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[myschyf]

Argh! Why do I *do* this to myself? Why do I put off doing something that makes me remarkably happy and proud to do things I think I should? No one is demanding I do this stuff...I just figure it's more important than my art.

It damn well isn't. There are things that are more important than making stuff...but only a few of them, and none of them include organizing *anything*.

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[kayre]

I don't know if you keep a daily "to-do" list or anything like that... I do, and used to get frustrated by feeling like I "should" rate me-stuff lower than "duties." Eventually I started marking me-stuff with a star-- putting it entirely outside the other stuff. I always make sure at least one of my star items gets into the day. Not enough, but it's a start!

[deb-m.livejournal.com]

This pretty much holds true for me except when it comes to organizing my studio. ;-)

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

{sigh} Oh, do I hear this! I have discovered that if there's one thing which can truly motivate me to do housework, it's having something else that needs to be a higher priority instead. It's all part of the Evil Procrastination Gene.

More seriously, I suspect it has to do with my own control issues. If I'm supposed to be doing X, I'll rebel and do Y instead -- even if X is something I like and Y is something I normally avoid like the plague. Analyzing the problem correctly isn't the same as solving it, though!

As we say in Program-

[murphymom.livejournal.com]

"Don't 'should' on yourself". :)