To ask how to change from a massive procrastinator to a "doer"!

[ChungPo]

I've been off for a couple of months (between jobs) and I had planned to do a million things around the house, get myself organised and into some routine which I've never had. I started off ok for a couple of weeks and now I haven't done anything really productive 😃. I'm not sure how I'm spending my time as before I know it the day is over!
I have a vague list of stuff that needs doing but keep telling myself I'll start tomorrow and then tomorrow comes and I say the same thing again!

Can you please give me your best tips on how to not be so damn lazy!

‘To begin, begin’

Pick the quicker tasks and get them done first- one a day is fine. The HMRC call is the sort of thing that would take up the most headspace for me, so I would do that first.

Maybe try focusing on how you’ll feel when it’s done, rather than how you feel right now.

My mantra is JFDI - which doesn’t always work, but is definitely helpful.

Try the Microsoft To Do app. You can list out all the tasks you need to do, add steps within each task (e.g. get HMRC phone number, get HMRC paperwork, make call etc), and you can select which tasks to do put in the “today” section so you don’t get overwhelmed.

Try not to feel badly about yourself op. I think it's much harder to impose structure on your day when you are off work. My most productive was when I woh three days a week. It was the perfect balance and I positively wanted to do housework when I was at home because it was such a contrast to the office. If you are at home all the time, there is no alternative, it's all the same , so easy to fall in to a slump.

Are you sure your expectations are realistic? Are you putting too much pressure on yourself to do too much because you are at home temporarily? Are you being too perfectionist? That can give you a mental barrier to starting, because you feel overwhelmed.

It's maybe better to just focus on doing an hour a day; 4 x15 mins. That may seem more do-able. It may not seem enough to you, but over a month, if done consistently, it will really add up.

Agree with previous poster that your down time is important too. And if you allow yourself to do something you really love , it may make you feel more like doing the chores, rather then spending time neither doing chores, or anything really enjoyable.

You should feel proud that you have made lunch and hoovered. That’s a start. It sounds like you are still thinking about that full list of tasks. You could have two lists, one master list with everything on it and then a daily list and just create your daily list from the master list each morning. If your daily list had said make lunch, Hoover the house and phone hmrc, you would feel much better now.