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Having been diagnosed late, I had never realized my procrastination wasn’t laziness, but executive dysfunction. Now, as an adult, I often find myself delaying things that I would actually love to tackle – cleaning up my apartment, getting stupid tasks done at work, and sometimes even things that I really enjoy doing like reading or playing the piano. This often forces me into situations where I have to get things done in minimal time and under a lot of pressure. And while I do function well under pressure, I really want to get to a state where I function well without the pressure.
Do you have any strategies that worked well for you that you would be open to share?
If I sit on the sofa e.g. I’ll count to three if I have to do minor tasks that are uninteresting.. 😅
Else, I usually schedule myself some time to do it but then it also depends on my energy, not an easy one but e.g. I schedule admin like paying bills, doing paperwork generally on a Friday afternoon, shortly before weekend. That gives me motivation to have it done and a small moment of pride that’s I was productive before enjoying my weekend ☺️
Great topic!
I can really relate to what you wrote about procrastination and executive dysfunction. One thing that has helped me a lot is doing certain tasks together with someone: a friend or my partner. Somehow, once I’ve committed to doing it with someone, it becomes easier to start and stay focused. Even if we’re each working on different things, just having someone there creates a kind of gentle accountability and shared motivation.
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