Dealing with the P word

If you're like me, you're constantly putting out fires. Most of them are small and don't require much thought or enterprise. But they sure add up!

Over the course of a day, I attend to dozens of things that were not on my to-do list. Some of them could have been postponed, but they were easy to resolve and gave me a small sense of accomplishment. The more complex, thorny tasks tend to stay on my to-do list for an unnaturally long time. In most cultures, this would be referred to as procrastination. When you're constantly dealing with deadlines, the P word always looms large.

Overcoming procrastination is not simple. I thought my problem was a disorganized office, so I had an administrative assistant who's a certified organizer come in and take a look. She was visibly shaken by the sight of it. Organizationally, it's, uh, not good. She made a few quick comments about the importance of having a filing system and then fled.

I like to think that my filing system is actually pretty good. I know where everything is, but it's scattered all over my desktop and other flat surfaces in my office. To the untrained eye, this system would appear haphazard. I know better, but it's little comfort. It doesn't help with my procrastinational tendencies.

If you have any ideas for dealing with the P word, let me know. I'm not particularly desperate. Things do get done, although maybe not exactly when they should get done. 

And I feel better now that I've got this blog entry out to you.

Until next time.

Steve