I think this did play a role in helping me become even more organized.In my mind, I’d rather do them right away than sit and think about how I SHOULD do them and then end up doing them at a later time.And the next time you feel like procrastinating on something, try to reason with yourself and think about how long it would realistically take you to do that task right now. and do it now. Part 3. .
About doing stuff later, delaying them and in a perfect world making someone else do them. It just depends on my mood, how much time I have and what the task is.Can you share some comments about structuring a day, when unplanned tasks pop up (spill in fridge, unexpected visitor) during the day? For set goals – do you prioritize according to times, day parts or priority?! And for me this is insane and even more - wrong. Dave is probably more of a do-it-now person, but he knows how to relax too — so he’s good for me ðMe too! Psychology Today © 2020 Sussex Publishers, LLC Great post loved reading it ðIf I’m bringing the groceries in from the van and notice some trash in the van, I’ll clean it out ASAP.Glad you reposted this. Just like when you stick dirty dishes out for room service, I toss dirty clothes, dishes (gently), books papers, magazines, shoes, hats, sweaters and the like in a laundry basket and then I take it to the next room. About doing stuff later, delaying them and in a perfect world making someone else do them. Specifically, how do you accomplish scheduled goals if you are (seemingly) constantly getting interrupted by these ‘do it now’ tasks? For me, the “do it now” does come naturally — so I’m thankful for that. In fact the piece was inspired by my husband riding cross-country on our Harley this month. I think that only the second version is implementing the requirement properly. I get distracted trying to “do it now” with too many things and after several minutes of working on various things I think to myself, “Now why did I come in this room?” because I’ve forgotten my original task completely! When I just can’t take it anymore, I get down and dirty and get it done, plus a few more things along the way, like a chain reaction. You need to make a conscious decision to listen to Do it Now! Wrong as not implementing what the requirement told. For me it should be:Why? For me, the “do it now” does come naturally — so I’m thankful for that. Do you allow yourself to do a little of the do it nows and then postpone your tasks? Part 2. So I go in the bathroom and see the trash and go empty it and while I’m at it I will seek out and empty the rest of the waste baskets at the same time and then totally forget why I went in the bathroom in the first place (Mother Nature callin) so by then I really really need to return…and then notice that I need to clean up the DH spots on the rim so off I go to get a cleaning wipe since I ran out in the other bathroom…and stole the main bathroom cleaning wipes to use in the other bathroom..so I got to fetch them and decide to put it on my shopping list on my iPhone app, and then the day falls apart because I see a text from a friend asking me to coffee…It’s similar to the “two minute rule” that I try to follow……if it takes two minutes or less, DO IT NOW.
But I will still stick to IT, don’t expect any life tips or guidance.Don't do it now! I can clearly remember thinking sometimes, “seriously, I am telling you how upset I am about something and all you can see is the dust on the shelf behind me?” It was maddening and hurtful as a child. Maybe we feel it implies that the system isn’t fast enough or we can’t code it to work fast enough. He can not see mess, disorder and clutter – but that is all I see and I can’t seem to conquer it so i go-go-go from one thing to the next and never, ever stop moving until i sleep.If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. I feel much better about myself and my home when I get more done though.This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.
The Do-It-Now is very stable, but you can still horse around and act like a cowboy on whitewater if you want Unloved Daughters and the Elusive Nature of Friendship So, if we are given a task like registering an user that sound more or less like that: Keep in mind that latency between scheduling a job and picking it up for execution shouldn’t be greater than 5 second for most cases, because then you are still in “real time” frame of most use cases.Don't do it now!
And honestly, I really would rather be a little late than be early and come home to a pile of stuff to do ðAnd if you look back through the examples I listed above, you’ll notice that those quick little tasks only take a few minutes (sometimes even seconds) to complete.haha! I can get motivated and dream of being super-housekeeper, but I fizzle out. And then it’s gone—never to return.
But I also feel very strongly that we can learn and teach ourselves to do things that don’t come naturally.