I need a new couch, probably a modular one that has multiple different places i can sit+arrange stuff like computer, writing stuff) and setup a productivity war room

      • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
        1·
        21 hours ago

        Can you give an example? What needs to be done that you dont feel up to rn?

        This is what we’re all here for, lets group-source this shib. Indulge me here and see where it goes

        What do you got to lose

        • orenj [he/they]@leminal.space
          2·
          11 hours ago

          Okay well i have to root through my garbage for anthropology homework.

          I’ve got three chapters worth of math homework.

          I need to do a shitty simulation for my biology pre-lab, plus a hellish AI-generated infinity quiz plus a handwritten copy of my typed notes on the entire chapter.

          My room has been neglected and so has the kitchen. I still have to fold and put away the laundry from two days ago.

          I need to stat up some hazards and enemies for a tabletop game im running on thursday, and create some maps for a game im running in november.

          I havent really eaten anything resembling a nutritious meal since august, so i gotta make something happen there somehow

          And I need to check the mail to see if the IRS has finally sent the thing I need to get my fafsa payment

          • WalkusCrispus@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            7 hours ago

            You’re not alone. The weight of all those things adding up is enough to put anyone off from starting. When it comes to cleaning, I wasn’t keeping on top of it and let it get to a bad state, then once every few months I’d have a mad day of cleaning everything spotless, nothing unturned. I thought being thorough was good but in reality it was a major reason for me always avoiding minor daily or even weekly cleaning. I often look at tasks as monoliths that need to be tackled in one go.

            What worked for me is this cliche book https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits. I’ve only read the first 30 pages lol, but the general gist of it is at the start. Consecutive small tasks are a lot easier to manage, and a lot more effective than doing it all in one go. I’m no where near perfect, but I now have the mindset of “something small is better than nothing at all”. That really can take you a long way, the results just won’t be instant.

            E.g rather than clean the entire bathroom in one go and not touch it for weeks, I now clean one tiny area for 1 or 2 minutes every time I go into the bathroom. Seems like nothing, but over a week suddenly the whole thing was mostly clean. After that the habit stuck and now I just have to wipe the areas I use most daily. The rest I do on the weekend.

            Still have a long way to go. Boxes piled up from moving in one year ago, but I’m slowly getting through the contents over the last few weeks.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Habits