Re: procrastinating on horrible task

[Anonymous]

This is my dilemma every single day. I know what I should be doing, but I can’t motivate myself to do it. It’s not monotonous, I do enjoy doing it, but I crave something more interesting and would waste a lot of time on the internet or other interests rather than getting the job done. Like now, I have a pile of paperwork that I need to address, but I am procrastinating again.

Lately I have been going into work without my computer, forwarding the phone to voicemail, and having a plan of what I’m going to do and when I will stop doing it. If I didn’t get done what needed to be done, tough. Every day I have to do this, it’s boooring but I am staying on track and it’s less stressful. I’m also working less hours, and getting more done. If I didn’t do this, I’d be up every 5 minutes “rewarding” myself like checking email, surfing, etc. Kind of like what another poster was doing to try to stay motivated to clean her house. Meds help me to slow down and do the boring stuff, which saves my butt.

It also helps to have someone to review it with you and tell you what you should be doing, and follow up. Like a boss. In this case, the boss is my husband since I’m self-employed. I hate authority.

I did successfully achieve a professional accounting designation some years ago (I can’t work in the field, can’t keep all the rules in my head and it was pretty stressful), and I hyperfocused to get through that. But when I started attending CE programs, it seemed as though there were a lot of people who signed up but never paid any attention during the seminars, they all left early! In some ways, it’s just lip service, being a warm body in a room and paying your extra dues, unless you have to pass an exam.

I’m also bad at math, I think I have a math disorder (dyscalculia?)

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