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>Make a list every evening, prioritize it, check it off during the next day. Some procrastination derives from a difficulty in prioritizing, and a difficulty i
by rhizome 6y ago
>Make a list every evening, prioritize it, check it off during the next day.
Some procrastination derives from a difficulty in prioritizing, and a difficulty in prioritizing can itself be a symptom of depression, where all tasks have equal (or no) importance and so can't be prioritized.
I mean, it's not like people forget all that needs to be done. Often as above, it's all of the tasks bouncing off each other like balls in a bingo machine.[1]
So, a lack of prioritization means the next day might be spent in analysis paralysis where nothing is done because the person can't figure out a good place to start. John Cage said, "begin anywhere," but even that can be difficult in the moment because it also takes discipline to stop trying to prioritize.
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJV-vUFFvoY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJV-vUFFvoY