Jan 22 Weekly Challenge: Overcoming Procrastination
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themedalist wrote: »Guess what??? I got the first draft of one of my thank you letters written! I have three in mind to send but I told myself I’d only work on one this week.
I have been thinking about these letters for several years now. Thinking about them, drafting an outline in my head, mulling over the perfect words, and then doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about them. I’ve stressed about them and felt terrible for procrastinating on something that is important to me.
It took me 54 minutes to write a decent draft. And I’ve been stressing about this for years. Wow.
Congratulations! You did it! So happy for you.2 -
I have been procrastinating on so many things lately. I don't even know which one to work on or what to do to stop being the Queen of Procrastination! So...before Monday I will mail the cards that have been on my desk for two weeks, I will touch up my hair color, figure out my February budget, begin watching the lessons in the Body Groove dancercize program I subscribed to MONTHS ago, start putting together our tax documents so I can file those (HATE THIS), and a few other things I'm sure I've been putting off.
My biggest goal for this, however, is to come up with a regular exercise/activity routine...find what I like and just do it!
Great challenge. I didn't even realize how bad I'd been lately until I read this. *blushing*4 -
I know I haven't been on here yet this week, but it's been pretty busy. This weekend is my son's 6th birthday party! I'm getting all the last minute stuff in. I used to be horrible at procrastinating but I've gotten so much better lately. I give credit to my newfound energy. It's so much easier not to put something off when I'm not tired.7
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About 4 years ago I bought a video camera with the intention of making a weight loss journal video. It was too scary to allow myself be that vulnerable so I’ve been putting it off all these years. Yet, the thought of having that visual progress monitoring hasn’t gone away. It’s only Friday so the challenge is still on so...do I dare?!?
Another thing I’ve been hearing about a lot on podcasts and that I’ve found to be true in my own experience is this. Making a to do list of tasks at night (I’m actually better if I make the list first thing in the morning) helps you be more focused, and more people follow through with the tasks than if they don’t have a written plan. I personally love ❤️ checking finished items off the list. The ones that didn’t get done usually go on my next day’s list.9 -
When I first started working out, I was wary of taking that before picture. But I was in a team weight-loss challenge, and the first task was to take that dreaded picture and POST IT!!! Ugh! I did it cause I didn't want to let my team down. Now, I'm glad that I did. I really enjoyed taking the after picture a fews months later to compare the two, and then taking another three months after that. Watching how much progress I'd made was awesome, and now I actually like showing off the before picture.
So, yes @nebslp, dare!8 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »I have been procrastinating on so many things lately. I don't even know which one to work on or what to do to stop being the Queen of Procrastination! So...before Monday I will mail the cards that have been on my desk for two weeks, I will touch up my hair color, figure out my February budget, begin watching the lessons in the Body Groove dancercize program I subscribed to MONTHS ago, start putting together our tax documents so I can file those (HATE THIS), and a few other things I'm sure I've been putting off.
My biggest goal for this, however, is to come up with a regular exercise/activity routine...find what I like and just do it!
Great challenge. I didn't even realize how bad I'd been lately until I read this. *blushing*
@OConnell5483, I think your list of things you want to accomplish before Monday is terrific and a great way of putting you in motion. I also like that you’ve added your goal of coming up with a regular exercise/activity routine, that’s a longer goal but one that you can start on now. Our next challenge can also help you with that!
Just starting is indeed the key.
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MmamabearR wrote: »I know I haven't been on here yet this week, but it's been pretty busy. This weekend is my son's 6th birthday party! I'm getting all the last minute stuff in. I used to be horrible at procrastinating but I've gotten so much better lately. I give credit to my newfound energy. It's so much easier not to put something off when I'm not tired.
An excellent point, @MmamabearR. One of the biggest benefits to losing weight and prioritizing exercise is that you’ll have a lot more energy. And that makes it easier to dive into any project that needs doing.
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About 4 years ago I bought a video camera with the intention of making a weight loss journal video. It was too scary to allow myself be that vulnerable so I’ve been putting it off all these years. Yet, the thought of having that visual progress monitoring hasn’t gone away. It’s only Friday so the challenge is still on so...do I dare?!?
Another thing I’ve been hearing about a lot on podcasts and that I’ve found to be true in my own experience is this. Making a to do list of tasks at night (I’m actually better if I make the list first thing in the morning) helps you be more focused, and more people follow through with the tasks than if they don’t have a written plan. I personally love ❤️ checking finished items off the list. The ones that didn’t get done usually go on my next day’s list.
@nebslp, I didn’t use a video tape but I did take monthly photographs of myself in the same jeans and t-shirt when I lost the weight that I needed to lose in 2011. My jeans-o-meter was very eye-opening. I went from can’t zip up the jeans, to zip of the jeans by doing the flopping on the bed thingy, to jeans fit comfortably and finally jeans are a little baggy in 12 monthly photographs. I think your video tape idea is terrific and I agree with @MmamabearR. You should take the plunge!
Making a list of things to accomplish each day either the night before or the morning of is a wonderful idea as well. It does feel good to check things off the list!
I hope this has been a productive week for everyone!6 -
I have been paying attention to what I do all week, I tend to just keep going til it's all done if I can and I have, apart from some sewing, need to turn some trousers up- my legs are short, I have to be in the right frame of mind to sew, my family make a huge joke about it! I guess I don't have the same pressures as some of you...1
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Sorry I haven't commented yet this week. Actually, I wrote out a big long post and then navigated away from it and lost it
(something I warn students about all the time). So, in the spirit of the challenge, I figured I had spent enough time on social media for the day and hit my anti-procrastination efforts.
So the condensed version of my original post is that I'm a natural procrastinator, but I've been able to make a good deal of progress over the years. Lists (but reasonable ones) and deadlines are my best friends. I often build deadlines into projects so that I have to get something done. This week, I decided to do something that doesn't really have a deadline - writing poetry. I always mean to do this, but never get to it. I decided to take the incremental approach. I'm trying to write a Haiku (nice and short) each day. I didn't get it done every day, but I have 6 haiku to show for the week.
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Sorry I haven't commented yet this week. Actually, I wrote out a big long post and then navigated away from it and lost it (something I warn students about all the time). So, in the spirit of the challenge, I figured I had spent enough time on social media for the day and hit my anti-procrastination efforts.
So the condensed version of my original post is that I'm a natural procrastinator, but I've been able to make a good deal of progress over the years. Lists (but reasonable ones) and deadlines are my best friends. I often build deadlines into projects so that I have to get something done. This week, I decided to do something that doesn't really have a deadline - writing poetry. I always mean to do this, but never get to it. I decided to take the incremental approach. I'm trying to write a Haiku (nice and short) each day. I didn't get it done every day, but I have 6 haiku to show for the week.
Sounds like you’ve found strategies that can keep procrastination in check, @77tes. I think deadlines are really helpful.
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So I dug out my video camera but have put off charging it and finding a blank SD card. I’m on my way to do that now and will WILL myself to start tomorrow (lol...yes, I even plan my procrastination!).3
