My list of items to do today consists of mainly computer work I have been procrastinating on. I normally don't procrastinate on things unless I have a reason to do so. To summarize my reason for procrastinating on my computer work: I don't totally understand what I need to do to get where I want to go!
So, I find other things to do: housework, eating my next meal or making a phone call. But none of those things are going to get me closer to my goal of finishing my computer work. I still have this looming, dark cloud of a task hanging over my head. If I want to finish it - and I do - there is only one way to get through it, and that's through it.
I need to accomplish several things here in my mind, before I can accomplish anything…
1. I need an attitude adjustment, for sure! I need to see the computer work as a learning opportunity which will springboard me to higher levels of education and capability to succeed in my chosen field.
2. I need patience to sit at my computer and use trial and error in addition to searching different websites to see how my issues have been resolved by others.
3. I need to find a way to lower my level of frustration.
Perhaps #1 and #3 go together. Perhaps if I change my attitude, my frustration will decrease, and if I am able to decrease my frustration, my attitude will improve. Or, perhaps I just need to plug along at #2 and forget #1 and #3. If I plug along at #2, then wind up resolving the issues with my computer, then I know my attitude will be great and my frustration will disappear!
But what can I do with frustration, anyway? How do you deal with frustration? I believe if we can find ways to attack all three issues, above, we would be a lot better off than just dealing with one. However, the frustration seems to be the most baffling for me!
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