I do really enjoy having things to refer back to and to track over the longer term. I also cheated a little bit in terms of what I decided to count. I also hated having weeks where I wasn't checking much off, and definitely got demoralized with it at times, so I made sure there were some things that basically *always* get a check mark. I make note of workdays, which is a pretty consistent five days out of seven (and serves as a reminder that those days had fewer "free" hours for other things, too.) I'm pretty lenient in what I count as social interaction (socializing via Dreamwidth or text or Discord etc. all count, as well as anything in person.) Sometimes even a simple "took the trash to the trash room" counts as a household maintenance check, etc. Having a few things I *know* I'll be able to check off helps to keep it from feeling too hopeless, even on the days I don't get as much done as I'd like.
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I do really enjoy having things to refer back to and to track over the longer term. I also cheated a little bit in terms of what I decided to count. I also hated having weeks where I wasn't checking much off, and definitely got demoralized with it at times, so I made sure there were some things that basically *always* get a check mark. I make note of workdays, which is a pretty consistent five days out of seven (and serves as a reminder that those days had fewer "free" hours for other things, too.) I'm pretty lenient in what I count as social interaction (socializing via Dreamwidth or text or Discord etc. all count, as well as anything in person.) Sometimes even a simple "took the trash to the trash room" counts as a household maintenance check, etc. Having a few things I *know* I'll be able to check off helps to keep it from feeling too hopeless, even on the days I don't get as much done as I'd like.