Comments on: What Would Jason Do?

By: kate

kate — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:58:04 +0000

I am ready for the ‘how to get out of procrastination mode” discussion. anyone else?

By: Coleen Ashly

Coleen Ashly — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:35:42 +0000

The truth is…I do my best work under pressure!

By: kittykat

kittykat — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:53:30 +0000

i too used to have a problem with procrastination…. but then i found the perfect solution for it…. i’d like to share it with you all, but don’t have time just now… will get back to you tomorrow… or maybe the next day….

By: Suza

Suza — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:45:44 +0000

OK. The truth is that without a deadline, I do nothing but procrastinate. The deadline looming on the horizon gets me back on track.

By: Lisa Snider

Lisa Snider — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:08:15 +0000

Funny coincidence…I JUST received in the mail a book I recently ordered to have at my day job, “Managing Priorities and Deadlines” by Marcia Dennis. I plan to read it…someday.
Someday.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:34:22 +0000

I used to procrastinate A LOT, yet then I realized my commitment is to live a simple, stress free life and procrastinating was neither simple or stress free. In fact, it caused more stress. So when there is something to DO that my ego is resisting, I a.) remember life is 90% being and 10% doing and b.)gear up for the task by breathing intentionally, almost like I am about to lift weights, like a psyche up. This propels me with some life force and soon I find myself fully engaged with what I am doing. I want to live a life of joy and often procrastinating is a kill joy.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:34:38 +0000

Hey,
Jason here…prone, as well, to procrastination from time to time. Say just a while ago, for example…
While driving through town, after running 4-stores-worth of errands in Ventura, and having dinner at Rainbow, I saw Tyler who said, “Have you seen the post?”
“Not yet!” I replied.
On the way home, I said to Jodi, “I’ve got to get another OjaiPost.com entry written, maybe I’ll have time to do that later!”
I got home, and then did the famous “watch-Jason-move-from-room-to-room-unpacking-and-repacking” move. It really is comedy in action. I pick up something from one room of the house, to bring it to another room, only to find something THERE that needs to go somewhere else, the then walk THERE and…it goes on!
So, I s’pose for the first few entries, we’ll focus on what we do TO procrastinate. Maybe (“later”) we’ll talk about about to get “out of ‘procrastination station’ and move along the track of getting things done!”
More to come…for now, here’s a link:
http://jasonwomack.typepad.com/working_outwhile_youre_ou/2007/02/a_readers_idea_.html

By: Leslie Davis

Leslie Davis — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:26:08 +0000

I try to look at my procrastination as “gearing up”. I tend to need a lot of time to gear up, get things out of my system, clear the space, clear the air, wait for the stars to align, etc… I think it’s because of my writing background – as a writer I always have the excuse, or benefit, of the plentiful harvest after a period of composting.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:41:22 +0000

Try to imagine yourself 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 years from now broke and homeless.
That should be enough to get you back to work, if that is what we are talking about.
And if you still insist on procrastinating, make sure that the activity or lack of activity that you are using to delay, is truly fabulous.

By: phalarope

phalarope — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:34:58 +0000

I always try to put off dealing with my tendency to procrastinate. So far, this strategy has worked just fine.
Actually, here are some of the things I do: I take a nap; I take a walk; I take a long drive to someplace I’ve never seen before; I do yardwork; I write letters I’ve been meaning to write; I organize photos & other files on my computer and do necessary backups; I comment on blogs; I think about the meaning of life, and I spend time thinking about how much better things will be once I stop procrastinating.
I know that nobody can fix any of this except for me, and perhaps tomorrow I’ll get ready to get ready to start thinking about how I might someday come up with a plan.