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mccoy178:

--- Quote from: shardian on August 21, 2007, 01:49:40 pm ---My BIG fault is that by the time a project comes down to the nit-picky final touches, I am so bored/sick of it I don't feel like finishing it the way it needs to be. For example, in my bathroom renovation I never put down the second coat of caulking around the tub. It was fully functional, I was sick of working on it after months and months, and the wife was several months pregnant.

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Speaking of pregnant, the wife and I just had a newborn and over the past two weeks, I have been a machine on getting all those odds and ends projects done.  Go over to the PA forum and see.  I've done as much work on that jukebox in the past week than it would've taken me two months in the past.  I've also been getting all the home projects caught up as well, i.e. cleaning the office, finishing trim work, finally getting to those annoying little tasks, etc....  The kid has been great at getting me on focus.

shardian:

--- Quote from: mccoy178 on August 21, 2007, 01:58:36 pm ---
--- Quote from: shardian on August 21, 2007, 01:49:40 pm ---My BIG fault is that by the time a project comes down to the nit-picky final touches, I am so bored/sick of it I don't feel like finishing it the way it needs to be. For example, in my bathroom renovation I never put down the second coat of caulking around the tub. It was fully functional, I was sick of working on it after months and months, and the wife was several months pregnant.

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Speaking of pregnant, the wife and I just had a newborn and over the past two weeks, I have been a machine on getting all those odds and ends projects done.  Go over to the PA forum and see.  I've done as much work on that jukebox in the past week than it would've taken me two months in the past.  I've also been getting all the home projects caught up as well, i.e. cleaning the office, finishing trim work, finally getting to those annoying little tasks, etc....  The kid has been great at getting me on focus.

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Congrats!

ArcadeMaze:
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Wade:
I have the same problem, but occasionally I get so sick of non-work related projects that I will bust ass and knock some out, and I might consider alternatives for some projects (like just ditching some game projects if I have too many in the queue).  It's very important to prioritize, and if some things are starting to cause stress, it might be time to offload them completely (like ditch some games, or hire someone to do house repairs).

We had a baby 4 months ago and that has made it really difficult to make progress, though I did get a lot of house projects wrapped up before she arrived.  I only have 2 larger house projects right now, and I'm working hard to wrap one up and the other is in the basement (new gameroom) so it doesn't matter too much if it has to get pushed back.  I have car and game projects and they are all low priority, as the sportscar can sit indefinitely really, as can the games.

Ideally, I'll knock out the larger house projects, then I can get back to the lower priority smaller, occasional house project, and the video game projects.  Those are the types of things I really enjoy working on (not just at home, but at work too) because I don't like to have things going on for MONTHS.  Quick-wins are better for my attitude and keeping myself motivated, there's a point with any large project that I just wish it were over.  I like the feeling of forward motion.

I thought I had no time before, now I really know what it means to have no spare time.  I'm lucky to get an hour after the baby goes to bed.

Wade

RayB:
I have this problem.
Part of the solution is outsourcing the crap to someone else. Know when to get help.

Also, email, forums, IM, are all terribly intrusive and unproductive uses of time. (Yes I am guilty of these so, don't take offense)

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