Having to Do: One Thing to Help Avoid Procrastination

Having to do things gets in my way. Much of the have-tos is not my favorite. I might be able to do them, but I dread them so much that I don’t do them until I have built them into such a big obstacle that it seems impossible.

They become the troll under the bridge.

Do you ever dread having to do things so much that you don’t do anything?

This is one of those days.

The having to do things has cracked my motivation, and I don’t seem to be able to get my mind in gear.

Sleep was fine, and I got plenty of it.

The house wasn’t trashed when I got up, so I didn’t start the day behind. Nothing makes me want to crawl back into bed faster than realizing I’m already behind.

The weather is even nice.

I would like to blame the length of the days – they are getting shorter, you know (probably caused by global warming).

But the truth is, I run into this situation every now and then. It’s particularly familiar when things have been running smoothly and right on track. Then comes the day when I just can’t get going, so I don’t.

Things fall behind.

Projects are overdue.

My muse feels neglected and goes on strike.

Today is not a day that I can stay in a rut of avoiding having to do things.

I have to get it together because I have company coming in just a few hours.

The things I have to do I HAVE to do:

I need to straighten the house (the regularly scheduled maintenance activities).

I need to finish my work.

It’s time to kick myself in the rear and psych myself up so that I don’t sit around another minute.

How?

One thing.

Maybe ONE THING is the key and then I don’t have an excuse for NOT doing.

And the wheel just keeps on spinning. . .

What’s one thing you can do to start tackling the having to do things on your list.