How to avoid doing what you should be doing!

wow! byfaithonly ,you seems to be very busy and an organize person .I can't plan to anything on week day because i am working ,except after work.But after work i kind of tired and i don't have a strong desire to do anything unless it's very important or urgent that needed to be done on time. To be honest with you ,i do have a procashtinate nature for the stuff that not so important.I will probably delay for a month or so depends on how important it is. But i will never procrastinate to clean up my house because i hate dirty.

Well I just do what I want to do then as I get Days like that but what is the point of doing it when your Heart is not in it I have to go to my Web yet and do some writing lol but I don't know if I will today

...yes, there's a short list on my kitchen counter right now.. which I wrote last night, or rather early this morning, when I thought of them in the middle of the night.. realized I should have them done by now, so wrote the little list.. I manage to get things done.. but how.. I'm not always sure.. I do pray about it a lot as I'm sure you do too.. I count them all as jobs for Jesus, and try not to worry about it too awful much! Godspeed to ya!:)

What I been postponing to do is clean the refrigerator and the range, I hate doing those tasks, but somebody has to do it, though! So mind us well do it without thinking!

:) Sometimes I procrastinate too. But I figure it will only make me run to meet a deadline after so I tend to be very careful and avoid procrastinating. I have noticed that lately I have been avoiding doing a few thing that I know need to be done, but I have been really tired and this last month at school was way too busy. This time as school was over I decided to dedicate the first week to just rest and relax so I"m fine to work on what is needed after with more energy. Of course this can be taken and a plan of action or more procrastinating LOL But my poor brain really needs some rest before I tackle anything else.

I had to laugh at this....It's not so much that I'm a procrastinator but I sure as heck wish there were at least 60 hours in a day to do everything--I'm probably as guilty as you about how much time I spend here...not that I'm complaining as I do love it here..but then I realize all those other things I should be doing as well--Like spend time on my own crafts..writing..both articles that maybe I could write over at Helium or Gather or Associated content AND my own short stories...then realizing I need to do more photo work--and then realizing that maybe I should tackle organizing all the tons of paperwork that has accumulated..and on and on One thing I do find helpful though so it at least sets some kind of "target" of goals...I have one book, than at the end of the month I map out what I want to achieve and accomplish for the next month..I break it down to photo goals/writing/crafts, and what I call my "freedom" from obstacles goals..like going on the subway hehe--Then another book where I map out what I want to do for that week, and then another book for what I want to do that day--it's then amazing how much I will do...but still....I just wish I had more time each day---and then of course are the days where you have all things nicely planned and something unexpected comes up and will throw me off track

Preaching to the converted lolololol. My routine is the usual writer's routine. Clear out all the stationery, make lists of what I need, notice that there is a bit of dust and move that, make a cup of tea as I have made myself thirsty, read the post, even the junk mail. Play on Mylot. I would do the marketing plan next though. You need to have a few days to think about it after it is done, so get the horrid job out of the way and then back to mylot to see what other ways people have to be busy doing nothing lol. Oh, for fun, here are the lyrics! http://www.lyricsbook.net/lyrics/116748.html (yup, more procrastination by me there, I should be doing something else too lol)

1. Some one would help you rearranging furniture? I have to arrange mine when my furniture finished. 2. Found a good company. I have not found yet at this time. 3. I ate spring rolls I will have some more. 4. I have already signed up some PPC.They are just a few bucks. 5. I have never got involved in the T.V show, it sounds interesting. 6. I response to mylotters at the discussion too. 7. You should start your new favorite start discussion. You sound busier, I just do daily work outside, and come back to myLot when I am free. Just work and work....And teaching ....too

I can always avoid what i should be doing by sitting here at the computer. I either go on my myspace, or on mylot. Easy to do. Too easy. I am a stay at home Mom and I make hair bows and sew. I'd get my orders completed a lot more quickly if I didn't just putz around and sit at the computer. I often stress myself out thinking something's going to be difficult. I worry; then, I do unnecessary things. So easy to procrastinate.

Hmm, I know the feeling. Your avidance tactics are similar to mine. 1. Spend a lot of time on My LOt, not earning much. 2. Have a coffee, whilst reading my latest novel. 3. Delete emails. 4. Download infacta group mail. What I should be doing: 1. sorting out the dishes 2. washing the floor. 3. pulling up weeds out the front. 4. More vacuuming. Notice that everything I avoid is housework. PS. I put your blog link up on my blog.

Most of what I have to do , cant be put off. I am pretty much ontop of things.Usualy if I get behind its because I am sick or something out of the ordinary......Now when my back bothered me Then I did get behind....somewhat...

It sounds like you need Calgon to take you away! I too am a procrastinator. It's hard to stay focused some days. I'll get on the computer or watch movies, when my Sims game worked, I would spend hours on that, I usually did that at night after everyone went to bed, then I'd check the clock and it would be 3 AM, time flies when you're doing one thing when you know you should be doing something else. Then there's no time for doing what you should have been doing the whole time. I try to get it done as soon as I realize that I've wasted too much time, which is usually right before I go to bed, I'll finish up the laundry, straighten up or run the dishwasher, that way maybe no one will notice that I was fooling around instead of working.

Hi Faith, We all have days when we just arent in the mood for doing what you should be doing. And of course when your not into what your doing its real easy to get sidetracked into doing something less monotonous. Actually the things you have on your todo list sounds kind of like the things my wife does in her spare time. She does some crafts and sewing. Take care, Terry

you're right, mylot is great for procrastination. well, work is always less fun than entertainment... even a favourite hobby can become a chore if we have to do it for a living and have deadlines. i put off cleaning my bathroom for quite a while now. it's really gross to clean the hairtrap. maybe i can pay my hubby to do it heh.

Depending on how badly I want to put off the task at hand. I can occasionally put off tasks for days at a time, much too long. Usually I don't put them off quite that long before I end up having to get busy and get to work on them, but every once it a while I just can't motivate myself and I put them off for longer. MyLot is one of my main distractions when I sidetrack myself from doing what needs to get done.

Oh I'm usually all over the place LOL. I tend to be involved in a bunch of things at once. It is really easy for me to just grab something I would rather do! I am selling my crafts so even if I am just playing around rather than seriuos crafting I just tell people "I'm working". I can even convince myself of that sometimes LOL

Thanks for a good discussion. Ok. First of all I don't get time to do procrastinate. I know it sound very odd, but from last few months I don't get time to do thing which I want to do apart from my daily duties and responsibilities. But, when I feel that I am doing something, which I should not do I just try to stop it. It is very hard to stop as it is part of refreshment from boring daily duties. We all need such activities in our daily life which allow us to recharge ourselves and refresh us from daily responsibilities.