You could also make use of the deadline. Think as clearly as you can about when you would like to have the unpleasant task finished and behind you. Pick a realistic date, not an optimistic or aspirational date. Put it on your task as a due date.
When the due date arrives, the task turns red. Train yourself to hate the appearance of red tasks in your to-do list because you know that continued postponement will make the task more difficult or will erode the benefit of completing it. If you are tempted to postpone further, contemplate for a moment the reasons why you picked this particular date. This only works if you only have due dates on a few tasks. Some people assign a due date equal to the day on which you plan to do some task. If you do that and you ever get even a little behind in completing your tasks, you will have loads of red in your task list most of the time, so the motivational effect of having a splash of red is lost. -Dwight On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 3:54:46 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > 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/65276ca9-7b9f-4f49-ab88-efad0caeb31dn%40googlegroups.com.
