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Procrastination Remedies: What to do when you fear letting go of the past to embrace your future

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This is the seventh and final post in a series on procrastination remedies. In the previous post, I talked about what to do when we procrastinate because we think we suck at something. Today we take a look at fear. There are two kinds of fears that come up when it comes to organizing: fear about our identity and fear of letting go. People vs Things Sometimes we have trouble separating objects from people. We get overwhelmed by the sentimental clutter because we think of the object … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: What to do when you fear letting go of the past to embrace your future

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Procrastination Remedies: What to do when you suck at something

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This is the sixth post in a series on procrastination remedies. In the previous post I talked about what to do when you procrastinate because your system is broken. In this post, we’re going to look at what to do when you procrastinate because you think you're terrible at doing the task. Let's be honest When it comes to housework, I have definitely struggled with feeling competent. Frankly, I suck at keeping things out of piles. My natural inclination is to sweep the remains of the … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: What to do when you suck at something

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Procrastination Remedies: What to do when your system isn’t working

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This is the fifth post in a series on procrastination remedies.  In the previous post, I talked about what to do when you feel overwhelmed because you don’t know where to start.  In this post, I’m going to talk about what to do when you feel overwhelmed because you just don't know how to do something. This usually happens because you have a system that is broken.  What do I mean by a broken system?  Well, imagine if you were going to mow the lawn, but instead of getting out a … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: What to do when your system isn’t working

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Procrastination Remedies: What to do when you don’t know where to start

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This is the fourth post in a series on procrastination remedies. In the last post, I talked about what to do when you feel overwhelmed because you think it’s going to take too long. In this post, we'll look at solutions for what to do when you feel overwhelmed because you don’t know where to start. Mostly, I am talking about huge decluttering projects where you have a lot of things to go through or organize. I have certainly felt this way when faced with a huge pile of boxes full of … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: What to do when you don’t know where to start

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Procrastination Remedies: What to do when it takes too long

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This is the third post in a series on Procrastination.  The first remedy was how to stop procrastinating because the job is too boring.  This post has solutions for procrastination because you feel overwhelmed by how long things take.  Sometimes you feel overwhelmed because you think it will take f-o-r-e-v-e-r to do something.  I get it: I whine (to myself) about this, too.  The thing is, most of us are pretty bad at estimating time. Time yourself One thing that can help improve … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: What to do when it takes too long

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Procrastination Remedies: What to do when it’s too boring

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In a previous post about Procrastination: Why We Put Things Off, I shared some of the reasons for putting off getting our houses in order.  These included things like it’s boring, I’m totally overwhelmed, I suck at this, and I’m afraid.  In this post, we'll take a look at some practical solutions for the issue of boredom.  The fact is, cleaning and organizing are not the funnest things ever for most of us.  We need to find ways to make these more fun and interesting. … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: What to do when it’s too boring

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