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Surviving a day as me
Jan. 10th, 2012 05:13 pmIt was a toss-up whether to use this icon or the St. John's Wort icon, but I went with this one.
My depression bites me in the ass frequently enough, and my base level of distractibility is high enough, that I often require checklists to keep myself either doing normal tasks in a reasonable length of time, or simply just to take basic care of myself like a normal human being. I use Hiveminder for my to-do lists most of the time, and all of these items are set to repeat regularly (most daily, some less frequently based on how things actually are). I mentioned this in IRC and there was interest in actually seeing this, so!
These are three of the lists that I use. Some items appear on more than one list. Some of these things are totally autopilot things, but having them on the list so that I can check them off resolves a good deal of my anxiety about "wait, did I forget to -- !!!" that often accompanies absolutely anything that's out of standard routine, especially something that involves me walking out my door.
Dayfacing:
This list is for the moment I get up.
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Launchpad:
This list is to make sure that I don't forget anything before leaving somewhere. A number of these items are pretty flexible, because too specific and it doesn't work with a repeating list, and too general and I'll panic.
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Bedtime:
Some of these things are on multiple lists, and that means that if I get them done before bedtime, great, but if I haven't done them at all, that I need to do them or check that they're done before I actually crash out.
( Read more... )
My depression bites me in the ass frequently enough, and my base level of distractibility is high enough, that I often require checklists to keep myself either doing normal tasks in a reasonable length of time, or simply just to take basic care of myself like a normal human being. I use Hiveminder for my to-do lists most of the time, and all of these items are set to repeat regularly (most daily, some less frequently based on how things actually are). I mentioned this in IRC and there was interest in actually seeing this, so!
These are three of the lists that I use. Some items appear on more than one list. Some of these things are totally autopilot things, but having them on the list so that I can check them off resolves a good deal of my anxiety about "wait, did I forget to -- !!!" that often accompanies absolutely anything that's out of standard routine, especially something that involves me walking out my door.
Dayfacing:
This list is for the moment I get up.
( Read more... )
Launchpad:
This list is to make sure that I don't forget anything before leaving somewhere. A number of these items are pretty flexible, because too specific and it doesn't work with a repeating list, and too general and I'll panic.
( Read more... )
Bedtime:
Some of these things are on multiple lists, and that means that if I get them done before bedtime, great, but if I haven't done them at all, that I need to do them or check that they're done before I actually crash out.
( Read more... )
