#productivity post

[canariesrise]

Doing that thing where I post on Tumblr as a way of motivating myself/keeping myself accountable to get some shit done today: 

Fix my internet service credit card issue

Buy July flights

Figure out DC trip logistics

Finish JPMC app

Write USAA grant report

Outline AFF grant app

Clear inbox

Okay -- ready, set, go!

[cluelessbutch]

ok but imma put some good music on and then: - speed clean for one hour - find a good recipe for making floam ! - figure out how to reformat my old blog so i can move my art blog over there - continue working on the character designs for my comic series 👍

[canariesrise]

Back at work and boy do I have plenty to do. 

(I’m actually not feeling that stressed at the moment though. The weekend had a surprising restorative effect and although I got much less work done than I expected to this weekend, it turned out to be not the worst week to fall behind. So while i have a lot to do, nothing feels like it’s *on fire* or whatever.)

Anyway I’m stealing @mylittleredgirl‘s productivity post thing because I need to do ALL the things: 

Go through about 100 emails

Run the call with the USO

Take the Coleman check to the bank and process that donation

Read through the MetLife application and send questions to Becca

Read through the Battery Powered application and send questions to applicable folks

Read through McCormick report questions and send questions to applicable folks

Advance action items for the Muster

Okay time to put on my Supergirl suit glasses and get going!

[angryproduce]

So it has been about two weeks since I’ve done a productivity post, and I’ve decided that I’m not really going to do them consistently until the start of next semester. I’m getting caught up in all the classes classes in which I’m currently behind, and its taking up a lot of my time so I’m really just going to make productivity posts whenever I can or whenever I feel especially proud of myself for getting things done. I’ll restart the productivity challenge at day one in the couple of weeks leading up to my next semester, and try much harder to keep things consistent after I restart. I’ll reformat the posts as well so there’s not as much of a journaling aspect, as oversharing in my productivity posts has become a habit of mine that I don’t particularly approve of. You guys shouldn’t have to scroll through my ramblings if you don’t want to, so in the future I will be tagging my journal posts as #produce’sjournals so you guys can block those posts if you want. Anyway, I’ll be getting back to class now, as I’m typic this up during a seminar in which I’m supposed to be paying attention.

Hope you all have a great week, happy Monday!

[ms-happytobehere]

Finally did some planner updating...

I'm realizing that I need to quickly find my highlighters and probably need to call my storage company.

Today, I plan to finish the Parent Plus loan with Mom. I think next year will be our last one together. ... Hopefully, by then, I will have my own place and not need to come home for the entire summer. We have a lot of adulting to do this year!

[mentalwires]

1. When you're having trouble doing something, the solution is not to focus on your inability to do it and deprive yourself of all joys until it's done. Instead,

(a) change the form of the problem (e.g. turning 'write a good draft' into 'write a horrible draft, then purge the dross later'), or

(b) recruit resources that make it easier (e.g. discussing job applications with a friend instead of trying to do it alone), or

(c) improve your general mental state until you have more capacity to deal with the problem (e.g. aiming to clean room after getting back from doing something fun rather than after staying in your room all day).

2. When you’re having trouble not doing something, the solution is not to obsess over every slip and and conjure up ever-more-dire consequences for doing it. Instead,

(a) identify the desire that is being satisfied by the wayward action, and what you can do to more usefully fulfill it,

(b) change something about the circumstances in which you do the thing so that you have a fresher start, and

(c) focus on your freedom of choice, and the pleasurable consequences of the decision not to do the thing, rather than a feeling of failure and obligation.

[mentalwires]

Low-hanging fruit for self-efficacy:

1. Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night at reasonably consistent times with good sleep hygiene - no, really, I am so serious about this

2. No bad internet (social media, etc.) in house, at work or when I have specific intentions to be working, or on phone. Note that ad-hoc rationalizations about why it’s OK to do it just briefly just this one time always end badly. (This isn’t low-hanging fruit in the sense that it’s easy to accomplish, as evidenced by how much I make precommitments about it, but it's definitely a disproportionate payoff.)

3. Have written priority lists, for specified periods of time, with SMART goals.

4. Run, frequently (at least 10 miles a week). Exercise is good for mental health and most things are much easier when you’re in good mental health.

5. Don’t be in your house if you don’t have a particular reason to be, especially in the mornings on non-work days.