Your current strategy is "memory-feeling-work". You hold it all in your mind, wait until you’re feeling motivated, start working. You might believe that “If I didn’t have X, then I’d be able to do Y." Maybe the problem isn’t your ability to implement this MFW memory-feeling-work strategy. Maybe it’s the strategy itself.

Procrastination takes a lot of energy, sometimes more than the task itself. So why do we spend so much energy to do so little? Because it works. The big task matters in a way thats stressful and the little tasks keep that stress at bay. Here’s how you might work with those feelings.

What’s the difference between focus and attention? People who are focused constantly experience being bombarded with thoughts in the same way distracted people experience too. The difference is that focused people become aware that they’ve been distracted and can shift their attention back to the task. Who or what is in control of shifting your attention if not you? Here are some ideas on how you might improve your ability to focus.

The key to improving is starting small. Want to improve organisational skills? Identify the first step, not the second or the third.