I feel more hopeful today than yesterday

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I love this Manuel Moe. The Remote is great.

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and I politely steal some of these very fine ideas.

:)

You keep this up. You are making great progress.
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My coping mechanism is playing on the internet with my smartphone. The draw of this coping mechanism is strong. But if it was easy, I would be successful already! :lol:

My wife lashes out at me with verbal assaults. It is hard to use the imaginary TV and Remote to turn down the image and the volume of the negative messages when she is lashing out at me with verbal assaults. But I had some success - I don't want to immediately turn her words into messages and meanings that discourage me.

It is effortful and I am trying for a different action leading to a different result. Give myself some credit. Love myself.

Even typing this is a different action leading to a different result! Oh boy, so hard to praise myself. :oops:
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The phrase for today is: "Fast is Slow, and Slow is Fast". Meaning: don't rush planning and organizing for the day, 30 minutes spent in the morning can more than pay for itself over the day.

My planning for today is basically about having a Minimum Level of Productivity Quality for the day.

[*] Limits on Internet Browsing on Smartphone
[*] walking as exercise
[*] 1 or 2 important tasks to get done for today

I will write down in my notebook

I feel pretty good. Today, via Amazon shipping, comes "Getting things done." https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-D ... 0142000280 Not first time I attempted to use this book, but I am more "real" with myself, so I expect to get better results.

[Edit: also "different actions lead to different results" :D ]
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going through paperwork that has been piling up - this does not spark joy!

1) cleared off the big table so could organize into piles 2) have laptop open so I can quick dispatch some stuff 3) otherwise, big ball of suck
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Paperwork was a success, I feel proud!
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Yay, manuel-moe!!! :dance:
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Many chores to do today! I am very nervous!
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