I got myself to start doing things through ticketing/ incident responses
Split things into something:
Problem description
Root cause
Immediate Actions / solution
Corrective Actions
With checkboxes on the solution /corrective actions. Then I do the immediate actions
For example,
Laundry
Problem description
Laundry on floor
Root cause
No hamper
Did not do laundry
Immediate Actions / solution
Find basket
Collect clothes
Wash clothes
Corrective Actions
Acquire hamper
Create laundry schedule.
Each ticket is separate and gets moved from open to closed once complete so its not too many bullet points / checkboxes and a little less overwhelming. 3/4 are checkboxes.
That might not work for everyone, but it is so much more refreshing/constructive than all the defeatism. I’m not sure I could be that organized, but I do love a list!
One of my strategies is to treat it like getting into cold water. I force myself to jump in against my every instinct. Not easy to do but that framing often gets me over the hump. And just like the water it ends up being fine and is way better than the torture of wading in or never doing it.
I got myself to start doing things through ticketing/ incident responses
Split things into something:
With checkboxes on the solution /corrective actions. Then I do the immediate actions
For example,
Laundry
Each ticket is separate and gets moved from open to closed once complete so its not too many bullet points / checkboxes and a little less overwhelming. 3/4 are checkboxes.
That might not work for everyone, but it is so much more refreshing/constructive than all the defeatism. I’m not sure I could be that organized, but I do love a list!
One of my strategies is to treat it like getting into cold water. I force myself to jump in against my every instinct. Not easy to do but that framing often gets me over the hump. And just like the water it ends up being fine and is way better than the torture of wading in or never doing it.