I'm thought I was clever and set up a whole central system to log the tasks that I need to complete and I did it in such a way that now I have no idea where to start and the list has grown so long it's overwhelming to even look at

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 39 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Me: completes task

Reward center: "I pretend I didn't see that."

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

This is why I've started giving myself treats after I finish something like dishes (sometimes during, too). It's not much, but it helps get through it!

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

But you can just have the treat without doing the task.

Just take the treat.

Do it.

You know you want it.

There's nobody stopping you.

There's no immediate consequence for just taking the treat.

Just take it.

Do it.

[–] FediNeko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 hours ago

You're a bad influence. stuffs treat in mouth hole

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

the immediate consequence is now i gotta go get another treat. fills mouth with gummy bears

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 4 hours ago

That's why you do it while you're doing the task! Sometimes after, sometimes during. Maybe always both.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 29 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Brain: "Did you realize that while you were doing that there were thirty other things you didn't do?"

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Is sleep one of them?

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Or my personal favorite:

"There's a chance that the thing I'm attempting isn't going to be perfect straight away, so maybe I shouldn't even try."

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 13 hours ago

You don't miss 100% of the shots you don't take!

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

I feel this so much.