It’s 5:30 pm Sunday and I am procrastinating furiously, avoiding work. I’ve cleaned the kitchen. I’ve eaten – twice (oh dear). I went to the basement and got the laundry. And I’m working on a blog that I don’t need today. Everyone procrastinates sometimes…but I don’t normally procrastinate that much. So what’s going on? In this case, I know exactly why I’m putting off work that’s due tomorrow. Work is very stressful right now and procrastination is an emotional strategy for dealing with stress. I’m not ready to mentally depart my day off and be under Monday-Friday stress yet. I really want my boundaries. And yet, delaying action on the pending work will have negative consequences.
This is an anxiety response. I’m worried about changes going on at the office and I’m admittedly off-balance with a new boss who has been very opaque about how she is shaping the organization. My task for tomorrow is to present my goals and objectives to her and I really have just a scant idea of what’s important to her or how she views my role. The ongoing argument in my brain is, “just finish the goals; they’re nearly done” answered by, “maybe I’ll just go check Facebook before I get started.” Sounds a little ridiculous out loud. OK, I’ll just take some actions on the goals tonight; that will make me feel better. Any action is better than none. Right after I update Quicken. :)
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Monday night postscript: My boss moved the meeting to Friday so in a way, I worked on Sunday night for nothing! Well, it had to get done sooner or later.
This is an anxiety response. I’m worried about changes going on at the office and I’m admittedly off-balance with a new boss who has been very opaque about how she is shaping the organization. My task for tomorrow is to present my goals and objectives to her and I really have just a scant idea of what’s important to her or how she views my role. The ongoing argument in my brain is, “just finish the goals; they’re nearly done” answered by, “maybe I’ll just go check Facebook before I get started.” Sounds a little ridiculous out loud. OK, I’ll just take some actions on the goals tonight; that will make me feel better. Any action is better than none. Right after I update Quicken. :)
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Monday night postscript: My boss moved the meeting to Friday so in a way, I worked on Sunday night for nothing! Well, it had to get done sooner or later.