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From the Mailbox: Timing a Procrastinatable Task

March 9, 2015 By Dana White | 6 Comments

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You know I love to time myself doing various tasks. This simple thing helps me break through my delusions that I don’t have enough time to tackle a spot that’s been bugging me for way too long.

Here’s an email from one of you who did the same thing:

Tackling Cluttered Spots with a Timer at ASlobComesClean.com

Mornin’ Nony,

I copied you! First let me share, I’m the only soul brave enough to explore the Bermuda Triangle, I’m sorry . . . most people call it the laundry room. Anywho, it gets messy but who cares? I’m the only one that EVER sees it!

Except babies spill water on themselves, and sister-in-laws casually say “I’m just gonna throw this in your dryer for a few minutes” and they don’t expect one to yell “NO!! I mean, sit, I’ll do that for you.”

So, I copied you and it took 4 minutes. It’s a lot linty-er than the picture shows. Thanks for your daily inspirations!

After 4 minutes!

Only a little over 4 minutes!

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Do you time yourself doing procrastinatable tasks??

 

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--Nony

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  1. Marisa says

    March 9, 2015 at 10:36 am

    I’m super excited about your blog cast. Can you direct me to the RSS feed? Thank you!

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  2. Stella says

    March 9, 2015 at 7:34 pm

    I’d be pretty pleased if that’s what my laundry looked like.

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  3. Nikki says

    March 10, 2015 at 8:24 am

    Inspiring! 🙂

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  4. Urbie4 says

    March 10, 2015 at 11:07 am

    #Excellent! Except that I think — my copy-editor slip showing — the term should be “procrastinable.” 😀

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  5. Kristy K. James says

    March 11, 2015 at 4:49 am

    I’m pretty sure I have that same kind of dryer. And it usually looks like the top photo. Usually with a cat lying on top of it. 🙂

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  6. Kelli says

    March 13, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    Haha! I can totally relate to the scenario of the sister-in-law casually attempting to go to the basement to wash “just a few pieces of clothes, do you mind?” and me LEAPING up and “kindly” offering to do it for them so I am not totally humiliated by the state of my laundry room (and the state of the walking path in the basement to get there…). Glad to know I’m not alone!!!!

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