i unboxed my new iphone, soy milk maker, and vacuum today...finally, after six months. iphone 15 is coming and as how bad my procrastination is, i just unboxed my old-new iphone.
i only procrastinate on certain things, but for others, i have to get it done asap, otherwise, it will appear in my mind every second and distract me from doing other work. my weird procrastination is unboxing.
i buy a lot when i'm in stress. anything. cloth, food, electronics, decorations, etc. then i procrastinate on picking up the packages and unboxing them. i'll wait until the last day that i have to pick up the package in the locker to avoid a late fee, or just let my packages sit on the floor in the package room in my apartment building - no wonder why i lost so many packages...
then, another long procrastination time. i always unbox them after a couple of months, and i still have some clothes sitting in my closet inside plastic packaging, with tags on, perfectly sealed. never open, but at least i took them out of the shipping boxes. actually, i have to, because my tiny apartment doesn't have enough room to let them sit in the box.
why i procrastinate?
often time the stuff i bought when i was trying to escape from stress was unnecessary. i have a lot more eagerness waiting for fedex delivery notifications when i bought things under conscious decisions.
they unconsciously reminded me of the stress i went through, and their job is just to satisfy me with instantaneous joy - the moment when i click 'order'. they did and completed their job. so why bother picking them up and unboxing them?
i am guilty of excessive purchasing as being a sustainability nerd, and have been trying to find other ways to manage my stress. 1) blogging is one way i found worked very well. 2) reading, lots of readings helped me a lot. 3) 4-7-8 breathing for anxiety relief is another great technique i do every day.
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