procrastination" can keep you from wasting your time.

oh yes, that's a good point too, sometimes I find things on old lists that I didn't do and that it turns out I didn't really have to do.

There are pitfalls, though ...

  • Making that list, making a less-than-ambitious plan of things you'd like to get done today and still getting only a quarter or less of it done ... been there, done that, and I think it sucks even more than not making a list in the first place.
  • Having an ever-growing overwhelming todo-list, with tasks that you would like to do, but just know you'll never ever get the time to get done. Finish one item every day, but two new one added to the list. That may also be quite depressing.

Sometimes I will find one of those old lists and then it is interesting to see what I have done or not. Sometimes I put things on that I know I will do, like take a shower. Then I have something to check off.

Yeah, especially if it's in order of priority. I usually don't get all the way through the list, admittedly. I do usually make progress though.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. Making a list definitely helps especially for those who easily get overwhelmed because of all they want to get done.

In Project Management you learn that you can break down even the largest project into a series of discrete steps.

You're right, I'm always messy

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