Posted by JohnDoenut on December 13, 2001, at 11:32:11
In reply to Thanks, posted by cmcdougall on December 13, 2001, at 11:20:51
Its interesting that you bring this up. I think procrastination, that is long term chronic procrastination is a real problem and many people dont know how to deal with it. I found out that mine was related to ADD. I read a really good book called Driven To Distraction which talks about this very subject and how to work around it and get organized. Even if you dont have ADD (which you may want to look into as ADD can be a cause of depression) its a very good read with good ideas. Here are some things you can do. Get a coach or join a support group to help you stay on target. Im not sure if insurance will pay for a coach or not. Try different methods of organizing and find out what works best for you and then do that. Find out what you can delegate to someone or something else so you dont have to worry about it as much. Try white boards, lists, and the like. Then take time to do one small task. Break it all down into smaller tasks so that it doesnt seem so overwhelming on the whole.
And also see if you can get on some sort of stimulating med to help with motivation and energy factors.Let us know how it goes.
JohnD.
> I appreciate your response - its funny, but I already have that book, The Tao of Cleaning. It is a good book, but I haven't had the motivation to use it yet.... ;-)
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> Carly
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