A Link I Want to Go Back To

[theodosia]

Because I could really use the advice here:

Getting Back To Work: A Personal Productivity Toolkit

These procrastination events come in basically three flavors. The first are events that come to you - the phone ringing, someone knocking on your door, etc. The second are things that depend outside objects, but that you initiate like getting up to go to the candy machine. The third are purely internal events, just zoning out and daydreaming.

If you can change your environment to get rid of the distraction, you should do it. Sometimes these environmental variables are more subtle than you realize. A memento on your desk could trigger a pleasant daydream, or a bill could trigger some abstract financial worry. They key here is to recognize when these distractions are tied to objects, and then get rid of those objects.

These environmental variables aren't always objects. Like Pavlov's dog, the sound of a phone ringing or the sight of your coworker going for a smoke could be your trigger. I can't cover all the possible variables here, but I trust that you can identify them and come up with the appropriate solution.

Comments

[jenlp.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that link; I bookmarked it for a more thorough reading.

[theodosia.livejournal.com]

I'm using the "Get Back to Work" page AIFG!

[jenlp.livejournal.com]

Isn't it?? I just started today, and, OK, I admit, I've gotten much more done because of it. Weird.

The one thing that made me sad was that I finished something but not on time, and I had to put it down as a failure. Boo! But I see the point in keeping it simple. And, I've been allowing plenty of time since I made that miscalculation.

So glad you linked this.