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Lady_MoMer t1_j7nhpqa wrote

Good plan. I'll try my best but the overwhelming part, practically everything is overwhelming to me though. Between the damn dogs, the freaking slob kids and the roommate who does every project half way then stops to sit down, for the next 3 freaking days, it's constant chaos. Not to mention the irritation at the large pile swept up by the roommate then walked away from, of trash, toys, clothes, dishes and whatever else the slobs don't put away, it's hard to not procrastinate. Especially when my procrastination doesn't suck. I just leave the house. But that doesn't help either.. see? I'm full of excuses. 🙄🫤 Your post sounds really good in theory. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Coldkane t1_j7o3d9h wrote

One thing that's helped me with not procrastinating, is changing the mindset from "right now you" to "future you".

When you try to put something off, just think of yourself in the future, when you actually have to deal with it. I guarantee future you will think, "man I wish I would've just done this earlier", when you're forced to deal with the aftermath of your procrastination.

When you procrastinate, yes, you're making yourself happier and more relaxed, but if you think of how you're screwing your future self, it kinda puts things into perspective. The worst part is, a lot of things people procrastinate on aren't even difficult tasks.

I also have a golden rule for myself, where if the task takes less than 5 minutes to complete, I'm not allowed to put it off. There really should be no excuse for why you can't just take 5 minutes to do a chore or something.

I hope this helps even a little bit. A lot of it takes practice and having a different mentality when you're feeling lazy.

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