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Originally Posted by purpledaisy
When I was stuck at that office all day, I used to think, "Gee, if only I were at home. I have so much to do in order to build my business and do better."
Now that I'm home, I'm just blah.
Part of the problem is the holidays and feeling blah about them.
Part of the problem is I feel like I have no life purpose...
My whole life is taking place within a 30-foot radius. I go from my bed to the couch, with a few trips to the kitchen and the bathroom, and then back to the bed. That's it.
Please tell me it's normal to feel blah. That I'm not a horrible person because I am having trouble getting motivated.
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You better NOT be considered a horrible person for that, or I'm in
really deep doo doo!
I
totally know that my big problem is not having a purpose. (Depressed or not, doesn't matter.) It's not exactly motivating(!) So, yeah, that could definitely be a considerable factor. Hopefully others will have some ideas on that front.
30'. Sounds about right. (One reason I look forward to getting back home. MUCH better about that there. Kinda adventuresome even.
) You do get out a bit though, yes? Hardware store or something? Use that as a kick start for #1. My 2 biggest "get things done" tips are these:
1) Do not sit down. It's so easy to sit down when you get back to the house. BUT if you don't, and just do some little thing, it'll tend to build momentum. For instance...I've worked a lot of physical jobs over the years -- dog-tired stuff --and have found that starting something up
right away upon getting home produced MORE energy! Got stuff done and actually LESS wiped out than if I'd have sat down(!)
Strange, but definitely true.
2) Don't turn the computer on. Now, this probably wouldn't work for you in the usual way because... you're work is
on it, yeah? But maybe, say.... you do some non-computer things, then turn the computer on just for work things. Don't allow yourself to wander off to non-work computer things (even to take a quick peek, because we all know how
that goes!). Why the non-computer things first? Because even if you do sometimes get off track on the computer, you still have the other accomplishments already to your day's credit. Oh! Maybe for you one thing could be not to turn the tv on. (I tend to forget that one because of not having a tv for years!) Whatever variation on the theme, where tv/computer time is the
reward, not the go-to.
Oh! Right! 3 things. Shorten the to do list. A LOT. Just write a very short list on a separate sheet of paper. That's TODAY. Think of the other (main) list as "so as to not forget", not as "the list". Too overwhelming. Chomp away at it in small bits. The separate paper really makes a difference.
Now if I could only get off my own *** and do these....
(They really have worked, just not currently in use...)
Good luck, pd!
