I am really struggling drafting a technical document (for work) . . . struggling (which doesn't happen often) makes me feel extra distracted and unfocused, and I am having a hard time just pushing/working through it. Any of you go through this? How do you deal?
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I have no tips but am looking for help with this also. I get distracted so easily and my work suffers and then I feel even worse about myself!
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I unplug the Ethernet cord until I'm down.
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ummm... being on HB in the middle of the workday disqualifies me from answering this question.
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I'm a HUGE procrastinator. But, i also work better under pressure. My job revolves around meeting client deadlines and in college I always left papers til the night before due date.
I've just come to accept that I am my own problem and to just accept it.
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I don't. When I'm home by myself, I do very little housework. When ds and dh get home, that's when I get motivated. So maybe I conquer it by not wanting my dh to see me just sitting around with a messy house, lol. I do have a slight excuse, being 36 weeks along, but I try not to throw that card down all the time, lol.
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I have no advice as I'm on here instead of working. But closing down the internet would be a start.
maybe go have a snack and walk around for a minute to recharge yourself.
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Oh my gosh..are we working on the same document?! I am writing a manual that outlines every. single. minute. detail of my job (to assist my replacement while I'm on maternity leave). I'm only on page five and just about ready to poke my own eye out.
I'm not exactly excelling at not procrastinating, but I'm doing far better today than I did yesterday. I'm only allowing myself to check the websites I frequent (like HB) every half hour for a few minutes. I'm also listening to music, which always helps me focus (although I realize that for some people this has the opposite effect).
I wish you luck!
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I like to give myself little deadlines. Like no more HB or internet until I have so much of a project finished. Then I can take a break if I want or sometimes it helps me to keep going.
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@mrskc: close down the internet? WHAT?
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@MsLipGloss: I'm in the same boat. I only have 1.5 weeks left at my current job and I'm supposed to be documenting the past 6 years of stuff I've worked on ... and instead I'm on here.
What helps me is closing my internet browser completely and then putting some music on (with headphones) to drown out anything else. Then I tell myself I can't do any more HB until I finish.
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I work on coming up with excuses as to why I didn't get what I was supposed to finished... Hahahaha, but seriously...
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So, I finished the first (and most difficult) part, so now on to the second!
Thanks all! Glad to know I am not the only one!
@MrsJYW: "I've just come to accept that I am my own problem and to just accept it." I *puffyheart* this.
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@MsLipGloss: yaya glad you got the hard part done! procrastinators FTW! LOL
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I struggle with procrastination all the time, especially because I'm good friends with my cubicle mate and we're constantly gabbing and goofing off. Our system for getting actual work done is to set up a goal and reward at the beginning of the day - for example, if we both get halfway through our stories (we're newspaper reporters) by mid-day, we'll go somewhere fun to buy lunch (otherwise we have to go downstairs to the depressing cafeteria).
When I need an uninterrupted block of time for writing, I close my Outlook and turn on Pandora.
If you're looking for an extreme measure, I've read that Jonathan Franzen once put superglue in the Ethernet port of his laptop!
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I need a looming deadline to really be effective. I seem to work best that way. I don't love that I function best that way, but I'd rather be playing with my boy!
maybe go have a snack and walk around for a minute to recharge yourself.
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