I break down difficult tasks into bite-sized ones and reward myself when I've done one.
With the negative outcome/getting told "no", I take this as closing a potential path. Not closing my idea/project, but getting clarity on which way to go/not go. Good luck! You also might want to look at tips for ADHD people with procrastination On Tuesday, 4 January 2022 at 3:12:43 am UTC+11 Dwight wrote: > You could also make use of the deadline. Think as clearly as you can about > when you would like to have the unpleasant task finished and behind you. > Pick a realistic date, not an optimistic or aspirational date. Put it on > your task as a due date. > > When the due date arrives, the task turns red. Train yourself to hate the > appearance of red tasks in your to-do list because you know that continued > postponement will make the task more difficult or will erode the benefit of > completing it. If you are tempted to postpone further, contemplate for a > moment the reasons why you picked this particular date. > > This only works if you only have due dates on a few tasks. Some people > assign a due date equal to the day on which you plan to do some task. If > you do that and you ever get even a little behind in completing your tasks, > you will have loads of red in your task list most of the time, so the > motivational effect of having a splash of red is lost. > > -Dwight > > On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 3:54:46 PM UTC-5 mv1...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi johntom... >> >> IMO tools like MLO helps you empty your mind but that new available space >> should not be filled with potential negative outcomes or a " a mental >> questionnaire" about them. I think we all procrastinate at one point and no >> one likes negative outcomes. My two cents of advise would be : >> >> 1. Build you project/task/sub-task with positive outcomes in mind. >> What do I need to do in order to have the outcome I want. >> 2. We all have a peak potential period in a day. In my case its in >> the morning and don't expect me to achieve anything outstanding after >> dinner. Others will like the calmness of the night. Find your peak period >> and put some time down in your agenda for those difficult tasks, during >> that period. Forget about them he rest of the day. >> 3. Reward yourself when succeeding and never blame yourself for >> negative outcomes. However always learn from them. >> >> Best of luck to you. >> >> Le samedi 18 décembre 2021 à 10 h 35 min 14 s UTC-5, imajeff a écrit : >> >>> First I will say, Stéph is right about what you will need when there is >>> emotional reasons, or dangers, in getting the task done. >>> >>> Now, the most powerful thing I have found in MLO is how a task can be >>> broken up as much as you need it. This is extremely important for me >>> because of my neurology, everything that seems simple to somebody else is a >>> "daunting task" to me! So I have to learn that I don't even need to look at >>> the whole thing at this moment. If the task seems like it would be bad to >>> just do, then I consider one or more subtasks that would PREPARE for this. >>> >>> The beauty is that when I add subtasks, MLO easily disappears the parent >>> task from my flat or "Active" todo list so I can just focus on what I am >>> ready to do for now. >>> >>> I guess one of my first tasks was to find a therapist I can talk to >>> about the tasks I'm not ready for, but for some tasks there were simpler >>> subtasks like taking an online course (it one case it would be >>> relationships) that would help me complete it. >>> >>> On Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 8:59:43 AM UTC-7 johntom...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> What to do about tasks with a potential negative outcome that cause >>>> stress? >>>> >>>> If I have stress causing task i want something from someone and might >>>> get a no, or a the outcome of the task could be negative, I usually get >>>> stressed and will procrastinate. I am looking for tips in regards to >>>> breaking down these stress causing tasks into less worrying action items, >>>> or even less stressful states of mind. >>>> I know if you get blocked break it down into smaller steps, but is >>>> there a mental questionnaire, specifically a process that will allow me to >>>> eliminate the stress of potential negative outcome tasks. >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/4f972fbb-19d6-4343-b0f1-fdba8aee503dn%40googlegroups.com.
