Shiny Procrastination

Over the past few days I have been tuning in online to a tapping summit with the topics of emotion, pain, abundance, body image, sport performance , perfectionism and procrastination.  I always listen to all presenters because I always learn something and usually the one that I think "yeah whatever"  has the most value because it swacked me upside the head. Lots of gems in this summit and the topic that has nailed me right now is procrastination especially how I procrastinate.

There are different types of procrastination and I (right now) was flagged with two (like one wasn't enough). The first was I'll call "time frame" procrastination. This is where I delay (or don't start) something because I have made up that it will take hours and hours, days, weeks, and forever to do so why start? Hello forms! I have made up that it will take literally HOURS to do my forms and I'll be EXHAUSTED after so I'll put those off until I have enough time and energy.  Yeah well, that's really working out for me, not! This one I have to designate a time and amount for me to complete. I have (let's say) 5 minutes, I will do a form of some sort and then carry on with my life. Rinse and repeat. Worth a shot.

The other type of procrastination is tricky. It's called "shiny procrastination" where I get distracted to do this, that, and the other thing before I get down to business. Here's the tricky part: I'm actually productive, but not in the area I need to be. When I get "shiny", I'll make a smoothie, make cupcakes, tackle the ginormous dust bunny population, make a salad, rearrange the files on my computer because it make so much more sense the new way, and "oh hey my phone chimed, let's see who loves me." Yep, I'm productive all right, just not in the area I need to be. This type of procrastination  is a bear for me as I get easily distracted. I have implemented a designated start time to do something and then do it.  Focus is another thing I need to do as well. As for diet, keep my fat high enough so that I don't have the attention span of a ping-pong ball in a dryer. Translation: low sugar, lots of protein and good fats.

I'm not anticipating an overnight "cure-all" but awareness is a key to implement change. The big thing is to accept myself even though I have time frame delay and shiny procrastination. Self-bludgeoning solves nothing. So here's to awareness and steps to keeping on.... hey a recipe with chocolate in it: must try!!! (just kidding)
Sherri Donohue