Today, I prepared a detailed plan to organise my life, colour-coded and beautifully illustrated. I was so engrossed in designing the perfect plan that I forgot to actually do any of it and ended up with a highly organised non-starter. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had so much to do, I didn't know where to start. So I didn't. FML
Today, I bought an expensive notebook because I wanted to become the kind of person who plans everything. On the first page, I carefully wrote my goals, habits, and schedule. I haven't opened it since. It is now the most organized thing I own. FML
Today, I had a plan. I was going to get up early, eat a well balanced breakfast, put on my workout clothes and enjoy this beautiful day with a fulfilling jog. Instead, I put on my workout clothes, spent hours on social media, ate a pizza, and ended up falling asleep on my couch. FML
Today, I got round to organizing my apartment, sorting everything into boxes and shelves. However, due to my arbitrary sorting method, I now can't find everyday things because they're not in their usual place (in a clutter on my desk), including the charger cable I used five minutes ago. My place looks organized. My life does not. FML
Today, after I'd bought a daily planner to write down my plans and my accomplishments for this year, we're now in March and it’s completely empty. I realized that I have no goal, no plans, nothing. FML
Today, in an effort to actually be productive for once, I decided to clean out my closet. However, I ended up getting distracted by old photos, started crying over past relationships and dead pets, and didn't end up getting anything done whatsoever. FML
Today, while playing The Sims 2, I realized I had a virtual person's whole life planned out, and have nothing planned out for myself. FML
Today, I went to the grocery store for three items. I left with two full bags and forgot the one thing I actually needed. I didn’t realize until I got home, unpacked everything, and stared at the empty counter in disbelief. Next on my list: start making lists. FML
Today, I put scribbles, lines, shapes and random words on my calendar just to make it seem like I was busy. This isn't the first time. FML
Today, I realised just how badly I procrastinate because I wanted to take a nap before going out for a friend's birthday, but I kept putting it off until I simply didn't have the time. FML
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Chazzster 32
OP, an imperfect plan that you actually follow is better than a beautiful and perfect plan that you don’t… It can be tempting to spend inordinate amounts of time on what we think is a “perfect” plan, and it feels like you are accomplishing something so it’s satisfying. Don’t get me wrong, a good plan takes thought and study. But it also requires putting it into action and changing the plan when necessary… OP you had good intentions, but lost your focus on actually doing something.
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Chazzster 32
OP, an imperfect plan that you actually follow is better than a beautiful and perfect plan that you don’t… It can be tempting to spend inordinate amounts of time on what we think is a “perfect” plan, and it feels like you are accomplishing something so it’s satisfying. Don’t get me wrong, a good plan takes thought and study. But it also requires putting it into action and changing the plan when necessary… OP you had good intentions, but lost your focus on actually doing something.