What's the project you've been putting off? What was the last project you put off that you finally finished(ish)?

[SnackMeat]

We refer to that sort of task as an order of operations problem. We both have ADHD so executive function and planning and ordering steps is hard.

So something that requires finding a brush, finding the paint, mixing the paint, getting the ladder out (this is the one that would get me stuck. I hate wrestling it out and over to a spot) and then have a scraper/sander tool, paint the trim, and then put everything away. None of that is hard, but something like just getting the ladder out, my brain would put that off for months. Luckily, it's not my task so I feel completely okay ignoring it.


I have a hallway that has spent almost two years being in various stages of being painted. Technically it's all been painted, but half the hallway got done in primer and then I went and got primer with the paint color mixed in and then the paint sat for 11 months or so. And then I painted the other half but now I still need to paint the first half to make it all match.

 

[thecatumbrella]

We refer to that sort of task as an order of operations problem. We both have ADHD so executive function and planning and ordering steps is hard.

So something that requires finding a brush, finding the paint, mixing the paint, getting the ladder out (this is the one that would get me stuck. I hate wrestling it out and over to a spot) and then have a scraper/sander tool, paint the trim, and then put everything away. None of that is hard, but something like just getting the ladder out, my brain would put that off for months. Luckily, it's not my task so I feel completely okay ignoring it.


I have a hallway that has spent almost two years being in various stages of being painted. Technically it's all been painted, but half the hallway got done in primer and then I went and got primer with the paint color mixed in and then the paint sat for 11 months or so. And then I painted the other half but now I still need to paint the first half to make it all match.

I feel this. Actually painting with your brush/roller is the easiest part of painting. The setup and cleanup is and requires a lot of thought and steps.

 

[SnackMeat]

Yeah. I often repeat to myself "something is better than nothing." And when it comes to painting, while sometimes I do a good job with prep work, other times I don't perfectly dust the trim before applying because I know I'm not going to notice if paint dries on a imperfectly prepped surface.

I also have gotten really good at 10-20 minute bits of work on stuff I don't want to do. Because sometimes I get into a groove and three hours will go by. Other times I really just do ten minutes and then go do something else for a couple hours and then do the next step of whatever multi step task I am avoiding.