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[serene]

Took me hours, but I got up the oomph to do the tasks I've been avoiding at work for a couple of days. Sometimes I get so frustrated, because I *KNOW* there's something not-too-difficult that needs doing, and I don't want to, and no amount of wheedling, coaxing, or begging myself makes me willing to just do it. *sigh*

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[loracs.livejournal.com]

Did I post this under your name? I have about 3 such items on my task list at work. And it happens at home too. Right now I have two new pillows I bought for our guest to use this week and I've wanted to put cases on them for the last couple of hours - yet still they sit in their plastic. We'll see what condition they are when you come over this weekend!

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

:-) If only I could do your tasks and you could do mine. I mean, they're easy, but they get some kind of emotional block built up around them and they turn hard for no reason.

One of my worst for this is calling anyone on the phone. It can become such a huge thing!

[betonica.livejournal.com]

I really despise calling people on the phone. I guess I don't mind calling friends, depending on the circumstances. But anything related to any kind of business I just dread. I have no idea why that is. It's just, say, the vet, and I'm making an appointment for the cat. How hard can that be?

I also have many of those other tasks that I have blocks against - sounds like your situation is similar. The worst one right now is my editing job. It takes me maybe two hours to do one edit, and I end up putting them off for weeks - which makes them very late, which makes me look very bad. Alternatively, I start one and put in an hour or so, and then don't get back to it for five days. At which point I've forgotten all the details and have to mostly start over. Arg.

What is it that causes these blocks? Anyone know of any good way to get rid of them? Plowing through them I understand (even if I rarely succeed in doing so), but actually eliminating the block would be heaven.

[elissaann.livejournal.com]

Now you've got me thinking about starting the Annoying Tasks Exchange.

I have a lot of tasks that I put off that could be done by anybody, and I suspect others do too.

[jb98.livejournal.com]

I had to force myself to stay at work today to enter in 9 days worth of billable time. I was sick and in pain and it was so tempting to think yet again, "This will be so much easier to do next week".

It's so freaking simple if I keep up with it, but I just can't make myself do it. Trying to remember WTF my cryptic notes mean 2 weeks after the fact is so not fun.

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

I get that a lot. Really.

This morning's big thing was lounging around in bed for an hour and a half after everyone else had gotten up and when I really wanted to be down there being social because I couldn't make myself take my shower. However, in terms of things like tasks and projects, yes. Especially at work, but also cleaning the house and so on frequently.