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Help me stick to it
Nik_Doof | May 25 2006
I flout my GTD, all the time. I'm currently having real difficulties following my GTD routine and because of this i'm letting things slip. I've recently been getting home from work and not doing anything at all, flouting my next actions and deciding what to do there and then (which usually involves playing games or watching TV). Today i'm sat in work and i don't even have a copy of my NA's or my moleskine to hand, i've left them abandoned at home in my bag. I love GTD but i'm having great difficulty applying myself to it. Has anyone got any suggestions which may help me stick to my routine? 34 Comments
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 Sneaking things in and time bingeingSubmitted by Flexiblefine on June 16, 2006 - 2:05pm.
a11en wrote: Absolutely, Flexi- ;) Mind if I call you flexi? ;) he he he... Yes, with the ability to organize one's own time, and no real hard-landscape (this is the almost an exact definition of a grad-student) procrastination is really easy... or even not procrastinating on everything, just on the most important tasks... when you have a huge task list, it's easy to get little things done, and not the most important things. I've mentioned (here and/or elsewhere) that my biggest problem with the open schedule is that it's so easy to do "just this one thing" before working... and then one more, and one more, and one more... Quote: And, actually, you're absolutely correct. When I get knee-deep in work, sometimes I can hyper-focus. That's sometimes good, but it also often has the effect that I decompress after the hyper-focus and find it difficult to get back into it. Knowing how exhausting it was previously... but you're absolutely right. I had some of that today, both good and bad. This morning, I got some useful coding done, and the focus was really useful. This afternoon, I got into a conversation with someone (admittedly about work-related stuff) that lasted much longer than it should have. Now I'm trying to catch up -- and I'm here instead of working. Quote: I do have to admit that with so much on my plate right now I find it very difficult to allow myself downtime. Yes, you should definitely read "The Now Habit." You're just reinforcing the belief that work requires deprivation, and that belief doesn't encourage work. If you can trust that you will have downtime and recreation, you should be able to think in healthier ways about work. (Plug: See my signature.) » POSTED IN:
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