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Are we talking alcoholic here?I get this, I tend to have a tidy a really big tidy up, maybe have a drink and then go again. Sometimes leave it till the next day.
Are we talking alcoholic here?I get this, I tend to have a tidy a really big tidy up, maybe have a drink and then go again. Sometimes leave it till the next day.
Now before your twisted minds go to the gutter!
For me its lists that get it done. Im also with kim a good clear up changes and improves my mind set
This is actually me 100%, I do struggle to leave loads of projects whilst continuing onto another.Some very good suggestions in this thread.
I tend to be OCD and extremely critical (of myself and others work) so I will push myself to complete a task, and if it isn't right I will just keep redoing it until it is. I find it extremely hard to leave something not quite finished.
However to complete the task, having a plan is essential as has been mentioned. My tips:
Lists are a great way to not only break down the problem and force you to set bitesized goals but also make you consider aspects you otherwise wouldn't have thought of, and to bring it all to the front of your mind.
Often just the process of writing the list is enough to have organised in your head what you are going to do, even if you never refer back to it.
Having a clear up before you start a new project is also a good idea - nothing is going to bog down your project before it has gained momentum like tripping over piles of part finished other stuff.
When your project stalls (and they all do at some point), it is also a good idea to have a clean up, it helps settle the mind and allows you to put the bits you have completed into some sort of logical order and assess what you have left to complete on each part. It will also force you to look at what you have achieved which helps give you a bit of an enthusiasm boost (assuming at least something has gone right - we all have that one project where everything fights you to the bitter end)
Set yourself some goals and deadlines - it is very easy to let things drift, but if you something to work towards it will help keep you on track. Make them comfortably achievable but not too easy.
Try and force yourself to spend a small chunk of time every day, procrasrtination is the number one killer of most projects.
When you are not motivated, getting out there and stuck in seems like an impossible task that is so easy to put off.
I often find, once you make the effort to start, it usually ends up you get stuck in and then you don't want to stop.
Have a little ritual - I have a set of old work clothes I put on whenever I'm doing anything serious/mucky out in the workshop.
Once I've got changed, it seems to signal to my brain I'm in work mode - then I might as well carry on and do X, Y and Z as well, because I've already got all the gear on now anyway.
This is actually me 100%,
Now before your twisted minds go to the gutter!
Anyone else get frustrated with their progress on builds/jobs?
I try to tackle jobs step by step, But sometimes I find it hard to see the progress I'm actually making
How do others deal with this problem?
That solution is the reason that I am surrounded by half completed projects! I started another one last night, despite others waiting for attention.
I always tend to underestimate how long a job will take, and then afterwards I'm disappointed over how long it actually took to do.
For example: Cutting, prepping and tacking a fabrication always takes far, far longer than actually welding it... and I always somehow see the customer side of things ("it only takes a minute to weld that bead") even on my own projects!
Saturdays in the workshop, I love my time in there but its rare that I come out in the evening thinking, I achieved everything I wanted to today.
Erm, what is it? And what does it do?