Wednesday, August 29, 2012
2 Days in..
So far it's been "ok". I'm definitely making an effort to improve my timeliness. Regarding my goal for Monday, I was 2 mins late to my class but early for my meeting. Too bad that doesn't even out lol.
Tuesday- I was late for work (20 mins) but in time for both classes.
And today, I was late for an appointment (10 mins) but on time for everything else. However, i completely missed a meeting this morning because I unintentionally double booked myself. The sucky part is that i also left my phone at home and could not contact the person to reschedule. So yeah... I feel really crappy about that.
Overall, I am trying to be mindful of my time and scheduling but as you can tell, i got a looong ways to go. BTW, I'm definitely not doing any type of positive reinforcement here. So then my question is, do i need to apply a reinforcement schedule or any other type of reward/punishment tools in order to make this type of change? Can I just make this change for intrinsic satisfaction or do I need to get something else out of it in order to be successful? Also, should I try to structure this exercise more i.e. develop more specific goals so that i can better monitor progress or failure? Any thoughts or ideas?
Looking forward to some feedback :)
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Structure sounds like it might work. Maybe make it a goal to have a number of times you can be late without beating yourself up until it becomes more second-nature and you can reduce that number. Is there a reward that would motivate you more than simply the idea of being on time and self-improvement?
ReplyDeleteUgh I struggle with the same issues. I look forward to seeing what kinds of solutions you come up with!
ReplyDeleteKris, looks like you're doing well! Thanks for your honesty, too. I think Joelle had a good system to try out the intrinsic reward system thing. Let us know how it goes!
ReplyDeletei think better monitoring failure can only add to the difficulty of ultimately seeing the challenge as undoable. I think the best thing is to develop a schedule and structure and know that hitting all the notes in that schedule will gradually become the outcome. But, you are honest and up to the task. So, keep writing.
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