Date: 13 Jul 2013 03:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] johnpalmer
In managing depression and fatigue, I've found that if I'm depressed, I just need the reminder, and if I'm fatigued, I need to make the task physical.

What do I mean by "physical"? If I'm fatigued, I don't want to exercise, but I can stay on the treadmill if I get myself there. I don't think about the kitchen, but if I decide to clear the counters and load the dishwasher, that will get done. Once it hits a pure physical "here's a beginning, you know how to get to the end, just hold on until you get there" I'll get it done.

There are failures to this. For example, if I dump my laundry on my bed in hopes that I'll put it away before bed, well, it's far too easy to find a place to put the laundry. On the other hand, if I start putting laundry away, I will get it done.

Right now, I'm going through a "if no one will get hurt, and I feel like screaming if I think of doing it, I don't have to do it" phase, so I can't answer how to get things done very well right now. I've always gotten stuff done through tenacity, but that's not a good long term answer.
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