Hi johntom... IMO tools like MLO helps you empty your mind but that new available space should not be filled with potential negative outcomes or a " a mental questionnaire" about them. I think we all procrastinate at one point and no one likes negative outcomes. My two cents of advise would be :
1. Build you project/task/sub-task with positive outcomes in mind. What do I need to do in order to have the outcome I want. 2. We all have a peak potential period in a day. In my case its in the morning and don't expect me to achieve anything outstanding after dinner. Others will like the calmness of the night. Find your peak period and put some time down in your agenda for those difficult tasks, during that period. Forget about them he rest of the day. 3. Reward yourself when succeeding and never blame yourself for negative outcomes. However always learn from them. Best of luck to you. Le samedi 18 décembre 2021 à 10 h 35 min 14 s UTC-5, imajeff a écrit : > First I will say, Stéph is right about what you will need when there is > emotional reasons, or dangers, in getting the task done. > > Now, the most powerful thing I have found in MLO is how a task can be > broken up as much as you need it. This is extremely important for me > because of my neurology, everything that seems simple to somebody else is a > "daunting task" to me! So I have to learn that I don't even need to look at > the whole thing at this moment. If the task seems like it would be bad to > just do, then I consider one or more subtasks that would PREPARE for this. > > The beauty is that when I add subtasks, MLO easily disappears the parent > task from my flat or "Active" todo list so I can just focus on what I am > ready to do for now. > > I guess one of my first tasks was to find a therapist I can talk to about > the tasks I'm not ready for, but for some tasks there were simpler subtasks > like taking an online course (it one case it would be relationships) that > would help me complete it. > > On Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 8:59:43 AM UTC-7 [email protected] > wrote: > >> What to do about tasks with a potential negative outcome that cause >> stress? >> >> If I have stress causing task i want something from someone and might get >> a no, or a the outcome of the task could be negative, I usually get >> stressed and will procrastinate. I am looking for tips in regards to >> breaking down these stress causing tasks into less worrying action items, >> or even less stressful states of mind. >> I know if you get blocked break it down into smaller steps, but is there >> a mental questionnaire, specifically a process that will allow me to >> eliminate the stress of potential negative outcome tasks. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/90859bfa-53af-4ff4-8dce-c66c8f8e0e98n%40googlegroups.com.
