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Post by PLurker on Jul 10, 2016 4:02:28 GMT
After the "do you feel guilty over being lazy" thread I've been thinking I get a lot less done (or slower) since I am not working. At first it was because of medical reason- and is still a bit now, too. BUT I think it has a bunch to do with no deadline so to speak. When I worked, I knew I had little time to do stuff so it was more planned because it had to be. I'd plan errands to or from work and often on my lunch hour to get things done. And get things done I did. Lots! I was like a rabid squirrel. Plan, do, list, do, go, go, go.... Now it's like eh... there's always tomorrow. Now I do get done what HAS to be done, but procrastinate a LOT more now that "I can." I seem to get more things done last minute now. Sometimes I feel like I should be doing more but in the back of my mind is always there's tomorrow... until there is not. Then I finally get it done. It's not everything or always but a lot more often now.  And I'm not even sure if it bothers me or I'm ok with it. Maybe I need a deadline to decide.  Anyone else feel like that they need pressure or a schedule/deadline to accomplish more? Or have an open schedule now and seem to get less done? Or am I just a slacker... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 4:07:46 GMT
I've always been a procrastinator but am actively trying to break that habit. We just had a lot of frustration with our builder that was a horrible procrastinator. We finally got into our house and everything is okay, but we had so many unnecessary problems because of his procrastination. Now my husband and I try to use that as a reminder to never put things off as it affects more than just us!
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jul 10, 2016 4:23:58 GMT
I procrastinate. It is like I need an adrenaline rush to get something done and procrastination seems to do that. For some projects I'd spend way too much time on by starting early so why spend more time doing it.
I seem to be less productive during the summer. I'm resting and trying to conserve energy for the first few weeks of school. Lol.
I enjoy my rest and always plan to do something tomorrow. I need to stop.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 10, 2016 4:24:20 GMT
I get much less done now. I work part time (mostly from home) and apparently that means do less at home too. My husband does a lot of the housework, so my house always looks clean, but motivation has left the building.
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Post by nlwilkins on Jul 10, 2016 4:32:19 GMT
I noticed this particularly in the condition of my desk when I was working. At work, my desk was ALWAYS clean and neat. At home it was never clean and had piles of stuff all over it of things that needed to be attended to. Like you, it was the deadline. I knew that I was leaving the building at such and such a time and that after that, would not be able to attend to anything on my desk until break time the next work day.
Now, that I am retired I find I put off any and everything. Clothes don't get washed until I have noting left to wear, house doesn't get picked up until I know someone is coming over, etc.
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Post by PLurker on Jul 10, 2016 4:35:26 GMT
I'm glad I'm not alone.
I think I need to get a job again to stop procrastinating.
Eh, maybe tomorrow.
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Post by tmarschall on Jul 10, 2016 4:40:04 GMT
After the "do you feel guilty over being lazy" thread I've been thinking I get a lot less done (or slower) since I am not working. At first it was because of medical reason- and is still a bit now, too. BUT I think it has a bunch to do with no deadline so to speak. When I worked, I knew I had little time to do stuff so it was more planned because it had to be. I'd plan errands to or from work and often on my lunch hour to get things done. And get things done I did. Lots! I was like a rabid squirrel. Plan, do, list, do, go, go, go.... Now it's like eh... there's always tomorrow. Now I do get done what HAS to be done, but procrastinate a LOT more now that "I can." I seem to get more things done last minute now. Sometimes I feel like I should be doing more but in the back of my mind is always there's tomorrow... until there is not. Then I finally get it done. It's not everything or always but a lot more often now. And I'm not even sure if it bothers me or I'm ok with it. Maybe I need a deadline to decide. Anyone else feel like that they need pressure or a schedule/deadline to accomplish more? Or have an open schedule now and seem to get less done? Or am I just a slacker... 100% this. It's summer. I'm not teaching but I have research, class preps and administrative stuff to do. The deadline? Mostly when school starts. So the days slide into the next and a week is gone and all I've done is read and watch politics on TV and visit here. I love it now but I would be so happy in September I'd I could make some progress now. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 10, 2016 4:53:17 GMT
I take medication (really) that helps me to focus on my tasks that need to be done and I try not to procrastinate too much. I usually have a huge to do list and as long as some of the stuff on it gets done, it's a good day.
