Can't delegate. Can't find a way to escape that particular task. Gotta do it and gotta do it well in the first time. Every task I'm procrastinating have something in common. It's lengthy and involves a lot of departments and each department with groups of people. It's like a huge elephant that is hard to break into pieces and see progress. For every email, I get 3 back with more problems 😆 anyway... I closed my eyes and visualized that difficult task and it's overwhelming. No wonder I keep on postponing it.
Melissa, you have provided a real world view of the world of work! Thank you. I can relate. Creating these videos requires so many steps that I often want to procrastinate on them! But the part that helps me, is that I am building "set pieces" and practicing, outsourcing, and automating difficult parts. A few examples, I now use Grammarly to quickly edit the words, I have 2 other people review the video for flaws, and I have a team follow up on people interested in training. In your case, I might suggest looking at some of the advanced features in Office 365, if you are on that platform. Sharing documents can reduce the email, working in Teams can accelerate the communication while also providing a concrete place to store the documents. Office 365 also has mobile apps that allow me to do work when I don't have my PC. Finally, if there are common aspects to your work, consider creating templates with Quick Parts or other template builders....to save a little time, each time. I thank you again for your honest reply...hope some of these ideas help.
