I work from home and one of the hardest things is that I am my own boss. There's no one to make me feel that I need to work except for me. The thing that REALLY keeps me on track and working is the Pomodoro technique Venus talks about above, I definitely recommend it! I use this timer and "pin" the tab in Google Chrome. It works great for me!

Thanks for the post, Venus! I think I'll start doing this next year. I'm not super disorganized, but I could always use a little bit more in my life.

I use to use a lot of those techniques when I was in university to get my projects and essays done xD I always finished the night before with just the last minute stuff like one last look over for spelling. You can use those same techniques with work if you have big projects you need to complete. 

Awesome post Venus!

I want to visit my friend in Virginia and go to KCON with another friend in the summer.

So glad this could help someone <3 makes me so happy!!! =D and thanks for sharing that new resource Jups =D

Lol, I want to become the Pokemon Master of organization, too.

I read a really interesting book on procrastination recently, and one of the tidbits from that book got me thinking about accomplishments. There was a section discussing the misconception that to work on a task, you need to be "in the mood" to do the task. Most people put off things they knew they want to or need to do because they "don't feel like it". The book mentioned that you are better served by training yourself to do the things you "don't feel like" just because they need to be done. Oftentimes we are incorrect in our assessment of how much we will dislike or struggle through a task at a hand—frequently, it's less arduous or disliked once it is in progress.

I've been trying to put this in practice and do the things I "don't feel like" doing when I know I could do them.

It's really hard, but the benefits from it have been worth it for me.

(For example, I might think, "I'll wash those dishes when I feel like it," and then remind myself, "I probably won't want to do this later, either. I can do them now, so I will." Or "Calling that doctor's office sounds like a huuuuuge drag. I'll do it later," becomes, "Wait, will they even be open later? I should try to call now." This is separate from limitations because I don't have the right information/etc.—but sometimes even on that note I wind up being wrong, and I need to try to thing to find out what I'm missing.)

Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change by Timothy A. Pychyl

^Yep, that's right. In the words of a famous video, sometimes, you need to JUST DO IT.
Seriously, you have to muster the willpower to get things done yourself. And once you get into things, oftentimes it's harder to back out once you get going.

Sailor Mercury wrote:

I read a really interesting book on procrastination recently, and one of the tidbits from that book got me thinking about accomplishments. There was a section discussing the misconception that to work on a task, you need to be "in the mood" to do the task. Most people put off things they knew they want to or need to do because they "don't feel like it". The book mentioned that you are better served by training yourself to do the things you "don't feel like" just because they need to be done. Oftentimes we are incorrect in our assessment of how much we will dislike or struggle through a task at a hand—frequently, it's less arduous or disliked once it is in progress.

I've been trying to put this in practice and do the things I "don't feel like" doing when I know I could do them.

It's really hard, but the benefits from it have been worth it for me.

(For example, I might think, "I'll wash those dishes when I feel like it," and then remind myself, "I probably won't want to do this later, either. I can do them now, so I will." Or "Calling that doctor's office sounds like a huuuuuge drag. I'll do it later," becomes, "Wait, will they even be open later? I should try to call now." This is separate from limitations because I don't have the right information/etc.—but sometimes even on that note I wind up being wrong, and I need to try to thing to find out what I'm missing.)

Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change by Timothy A. Pychyl

^ SO MUCH THIS! One of my strategies this year is, if possible, doing the task I want to do the least first in the day. It's unbelievable how good you feel the rest of the day when you don't have that awful, annoying task hanging over you that you constantly think about and have negative feelings for. It really has made my day more positive. Rather than thinking "Oh, I have to do the laundry later, augh!" four times in a day before completing it, my thoughts shift to, "I'm so glad I did that laundry and it's done now! Awesome!" I honestly feel so free for the rest of the day. Funny how much of a difference a little change can make, really. Of course, you can't always do this, like grocery shopping at 6 am wouldn't be realistic for most people, or making phone calls usually has to wait until later in the day, but applying it where possible feels so good.

I remember reading once about how much energy you waste thinking of a task, not completing it, and then thinking about it again and again during the day. That really stuck with me and has made me one of those "do it now" kind of people.