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Dave RahardjaThis #BrainTrap is easier to see if the task *obviously* can’t be done in one sitting. If, say, the task takes 40 hours to complete. But for tasks under 8 hours, it often takes me a few minutes to realize I’ve fallen into the trap.
The way I get out of this is to define the *next chunk* of the task that I *can* do in one shot, and just do that piece. Then, put the task away, wait for the next opportunity (often one or more days into the future), and repeat until the job is done.
I’m not sure if this is an #ADHD thing, but a #BrainTrap that often prevents me from beginning a task at all is knowing that it is going to take too long to complete in one sitting.
Once I accept that a task takes, say, 8 hours to do, that number gets stuck in my head and I avoid it until I have 8 straight hours dedicated to completing it.
This is a fallacy of course! It’s better to make progress on a task even if you can’t finish it all at once, because the alternative is…you *never* do it.