Have you ever had things to do but not wanted to do them?
- girly_girl09posted 14 years ago
0Um...all the time!
You're definitely not alone. I wish I could force myself to write hubs...I just can't do it. When the mood strikes, the mood strikes.
The only time that I get everything I need to get done is with deadlines, set by someone else. It's funny because everyone always assumes I'm a self-starter. My secret - I respond tremendously well to deadlines. - dennisemattposted 14 years ago0
I am not allowed to be all "read my hubs" and stuff, but I did write a hub about procrastination. It stinks to need to do things ya dont want to do. Its OK to play hooky, on occasion.
That's called procrastination- putting things off when you know you should do them. And writers likely get it all the time.
I get ideas in my head, and it's sometimes hard to get them typed out and published, whether it's on HP or on my blogs.Oh yeah Whitney, all the time.
And Haunty, if you give it a thought, ALL our have tos are self imposedeven if you HAVE TO..go pee.....
oh, well, I spppose I should be doing laundry right now, cuz no one else is going to do it...LOL You don't really have to do anything to make a puddle, it just happens
well, yeah. But I am ok with that. no need for puddles in my house, personal preferance...its all good.
To tell you the truth, I am not a big fan of puddles personally. But I bet you see my point about have-tos
- girly_girl09posted 14 years ago0
I once read an article about procrastination and a professional said it was a serious disease or something like that. I had all of her symptoms and childhood specifications (having controlling, overbearing parents, etc.).
I'm not terribly worried about it though, I always get things done when I need them to get done. Maybe I rush myself, but I am able to admit that I enjoy the HUGE adrenaline rush of meeting deadlines. Nothing wrong with that!
Whenever I put of an assignment and start to 'buckle down' in the last few hours before it is due, I feel this odd sense of peace and calmness and euphoria once finished.
Anyone else like this??? lolyup. I dont belive in "professionals" either.
Or (the non-professional view)... Sometimes a person just gets sick of always doing what they're supposed to be and decides it's really ok and healthy to put off until tomorrow what they could have done today.
In general, I'm almost compulsive about not procrastinating because I know what happens when you let that seep into life; but another way to look at procrastinating is "simply removing a task from today's to-do list and putting it on tomorrow's to-do list". (Tomorrow is another day. Besides, sometimes if you procrastinate long enough whatever it is you had to do actually does go away in one way or another.
)- so long as the lights dont get shut off!! I can brush my hair tomorrow.
- Nelle Hoxieposted 14 years ago0
I love that quote. It's great. I find that my procrastination has worsened after my last job. I am talking unimaginable deadlines and insane pressure. It's almost like I had so many deadlines and goals that now I'm really enjoying 'freedom' lol. I'm looking forward going back to school though, I know I can meet the deadlines, I just hope I'll be able to remember what it is like to set personal goals within the hard deadlines in order to really ace my courses. If that makes sense!
Yes, I have done the same today, not getting a lot done but trying...Isn't happy hour now?
LOL
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
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