For this topic, I chose the following articles:
The Important Habit of Just Starting by Jory Mackay
The Psychology of Checklists by Lauren Marchese
These hit me personally because I make checklists all the time and the hardest part of accomplishing ANY task for me is starting. When I was building The Jam Shack, my food trailer, I had to make a new checklist practically every single day. Not only did it give me the ability to think things through and not forget something, but it gave me satisfaction and assurance when I was done with something. It is both an organization tool and a reward system!
When I need to get work done, by far the hardest part is getting the motivation to do it. Sometimes I just have to turn my mind off, blast some music, and walk to the library or wherever else I need to go to get started on my work. The good part about this is that once I get there, I can usually get to work quite easily and have no trouble working even longer than I plan to. Procrastination really is almost like an addiction, and for me I just need tricks to fight any urges I get.
Luckily I don't have too much trouble with time management because I like being in the library. I pretty much dedicate as much of the day as I can to being there working so that by the end of the day I can completely relax and not have to worry about anything that I haven't done yet. While doing the work is sometimes annoying, having to stress out about not having it done yet is much worse so I avoid that feeling as much as possible!
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