Do you ever have a day where you just can’t get started. You turn the key and you hear that dreaded sound, except it’s not the car, it’s you! I have days like this every once in a while. I just can’t get started on anything, and I chase every rabbit imagine. I listen to all kinds of music, finding out all kinds things out on the Internet, getting as distracted as possible. It gets carried away and hours go by. Sometimes it’s not that extreme, but if you have ADHD like I do, this is something you are prone to. With my personal experience, this happens most when there is something that I really don’t care to do and was especially prevalent when I was in school. It can also happen when you don’t have that much to do, which is much less destructive. Either way, there are ways to have a tighter reign on yourself and your time.
Make a schedule. I know I have said this several times, but again can’t reemphasize enough how important this is. A life is like a schedule is like driving somewhere far and specific without directions, letting a young child out of the house with no fence, or a dog for that matter.
Follow your schedule. I’ve made a schedule and then got off track and didn’t bother to follow it. What is the point of that? Absolutely none whatsoever! This may happen from time to time, but sometimes it is still gives you an advantage to make a schedule to begin with.
Figure out the cause. Find the cause of what causes you to not getting started. Find out the culprits such as time of day, type of tasks, quantity of tasks, etc. Just as it is important to find out what makes you work best, it is important to find out what keeps you from working and what makes you the least productive.
Enjoy yourself. Sometimes you need to stop and just do what you want to do. Keeping focused is not always possible as we are not wired to be constantly moving.
We all have those days where we just can't get started, and it doesn't always have a reason. It's not always bad either. Letting yourself loose to do things you enjoy in an unplanned fashion can help you wind down and bring you to a much better place and you will be much more productive.