I do this a lot too Parker, but I am trying to get better about getting things done and trying to simplify my life. Less stuff and less people in my life seem to be the best ways for me to achieve this.All the time! I know it's because I set unrealistic goals. I also know that I spend too much time worrying about something instead of taking action. I keep telling myself awareness is necessary before you can change your behavior. My friend tells me to have some compassion and to forgive myself.
This will probably help me tremendously. I am master of lists and flowcharts. I need to prioritize better. I have so much on my plate and nothing really gets done because I am diffusing my focus and efforts. Tomorrow after services, I'm going to spend a few hours at the park and get my thoughts and priorities in order.Since you feel like you aren't getting anything done anyway, take a couple of hours to really assess what it is that you are doing and trying to do. It may be easier for you to sort everything out than you think it is. Don't spend your time feeling sorry about the situation, spend your time looking at it realistically.
I did work on my priorities yesterday (Sunday). My main problem was that I was trying to do five major projects at once. I was really diffuse my energy and focus. I decided to order the projects in terms of importance. I promised myself that I wouldn't start another project until I completely what I was working on.I'm glad what I suggested sounds like it can help you. Realize that the list doesn't immediately get done and the flowchart isn't a bad thing. Not trying to make a list or a flowchart because you don't believe it will done is a problem.
Make the first list and flowchart and start working on it day by day. As you start with the plan, you will see what works and what doesn't work. As you continue to work it, you'll see things that you "should've seen" from the beginning and incorporate that. Just keep tinkering and working with it.
Look at how different parts of your plan unfolds in an hour, two hours, etc. See if that is a satisfactory amount of time for you, if it is, keep going to become more efficient. If it isn't see what what it is that isn't allowing you to be efficient. You have what it takes to do this, you just have to give yourself a chance to do it.
You'll have that Chello soon enough and you'll be running up and down the streets of Cali trying to sell it in an ice cream truck!
You are so not alone!classicnyer said:Oh, man, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I feel like every day I try to bite off more than I can chew. I've tried just making shorter to-do lists, and usually I'm more successful at completing them, but then I feel like I didn't do enough...
Okay! You've seen what it is that you were doing to trip yourself up and now you have your ducks in a row. Just chip away at everything and even if you don't officially start another project, you can take an hour break away from your current ones to brainstorm on a new one.I did work on my priorities yesterday (Sunday). My main problem was that I was trying to do five major projects at once. I was really diffuse my energy and focus. I decided to order the projects in terms of importance. I promised myself that I wouldn't start another project until I completely what I was working on.
Now, I need to stick to it.
That is an interesting idea. I might have to try this. I do "To-Do" lists, but it seems like there is always too much on them to get done. Maybe thinking about it for the week will help. Thanks for the idea.If you are going to make a to do list, why not do it this way. Whatever you have to do for the whole week, make a list for the week and go about it each day and as you finish each one check it off and if you haven't done all your to do list in the week then just put it on your list for the next week starting on Monday, do as many as you can and start your check off list again as you do them and that way the things that you need to do for the following week will begin after they have been finished and then you start over with what you need to do that next week and you will always have a list of what's next. That way you won't get overwhelmed and do them at your leisure as long as they get done. You don't necessarily have to do them in order, that way you will be changing up.