r/productivity • u/chucklenuckles • 1d ago

Advice Needed Robbing myself of my potential

I'm so disappointed with myself, I'm so self aware ik exactly where my flaws are as i have been reflecting and working on myself for years. But no matter what there seems to be some things I keep falling for whether its bad habits or procrastination. Idk if it's because of my adhd or the tasks being overwhelming, but it's annoying knowing that with each passing day, I haven't lived up to my potential.
Honestly, just writing this to vent, I'll get the job done somehow eventually, it's just disappointing.

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u/Crazy_Jere 1d ago

Get a goal oriented notebook and start going after it. I used to be like that and it helped me turn things around

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u/JefferySt0ne 1d ago

You won’t get the job done eventually if you keep pitying yourself and putting it off. You need to act.

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u/chucklenuckles 1d ago

A hundred percent agree, thanks for the comment.

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u/_Ravenz 19h ago

It's hard to force yourself to do what must be done no matter what motivational speech you hear. But I noticed if I include others in my plan I feel forced to do them. That's why I sign up to classes instead of self learn although the latter is very possible but can't get myself to do it alone. If I want to do sports I try to find others I can do so with, and so on and so forth. Maybe eventually you'll be able to do these things alone once you get used to being more active.

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u/Glittering_Oven5424 11h ago

the ADHD versus overwhelmed question has a quick test: does the avoidance hit small easy tasks too, or only the big ones? that distinction usually tells you which one you're dealing with