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If anyone is actually interested in breaking this cycle, "Getting Things Done" is a great book that addresses this issue.
In relation to this: identifying what needs to be done isn't sufficient to start doing it. It is much easier to work on something when there are distinct tasks associated with it, so the next step after identify is create a list of all the tasks you need to complete along with all of the tools or resources you'll need to complete that task. Then, when the time comes to actually do any of the tasks there are less mental barriers of 'prepping' and more just doing.
This obviously won't fix motivation problems, but it does help.
Thanks I'll check this out, I'm almost finished with atomic habits. Any other recommendations? I'm medicated but working on breaking some of my ADHD tendencies.
I don't have any other suggestions unfortunately. I have been using the general philosophy of this book with "ToDoist" which is a task/checklist app. Together they have made me feel more in control and my life less chaotic.
It's still hard to find motivation sometimes, even just followiny this framework. When I am following it, my stress levels seem to go way down because I'm not constantly worried I've forgotten about major things.
Life's hard man.
Nice! I just started doing something similar at work and came across Todist but I'm trying ticktick first - it integrates with my outlook inbox and calendar so it's easy to create email-related followups and such. Somewhat related to my personal life I put everything on my Google calendar. Important dates, plans, reminders, etc. It's the only reason I have any sort of grasp on my life.
Same with atomic habits I have some habit tracking calendars/notebooks but it's soooo easy to fall off and skip weeks.
ADHD is a real bitch sometimes.
But making a list is another thing to do