Tomorrow laundry and compression socks and stockings. I don't think there is that much to wash, though.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 10, 2016 5:10:15 GMT
I get a lot less done since having my kid six years ago. Before she came along, I worked all.the.time. I was busy day and night, weekends and holidays. DH and I took one vacation in ten years. Now, not so much.
I typed out this long thing and it basically sounded like a rant so I deleted it because that's not how I really feel about it. The bottom line for me is that it's always been one thing or another and I've basically given up. I'm not a lazy person by nature, but with the way the chips have fallen over the last several years I've been forced to slow down. I just don't have the time I need in big enough chunks to make any real progress on the things I would like to be able to take on.
So I do what I can and I don't bother stressing a whole lot about what doesn't happen anymore. I have zero control over so many parts of my life right now. Until that changes and my DD doesn't need quite so much supervision this is what my life is at the moment and I have to be okay with it.
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Jul 10, 2016 11:09:40 GMT
I'm a list maker, even in the summer when I'm not working, and it's about the only thing that keeps me on task. I get some weird satisfaction from crossing things off a list, even if my tasks are very mundane. I have absurdly little to get accomplished today, but I'll still make a list and feel better by the evening when I've done everything on the list.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 10, 2016 12:10:27 GMT
A lifetime ago, when I was a SAHM with my first dh, that was sort of like how I was.
I got a lot more fun things and creative things done, because there was always tomorrow to do the chore-like and non-fun things. I mean, we still always ate, had clean clothes, etc. But I loved that I could make time to do a messy artsy project. And could take time to take the kids out sight seeing on a whim.
Now, as a single WOTHM, every thing is scheduled. It feels like breathing is scheduled. I'm peaing right now, but I'm also doing laundry, and writing my To Do list for the week.
I also sleep a whole lot less now.
I say, enjoy the time that you can put off non-fun things until tomorrow. As long as you are still wearing clean clothes and eating, you're fine.
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Post by PLurker on Jul 11, 2016 16:04:23 GMT
A lifetime ago, when I was a SAHM with my first dh, that was sort of like how I was. I got a lot more fun things and creative things done, because there was always tomorrow to do the chore-like and non-fun things. I mean, we still always ate, had clean clothes, etc. But I loved that I could make time to do a messy artsy project. And could take time to take the kids out sight seeing on a whim. Now, as a single WOTHM, every thing is scheduled. It feels like breathing is scheduled. I'm peaing right now, but I'm also doing laundry, and writing my To Do list for the week. I also sleep a whole lot less now. I say, enjoy the time that you can put off non-fun things until tomorrow. As long as you are still wearing clean clothes and eating, you're fine.You really shouldn't be enabling me/giving me permission. I will take further advantage! |
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 11, 2016 16:41:52 GMT
Anyone else feel like that they need pressure or a schedule/deadline to accomplish more? Or have an open schedule now and seem to get less done? That's the number one reason why I don't like being a SAHM, but I have a kid that has issues. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm motivated by money and being held accountable by others. Holding myself accountable? It's hard to find the motivation. |
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Post by Peamac on Jul 11, 2016 16:47:49 GMT
I'm a procrastinator at heart. Even when I try to work ahead, especially clean for company, I get a lot more done in the last hour or two than the whole previous week. I do try to make a list and get everything done today, but things come up and I can't always do it. Of course, that means I should finish the list tomorrow, but I usually procrastinate or lose my list.
ETA- DH would be the one to make a list of 40 things to get done today (I counted once), and be upset that he only got 35 of them finished by the end of the day. Little things like clean the garage, change the oil on all the cars, move the wood pile, etc.
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Post by tincin on Jul 11, 2016 17:21:16 GMT
I have found that in the times I've been laid off or on leave from my job I get far less done at home. I do believe that it is the lack of deadlines that does it to me. As a mom who works outside the home I had to be organized and efficient. Now that my sons are adults, not so much. Lol
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jul 11, 2016 18:00:42 GMT
I've been painting my teeny tiny coat closet for 3 weeks now.  |
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