Comments on: Bipolar disorder and hope http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-disorder-and-hope/ by Julie A. Fast Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bpbookworm http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-disorder-and-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 bpbookworm Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:34:05 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2009/02/19/bipolar-disorder-and-hope/#comment-1092 I agree! I do this at work with a small yellow legal pad tucked inside my work calendar. I also have a small bound book with removeable inserts that I keep in my purse. It's for everything in my life that's not my work - volunteer tasks, to-dos around the house, to-dos related to hubby and daughter, notes to self, scheduling get-togethers with loved ones, planning for the future, etc. etc. I find it helps to review my work list at the end of my work day. I move the tasks I still have to complete over to the next day's list and then add additional (new) tasks for that next day. Looking at what I did accomplish is a good reinforcement that I _can_ do x y z, and looking at what I didn't accomplish can help me evaluate if I used my time wisely or procrastinated that day - or if my list of to-dos was unrealistic to fit into one day. (Well, sometimes at work I don't have a choice of how much to fit into my day, but then if I've been working steadily at something and I still notice I can't get the tasks done, I can know when to ask for help to juggle tasks or get approval to push tasks back.) I agree!
I do this at work with a small yellow legal pad tucked inside my work calendar. I also have a small bound book with removeable inserts that I keep in my purse. It’s for everything in my life that’s not my work – volunteer tasks, to-dos around the house, to-dos related to hubby and daughter, notes to self, scheduling get-togethers with loved ones, planning for the future, etc. etc.
I find it helps to review my work list at the end of my work day. I move the tasks I still have to complete over to the next day’s list and then add additional (new) tasks for that next day. Looking at what I did accomplish is a good reinforcement that I _can_ do x y z,
and looking at what I didn’t accomplish can help me evaluate if I used my time wisely or procrastinated that day – or if my list of to-dos was unrealistic to fit into one day. (Well, sometimes at work I don’t have a choice of how much to fit into my day, but then if I’ve been working steadily at something and I still notice I can’t get the tasks done, I can know when to ask for help to juggle tasks or get approval to push tasks back.)

]]> By: Sandra http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-disorder-and-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Sandra Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:10:34 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2009/02/19/bipolar-disorder-and-hope/#comment-1028 I find that writing daily goals each morning or the night before really helps me accomplish tasks during the day. I like crossing things off, and I also LOVE the feeling of accomplishment that I get. Sandra I find that writing daily goals each morning or the night before really helps me accomplish tasks during the day. I like crossing things off, and I also LOVE the feeling of accomplishment that I get.

Sandra

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