I always come to the same conclusion. Maybe I should make a goal called ‘Do the things I know are right instead of knowing they’re right and ignoring them in practice’

LISTING and PLANNING. That’s what works for me. Like seriously. I guess I’m not a very structured person, I’m easily distracted and have a very selective memory.

SO I’ve made a list of tasks that need to be done this long weekend, which for me is a weekend of free lance work at home. It’s a neat little list. And it’s quite long.

I’ve listed both work tasks and stuff like washing ang groceries. It takes the damma away from work I feel.

Armed with my list I’m feeling much more focused and I feel like I’m on track. Also if I get bored of one task, it’s not like my mind can wonder aimlessly for an hour before it eventually reconnects to something else which generally turns out not to be priority in the end etc. Nope, because if I get bored of one task I can move on to another. How efficient is that!

I also notice that I ‘take breaks’, which is different from unstructured infinite procrastination. It’s like I take a break and then I get back to work. And I actually enjoy the stuff I do during that break much more I think.

Also ticking things off the list is very rewarding.

And if I sleap through for a bit I don’t feel bad or guilty, because I feel I earned it by otherwise working well on the rest and because I have a track to get back to presto, instead of a blank frame to fill with negative or unhelpful thoughts. Yay!

Now that’s the magic power of the list!