Time Management Support Group

This community is devoted to helping those looking to improve their time management skills. Time management is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it.

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Planning: Its an all or nothing deal!

andydn54
andydn54

Hi, I am new to this, I have difficulty planning my time. I find that I can be more productive when I do plan. However, this not as productive as I would like to be. The term "go-getter" certainly does not apply to me. I can spend an entire day with my good intentions and lack of action. I find myself on those days trying desparately to redirect myself; which often ends in more good intentions and no action. 

tbbrandyn
tbbrandyn
Hello, I know how you feel. Some days I have a list of things that I need to do and I try to check them off as I do them. But some days I just don't feel like doing anything at all. I also have anxiety and depression, ADHD, and bipolar 1 disorder. I can have things planned out for a party or a trip, and when someone does something that throw that off it sends me into an anxiety attack and I feel like I can do anything then, like it was all for nothing and I can't do anything right. I go out of town a couple times a year and I have to sit down and make a list for each person going on what I have to pack for that person so I don't forget anything that I will need for the trip. Some have told me that I am just going crazy over nothing but a lot of people around me don't know how it feels. My mom is usually around when I am trying to pack for a trip so she helps me make sure that I have all that's on my lists and tries to keep me from freaking out too much bc my anxiety comes out as anger and I start yelling. It can suck some times, lol.
andydn54
andydn54
I can certainly understand how you can become overwhelmed with the day to day. I tend not to "freak out" but I just don't seem to get it done. recently I have been dealing with some health issues and that has been my fall back excuse.

I enjoy planning; but my execution leaves a lot to be desired. I have to be honest I didn't realize that I was a planner until much later in my life. Just not sure how to execute what I have taken the time to plan. For me that sucks.