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        <title><![CDATA[Overwhelmed]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Helpful Column.  I really relate to your point about procrastinating because I am overwhelmed by too many different things to do.  So I end up doing nothing and then hating myself at the end of some wasted hours.  Breaking it down into small tasks helpsPeople with jobs can procrastinate too (I know I've done it.  but there is something about not having a boss or structured hours that makes me less productive at times.  (If it weren't for deadlines, I'd do no work at all...)The same with realizing I am dreading/procrastinating something because I should have said NO to begin with and now I feel resentful that I &quot;have to do it&quot; when it will be a lot of work for little money for an overly-needy client.  That was a second good point in your column.Recently I installed a timer on my computer that I set for 30 to 60 minutes and I focus on one task until it goes off.  Going to go set it now...Oh, but first - I also set my email to only come when I click send/receive.  That helps until I start complusively clicking it when I'm supposed to be working.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:42:03 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That's a shame]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I guess they  never got around to implementing a good security plan.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:32:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Link has been Hacked]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Did you notice that http://www.procrastinationhelp.com/quick-fixes has been hacked?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[stephen.smith@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:31:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ba-dump-bump!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-253838-2536788]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[sching!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:58:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[REAL help for &quot;Fighting procrastination . . . &quot;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A decision was made shortly after this article was posted to form a 12 step group to provide help, assistance and support for people who struggle with this issue - but we kept . . . putting . . . it . . . off! (Rimshot please)]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:19:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[We're all &quot;not alone&quot;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've found the best thing to do is just to start doing one of them.  But sometimes it's hard.  It hit me again just today.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:28:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Procrastinate?  ME??  I am doing it now!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[But at least I don't feel alone anymore!THanks for a great article - i have a heap of on-going little jobs that are really very easy. So, why don't I get to them? The line about &quot;passive agressive&quot; is right-on. They aren't big-deal jobs, but they are neccesary.How do I stop this procrastination?I wish I knew!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:18:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[har har]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... and I'll reply to your response promptly.  Within a week or two tops.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:01:23 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Fighting procrastination when working independently]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I will post a response to this later :-D]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:53:11 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[LOL]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Like many personal issues, the biggest hindrance to solving procrastination is denial.  And the best tool for denial is the ability to reclassify an activity from &quot;procrastination&quot; to &quot;important work.&quot;]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:35:18 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No, never...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[which was why I was glad to receive your email, then read your article, then read all the replies and best of all, put off designing that database for another day when I have more time.  ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ElTel]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:00:03 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Once out of bed...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... I have no trouble staying up, but if I manage to turn off the alarm before getting out of bed, then all bets are off.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:48:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[getting up]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My main procrastination is in getting out of bed in the morning. I get out to turn the alarm off and go back to shave, but when shaving's done...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:48:06 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Indeed it is.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I get to justify my procrastinations involving talking to you by virtue of the fact that I gain more benefit than I lose through those discussions.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:31:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Procrastination?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, I am a procrastinator.  I like to think it's inadvertent - I'm distracted by something new and interesting or just get too involved in one thing and forget about the others that need doing.More than likely I just prefer certain things and let the non-preferred things go until they just HAVE to be done.I really have to focus my will on doing the things I put off.  And mostly I have to never open the door to the computer room if I have things to do that don't involve being parked in front of the PC.  Leaving that door closed works most of the time.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:45:36 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks, monsalbus]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This post was difficult for me to write in some ways (it's hard to admit that you have problem, however well managed it may be), but once I started writing it just flew off my fingers with a great sense of relief.One of the 10 signs linked to in the post has been rattling around in my head ever since: &quot;We are acutely aware of what we should be doing, or think we should be doing, and oddly out of touch with what we actually want and need.&quot;  Seems to me that the real key to defeating procrastination is to move to the other end of that scale -- or at least close to the middle.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Heh, I guess we're mutual enablers...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... but I enjoy our discussions, and they often inspire me to delve into things that do improve my work.  I hope that's mutual.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Equal opportunity imploder]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Right, I never meant to imply that procrastination only affects those working from home.  And I agree that interruptions are the prime exacerbator.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:09:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[agree]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Chip: thanks for getting me to think more about the issue. Seems as if I spend so much time thinking about others issues that I really do avoid thinking about my own. Sheer will power is what ends up getting it done in the end. Instead of the overwhelming, which i handle well, it is the stupid tasks that i have such a hard time getting checked off. i also find it amusing that you say &quot;...billing by the hour... incentive to keep me working, because time spent procrastinating is time without pay.  But honestly, that doesn?t help much.&quot; you hit that one on the head with me. I will think about what you wrote and copy/paste it to read again while in a different state of mind. THANKS.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[monsalbus]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:40:29 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yes, I do.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I procrastinated a bit earlier this week by talking to you, in fact.  Funny how that works.My procrastination is almost entirely mood-based these days.  Pressing deadlines, overwhelming projects, and prioritization issues don't seem to have anything to do with it.  Sometimes, changes in routine can help change a procrastinatory mood -- but otherwise, I need to either just break the inertia through sheer willpower or wait it out.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:18:48 -0800</pubDate>
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