The No Excuses Project: Dealing with what you don’t want to
June 23, 2010 by Juliet Chase
Filed under No Excuses Project
A part of getting what you want to happen is getting the stuff you need to do (but don’t want to) out of the way so it’s not distracting. Personally, I have low tolerance for any kind of medical appointment when I’m feeling well – even though rationally I know they’re a good idea. If only they didn’t keep having to be done I’d grit my teeth and get through it. But, like most unpleasant tasks they are re-occurring.
So here’s how I’m tackling that so it stops being a nagging thought and simply becomes a normal part of life:
1) Whenever location or insurance changes I’ll select and confirm providers in the first three months
2) Every two years I’ll set aside two weekdays and get all appointments scheduled in that space
3) Every birthday year ending in 0 or 5 will be catchup for everything else that needs doing.
That’s it – nothing complicated, no overly aggressive schedule that I know I won’t keep anyway. Just a means to an end and breaking it down so that it doesn’t become an overwhelming thing that has to be done immediately.
Next week: Fitting writing into the career mix
Holding myself accountable:
Hate to say it but pretty much everything went on hold this week due to the day job taking over briefly.
