What a good friend, wonderful post and timely (!) reminder. I have ADD, which makes it doubly hard for me to focus on tasks I'm not interested in (balancing the checkbook is a horror, for instance) for long periods of time. Therefore, I avoid. And, like you, the longer the pile sits there, well, the longer it sits.
I once used this practice -- 15 minutes on, 15 minutes off -- and, like you, was absolutely amazed at what I could get done. It is as if removing the resistance itself is the biggest part of each task. But it's a practice I've forgotten. I need to find my timer!!
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Melissa,
What a good friend, wonderful post and timely (!) reminder. I have ADD, which makes it doubly hard for me to focus on tasks I'm not interested in (balancing the checkbook is a horror, for instance) for long periods of time. Therefore, I avoid. And, like you, the longer the pile sits there, well, the longer it sits.
I once used this practice -- 15 minutes on, 15 minutes off -- and, like you, was absolutely amazed at what I could get done. It is as if removing the resistance itself is the biggest part of each task. But it's a practice I've forgotten. I need to find my timer!!
Thank you!!
October 15, 2009 - 9:17amThis Comment
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