I have a difficult task to do, and it's going to take a couple of weeks - but obviously I can't work on it contunously. But my brain would *like* me to be working on it continuously, because until the task is done I have a nagging warning light in my periphery whenever I try to pay attention to anything else.
How do you let yourself relax or take a break even though there is something unfinished or stressful in the background? (because let's be real there is ALWAYS something unfinished or stressful in the background, and I feel like my brain NEVER lets me have a break because there's always something else I should be paying attention to.)
@simplemycelium @actuallyautistic
I did a big DIY project. Normally I take a few days off work and hit it hard until it's done, but I knew I couldn't do that, here. It would take lots of time. I broke it down into lists. Weekend 1, I would finish a, b, c. Weekend 2 I would finish d, e, f, and g. Weekend 3...
It worked for me.
@ScottSoCal @actuallyautistic That's a really good idea actually. I am usually the same with big tasks or projects (just hit it hard all in one go) but I like the idea of being able to.. not do that.
I think the reason I prefer the "hit it hard" approach is because I don't feel like I can trust mysef to get it done if I try to do it in smaller bits. But maybe if I do set myself specific interim chunks to do, so I can treat it like multiple smaller projects and do each in one go... Thanks for the idea!
@simplemycelium @actuallyautistic
Staring at one big list can be intimidating, and there are no clear "stop" points. Multiple lists make each one smaller, and more manageable.
YMMV, obviously.
