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Post by PenguBySleep on May 6, 2014 14:41:23 GMT
Does anybody else sit down in front of a project and get completely ready then glance at something and suddenly you're watching 30 episodes of Supernatural and playing around on the floor with your dog and then suddenly it's 3 a.m. and you realize you went to bed and wasted a whole day of art or is that just me? Because I can't seem to stay focused at all ever and I feel like I'm too busy but I'm really not, I just get to distracted. I don't know how to fix it either so suggestions are greatly appreciated....
Gah!
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Post by Kareesh on May 6, 2014 14:53:27 GMT
Normally I have issues concentrating when I'm suppose to be cleaning or something important like that. I can stitch for hours and only stop for a bit. I think it's because I can watch TV while I'm stitching, so I don't have to be fully concentrated on it.
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Post by eliste on May 6, 2014 17:30:33 GMT
Oh I do this all the time. Its why there is still a bag of sewing next to my couch at the end of this weekend.
Tbh, I think its less distraction and more willpower/fear of failing in my case. I'm excited by the project, but I opt for the easy options mostly.
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Post by Yurtle on May 6, 2014 17:40:35 GMT
Happens all the time. I will sit with my stitching in my lap for 2 hours while I watch the movie that I wasn't supposed to pay attention to while I was stitching. For me, it doesn't really depend too much on the project. The more stressed out I get about needing to finish a bunch of things or just one thing with an approaching deadline, the more I will end up procrastinating because I just can't focus on the one thing. It gets overwhelming very easily.
This is something that I'll be working on. Toni suggested to me recently that I set a schedule. A certain number of hours per week that I spend working on this stuff. Also schedule in some fun time. Just set small goals and you'll see that they quickly add up!
Sometimes all I have to do is take a deep breath and just pick up my cross-stitch or knitting. Once it's in my hands, as opposed to in my lap, I'm more likely to continue to work on it for however long.
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Post by Toni on May 6, 2014 19:03:04 GMT
Time management is actually one of the topics that I help Craft Hacker members with.  |
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