The Picard ManeuverBecause it takes slightly less mental energy to sit and stress than to do the thing.
Fushuan [he/him]Does it help of someone forces toy to do the thing or is is better to give time and space until you decide to do it? Asking for a friend.
The #1 thing that helps me is having a partner for whatever the thing is. If someone has the same goal as me, I will put 150% into getting it done.
But if the thing only benefits me? Well, then I’ll just go ahead and shoot myself right in the foot
Body doubling.
I can clean the whole kitchen while also preparing dinner and dessert if my SO is in the kitchen, even if they’re not helping. But alone? Forget it. I’ll be lucky to remember the water kettle was on.
I’m like this for most things except for cleaning the kitchen. It’s essential to know she’s counting on me, but if she’s actually there I can’t do anything. It could have something to do with the layout of our kitchen (she has to stand behind me if I’m washing dishes).
If she was working on something at the table I could probably ignore her and focus on cleaning, but if she’s trying to clean too, I can’t.