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Self-reinforcing Success
Monday, February 9th, 2009A great weakness has been festering in me for too long now: I am very bad at completing things. I have great intentions, great directions, great plans, great ideas, but almost none of them get implemented. What’s worse is that each failure (perceived or actual) reinforces the mindset that causes it.
Cause and Effect
I’ve tried to analyze [...]
Thesis Struggles: Analyzing the Cause
Thursday, November 6th, 2008If you’re filled with strong negative emotions – particularly when they don’t make sense to you, you’ll do what it takes to avoid those feelings. Hence, procrastination and paralysis when it comes to scholarly writing.
So says Gina Hiatt of AcademicLadder.com. I’ve been subscribed to the free newsletter from this site for a few months [...]
Analyzing my procrastination
Saturday, July 19th, 2008I’ve been doing it again: procrastinating madly. The way it seems to happen without my awareness is completely unnerving, and I’m really starting to feel the urge to make it stop. But how? I seem to be addicted to being happy-go-lucky, paying no attention to what I’m doing, just existing and not thinking about it. [...]
What “Not To Do” Today
Friday, April 4th, 2008The “Not To Do” List
reminds me of my vices
so I stay on track.
I woke up this morning with this haiku in my head. Or rather, I half-awoke and tried to awaken the rest of my mind by pondering the haiku that I was going to twitter when I started work for the day, and [...]
I Procrastinate, Part 3 – Personality Analysis
Sunday, March 30th, 2008I’ve been doing more listening than writing with regards to the fabulous iProcrastinate podcasts, because I’ve been walking with my pod* more than I’ve been procrastinating at my computer. Hey, maybe that means the podcasts are helping me kick the procrastination habit!
(*I use the term “pod” to describe my non-iPod mp3 player that is [...]
I Procrastinate, Part 2 – Basic Personality Traits
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008I have been listening to a really inspirational podcast series called iProcrastinate, and decided I would benefit greatly from reviewing the details discussed and relating them to my own procrastination. Yes, I realize that this is probably just another way for me to procrastinate, but the pull is just too strong to ignore.. I [...]
I Procrastinate, Part 1 – Intro & Definition
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008I’ve been pursuing productivity for quite some time now, despite acknowledging that the research into the subject is costing me valuable time in which I could be more productive. I have wondered more than once if I might be addicted to the subject, but I am not prepared to quit cold turkey. I [...]
So many time management options, so little time!
Thursday, February 28th, 2008“If you don’t have time to DOWNLOAD and use this software then you really need it.” — from the ThinkingRock homepage.
I’ve been through a lot of time management software and webware in the past year or so… I’m almost afraid to estimate how much of my time was eaten by such endeavours. I’m trying [...]
Feeling the need to restructure my days
Saturday, February 16th, 2008I keep coming back to the question of how I can be more productive, even though intellectually I know that it’s just another way my mind likes to procrastinate the things I actually need to DO to be productive. I just can’t seem to shake the notion that, somewhere, there is a system of [...]
The Fall of the Procrastimonster (Interlude)
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007The Procrastimonster stumbled groggily towards our heroine, his breath steaming in the cold morning air. Our heroine stood her ground calmly, keeping her eyes fixed on the lumbering beast. When he was close enough that she could smell his rank odour, she casually drew her weapon and inspected it. Flashing him a smile, she [...]
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