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I'm one of those "scatterbrained" people. Whatever I'm doing always seems important when I start it, but then I end up spending ages on it and once it's done I
by unfamiliar 12y ago
I'm one of those "scatterbrained" people. Whatever I'm doing always seems important when I start it, but then I end up spending ages on it and once it's done I can't really remember why I did it. The end of the week comes and I'm exhausted and have to make up excuses about my poor performance.
How can I stop this behaviour? It's like I'm not in control, I just get carried along by the current.
- nitrogen 12y agoMaybe try to find ways to increase your metacognition frequency? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacognition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacognition
- probablybroken 12y agoKeep a work diary; This will allow you to both list & justify what you have done, and to personally review whether you are doing the right thing as you go along.
- jmagoon 12y agoPersonally I (and a few others on my team) have found mindfulness meditation to be enormously helpful in developing focus and not being 'carried along' by thoughts. It's really helpful to observe your thoughts, which begins to allow you to classify, organize, and prioritize them. They become a toolset rather than a slavedriver. My manager started relatively recently and the difference has already been very noticeable in true productivity, not just excitability without any real traction.
- nradov 12y agoHave you tried the Personal Software Process? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_software_process http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_software_process