"Behind at Work" Syndrome

[Anonymous]

I feel better having a "To Do" list and then prioritizing. One thing I've gradually learned is that there are deadlines that I feel are urgent because they are urgent for my boss, deadlines I feel are urgent because someone other than my boss keeps harassing me, and deadlines that are important to meet because missing them creates more work. From there I prioritize.

[Anonymous]

I am, op. It makes me so miserable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, I suffer from DGAS, don't give a shit syndrome. No matter how quickly I work, there will always be more, so I just go at a maintainable pace.

+1 Exactly. You never catch up. That is why you have a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, I suffer from DGAS, don't give a shit syndrome. No matter how quickly I work, there will always be more, so I just go at a maintainable pace.

It took me quite a few years and now I have attained this same, disengaged state.

Word. Apathy is liberating.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm maybe a little too diligent and being behind with tasks is always occupying my mind.

I became one of those dorky people at work who uses Getting Things Done. It doesn't cure a person's perfectionism but for me it made a difference.

It's that an app or something?

It's a book and associated products and seminars. I took a seminar 4-5 years ago that I got my company to pay for. When I use the system I feel so productive, but I tend to fall off the wagon after a few weeks/months. Probably time to dust off my seminar materials and try again.