I suppose this is part two from my last post. I would rather split these up in the interest of producing posts that are far easier to create and edit (not that I actually end up doing much editing). In other words, in a conscious effort to train my unconscious to get used to the idea of getting a post completed more often. I already have dozens of incomplete posts that, once I get past a certain length in the initial writing, I just come to a halt on and do not finish for often inexplicable reasons... or unconscious "reasons".
As I said last post, I don't believe that there is reason behind my unconsciousness.
Thinking back to many past procrastinated activities I consider what I felt at the time. It's not hard to do as putting my mind in the situation creates the exact same body feelings that I experience at the actual moment of procrastination. I find that this is as true with most remembered or even imagined experiences. My favourite is claustrophobia, which I don't have but I can create very strong physical feelings if I imagine some of the worst possible claustrophobic situations that I can come up with, in fact some that I have been in and only now thinking back on them creates those tight chested, heart racing, blood pressure spiking sensations.
Ok, back to procrastination, that little tangent is typical of my procrastinative responses. I imagine a situation where I had opportunity to procrastinate but didn't, or at least not for long. This lets me feel the reaction that I have typically, then I can get past that to the part where I actually complete the task or get started on the activity. Then I focus on the starting or completion feelings and eliminate the initial negative ones.
Take my last post for example. I started it and finished it and it felt great to hit that "PUBLISH POST" button. In fact, I tune that up and create a stronger than good feeling, turn it into a great feeling. I enjoy creating these posts, I enjoy the little editing that I do and I enjoy hitting that "publish" button and I concentrate on that to make it a conscious great experience completed. This could have been any activity but this is the most recent.
I close my eyes and use the reverse technique that I mention in a past post about meditation and clearing. Rather than focusing on the inner negative energy and letting it flow to an external imaginary point and dissolving it, I focus on the seeming external imaginative "great" experience and let that associated feeling flow inward to infuse my inner Self while keeping it associated with starting and completing the activity or task. I avoid using any negative idea like "not procrastinating" as I feel that any negative will be counter productive in the un-reason of my unconscious.
And I find that I have completed another post and feel great about it.
The next step involves documenting this in a way that allows me to establish it as a high priority for my unconscious in order to over-ride the current automatic procrastination tendency.
Jeff.
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