Comments on: I Have an Addiction to Lists http://paul.io/2009/01/i-have-an-addiction-to-lists/ Notes & More Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robin http://paul.io/2009/01/i-have-an-addiction-to-lists/#comment-143 Robin Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:07:53 +0000 http://paul.io/2009/01/i-have-an-addiction-to-lists/#comment-143 Hello, I also am addicted to making lists I am very perfectionistic, I beleive that causes a lot of it. With the easiest tasks the best thing to do is just say it outloud, literally "NUMBER ONE, CLEAN KITCHEN COUNTERS" you can even write in cursive in the air while you say it. Say it in a happy excited motivated voice, Then directly afterwards with that motivation still flowing, go directly on going what you need to do. It feels great! And even better when you look back at all the things you actually accomplished intstead of just going through mental motions. Dont think about the next thing until you are done doing the first, this way youl probably have a clearer perspective on the next step anyway and you wont have waisted time thinking about steps that in the end weren't mirroring real life. This will also help not feeling a sense of failure when the "plan" doesnt go how you thought. For longer term goals that require a series of multi-stepped steps. Narrow it down to the first of the first. Focus on step one and get the momentum to accomplish it, Getting too far ahead of yourself is a way of procrastinnating the actual action and getting a false sense of accomplishment but still doing nothing. thanks, all this is me talking to me too. Another, more productive way of me making a list of reasons to stop making lists Love! Bird Hello, I also am addicted to making lists
I am very perfectionistic, I beleive that causes a lot of it.
With the easiest tasks the best thing to do is just say it outloud,
literally “NUMBER ONE, CLEAN KITCHEN COUNTERS”
you can even write in cursive in the air while you say it.
Say it in a happy excited motivated voice,
Then directly afterwards with that motivation still flowing, go directly on going what you need to do. It feels great! And even better when you look back at all the things you actually accomplished intstead of just going through mental motions.

Dont think about the next thing until you are done doing the first, this way youl probably have a clearer perspective on the next step anyway and you wont have waisted time thinking about steps that in the end weren’t mirroring real life. This will also help not feeling a sense of failure when the “plan” doesnt go how you thought.

For longer term goals that require a series of multi-stepped steps.
Narrow it down to the first of the first. Focus on step one and get the momentum to accomplish it,
Getting too far ahead of yourself is a way of procrastinnating the actual action and getting a false sense of accomplishment but still doing nothing.
thanks, all this is me talking to me too.
Another, more productive way of me making a list of reasons to stop making lists
Love!
Bird

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