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Originally Posted by Astrocloud
This problem really isn't about depression or addictive drugs and alcohol. I know enough people with those problems who manage to be somewhat organized. My problem is not having organization skills and needing them desperately at age 35 --instantaneously.
When I was in college, I would take classes that I didn't like and just blow them off. I would then study like mad for the final and manage to pass them. Yes, I am kinda smart... but I'm also lazy which is the problem.
So right now, smart gets me in the door and lazy might get me kicked out. I need to be organized.
For example, right now I should be studying for an exam that I have to take in a few days. I've studied very little but will probably cram for it tomorrow. -Ugh. Save me from myself.
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Maybe this is just who you are. Maybe you need to accept that, and instead of working on changing yourself or your habits, work on making your circumstances fit you. So you don't work to a schedule? Get a job where you don't have to. In my experience, people are very, very resistant to changes, and even though you might find you can make a fist of it short-term, in the long run, you're either going to miserable, filled with existentialist angst, or you'll just slip back into those same old habits. I've never been able to use diaries or schedules, I just make it up as I go along. It works for me.