Reminding myself that I do certain tasks because I…
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Reminding myself that I do certain tasks because I genuinely enjoy doing it and not because I am trying to meet the expectations of others or worse; expectations I have placed on myself, has helped me deal with procrastination
So..I have clinical depression and anxiety (though it's not severe; it's subtle but chronic), and one of the things that I have always struggled with is procrastination. And when i mean procrastination, I mean in terms of the smallest tasks, to the biggest tasks.
And one of the things that I recently realized is that I struggle with procrastination (including with things that I used to enjoy doing) precisely because I have always placed expectations on myself or was trying to meet the expectations of other people (imaginary or real but unfair expectations placed on me nonetheless because sometimes people don't understand me).
And sometimes I have to consciously realign/correct my thinking; as in, consciously remind myself that I am doing this (whatever particular task i've set my mind to) BECAUSE I enjoy doing it (or enjoy seeing the results of) and it is NOT a task to rush through but something I can do/engage in leisurely, has helped me get through tasks.
I know it feels like I'm babying or mollycoddling myself but it works like a charm!
I am not sure if this will help anyone but yeah, it works for me.
#inspiration
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So..I have clinical depression and anxiety (though it's not severe; it's subtle but chronic), and one of the things that I have always struggled with is procrastination. And when i mean procrastination, I mean in terms of the smallest tasks, to the biggest tasks.
And one of the things that I recently realized is that I struggle with procrastination (including with things that I used to enjoy doing) precisely because I have always placed expectations on myself or was trying to meet the expectations of other people (imaginary or real but unfair expectations placed on me nonetheless because sometimes people don't understand me).
And sometimes I have to consciously realign/correct my thinking; as in, consciously remind myself that I am doing this (whatever particular task i've set my mind to) BECAUSE I enjoy doing it (or enjoy seeing the results of) and it is NOT a task to rush through but something I can do/engage in leisurely, has helped me get through tasks.
I know it feels like I'm babying or mollycoddling myself but it works like a charm!
I am not sure if this will help anyone but yeah, it works for me.
#inspiration
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