"A number of chores have piled up while I was working on my web and video projects, and it’s time to face them. So what to do when you don’t feel motivated and are in a low-energy state?" --Jean Browman, Loving What you Do, Cheerful Monk.comGood question. When the body says no, no, no and the to-do list keeps squeaking look at me, look at me, our choices seem be be rather slim. Low energy certainly doesn't beckon motivation.
There are options that fall between mega-caffiene and completely folding. In some ways, the options carry a deep sense of accomplishment.
"I keep a prioritized to-do list all the time. This living list grows and shrinks every day as items are added and deleted. The harsh reality is that some of the bottom-scraping items will never get done, which might be fine. If they mattered more, they’d be higher up on the list, right?" --Jacob Share, How To Be Sick Productively, JobMobSo, here are the options: Jean favors a "possibility list" for a no pressure attack when the mind and body are in slow-down. Looking at things on the to do list as being possible takes away the stress of should as well as the distress of couldn't. It puts work more into the play realm and, in that light, accomplishment brings renewed enthusiasm.
For Jacob, the satisfaction is in eliminating the less important, but still nagging tasks. Those things that have been at the bottom of the list for weeks (or months?) won't be there when the strength and attention come back enough to work on something else. Looks like another opportunity to raise enthusiasm through accomplishment.
I agree. We can't go on with our task if we don't have enough energy. It could even cause some problems if we insist. Besides, it would be useless since our performance affected in situations like this.
Posted by: Fran | June 28, 2007 1:29 AM | Permalink to Comment