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Posted by Llurpsie_noodle on January 10, 2007, at 14:41:46
Aversive Task Cognitive Interference
How I define my aversive tasks
1) This task is really important to me, or it's compulsory/required by someone.
2) I find this task really unpleasant, unrewarding, boring.Behavior
1) Avoiding Aversive taskAssociation
aversive tasks : avoidanceeventually
all postponed tasks take on an aversive character (even if they're pleasant-- like X-mas shopping)
consequences
1) anxiety
2) feeling of no self-efficacy
3) low self-esteem
4) cycle of procrastination where even mundane tasks take on an aversive quality and produce feelings 1-3 above.Solution
start now on the most aversive task of the day. The big thing. once you get a little bit done, reevaluate."I feel better about today, because I just got ____ out of the way. I'm not such a lazy dumb f*ck afterall. Now when I go on psycho-babble I won't feel like a procrastinating loser. I will associate psychobabble with happy times, rather than with the anxiety that mounts as I engage in procrastinatory behavior"
"I do better work when I am not under pressure"
"I feel better about my work when I am able to get it completed ahead of my deadlines"
"I feel better about my work when I can break it into small chunks and do them one by one"
[my interpretation of iprocrasinate podcast on aversive tasks. I have more notes too.]
Posted by ClearSkies on January 10, 2007, at 19:10:51
In reply to Conquering Aversive Tasks, posted by Llurpsie_noodle on January 10, 2007, at 14:41:46
Wow! you have been doing some serious studying!
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> "I feel better about my work when I can break it into small chunks and do them one by one"
>I can do this bit. Little chunks are definitely more achievable for me than one whole project, no matter the magnitude.
Tell me more, LurpsieNoodle.
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 11, 2007, at 13:07:44
In reply to Conquering Aversive Tasks, posted by Llurpsie_noodle on January 10, 2007, at 14:41:46
Which iProcastinate episode was that? Sounds good anyway. I really like them. Have you listened to any of the disseration nation podcasts too? I tried listening to one of them, but it wasn't really my cuppa, plus I didn't like the voice of one of the speakers.
I really like the iProcastinate podcasts. Its amazing realizing that there are techniques to overcome my chronic and, at times, acute procastination.
Posted by Llurpsie_Noodle on January 11, 2007, at 15:23:37
In reply to Re: Conquering Aversive Tasks, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 11, 2007, at 13:07:44
> Which iProcastinate episode was that? Sounds good anyway. I really like them. Have you listened to any of the disseration nation podcasts too? I tried listening to one of them, but it wasn't really my cuppa, plus I didn't like the voice of one of the speakers.
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> I really like the iProcastinate podcasts. Its amazing realizing that there are techniques to overcome my chronic and, at times, acute procastination.Yeah, thanks again for recommending them to me. I listen to them when I'm on a bus, or waiting for a plane or something.
This one is entitled "Taxes and other aversive stuff: why do we put it off? (why not)
podcasted on 4/20/06
http://iprocrastinate.libsyn.com/
Haven't been over to dissertation nation. been too busy playing with my data (another batch that I FINALLY finished coding and entering).-Ll
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