‘cleaning my room’ is still abstract. If you decompose that into ‘pick up clothes off floor, then make my bed, then vacuum the carpet, …..’, then those are concrete tasks.
You can decompose all those things into smaller steps too.
You cannot determine whether a task is concrete or abstract without considering the person’s perception of the task. Making the bed or picking up clothes can be an abstract task for some. I consider cleaning my room a pretty concrete task (same with washing the dishes, another task I procrastinate about) so the theory can’t explain my procrastination.
I actually watched that sometime between my previous post and your reply. And, it works! I always thought I should focus on making the processes of cleaning my room more fun (e.g., playing music or talking to friend). Turns out I am better off if I just focus on the good feeling I get from the end product.
What about the concrete task of cleaning my room which I always procrastinate about.
‘cleaning my room’ is still abstract. If you decompose that into ‘pick up clothes off floor, then make my bed, then vacuum the carpet, …..’, then those are concrete tasks.
You can decompose all those things into smaller steps too.
You cannot determine whether a task is concrete or abstract without considering the person’s perception of the task. Making the bed or picking up clothes can be an abstract task for some. I consider cleaning my room a pretty concrete task (same with washing the dishes, another task I procrastinate about) so the theory can’t explain my procrastination.
Try P.J. Eby’s pull motivation video—should work for this kind of tasks.
http://thinkingthingsdone.com/2008/07/thoughts-into-action.html
I actually watched that sometime between my previous post and your reply. And, it works! I always thought I should focus on making the processes of cleaning my room more fun (e.g., playing music or talking to friend). Turns out I am better off if I just focus on the good feeling I get from the end product.