Where do we start?

I think an example is always well grounding. It can be expanded later. but it ties some reality to the discussion... which is personally helpful to me.

Mood related to good or bad performance


Where do we start?

Ill start by agreeing that If Im in a good mood I can accomplish almost anything I put my mind to

and to be said about a BAD Mood is that I cant get anything acomplished as I cant focus on anything except whats making me to have a "Bad Mood"

I try to remedy the situation by always looking to the positive of anything and letting my mind "RUN" with the positives and then look at the negatives after Im excited and entranced with the "What Ifs" of the positive side.

If the negatives outweigh the positives then I have at least given myself the oppertunity of exploring the situation before I decide againt the scenario

If I look at the negatives first they may bum me out to much where I might give up before I look at the positives and I might miss a golden opertunity

Can you define a "good" mood separately from the results of productivity?

Sometimes I am very "excited" and it seems like a good mood, but it is no more productive than other times.

My most productive mood is a middle mood. Not too eager. Not to impatient. Not to detailed. Not over thought.

I may not be going the same direction you are. What do you think?

Mood affects everything - like viewing the world through tinted lenses - when your mood is pink, everything is pink; when your mood is dark, everything is dark. People who come out of depression tend to say "I haven't changed, the world's changed." This is all I have to contribute so far. More pending.

When I'm happy, it doesn't matter if I get things done.

When I'm angry, I get things done real quick.

When I'm anxious, I can't get anything done.

When I'm depressed - ditto.

When I'm silly and hyper, I get things done but annoy everyone else in the process.

When I'm tired, I get things done slowly.

When I'm grumpy, I get things done whilst yelling at everyone else because they're not helping me get it done.

tudorose,

You nailed it for me. Which is a little scary, because it offers a "positive" incentive for having a chip on one's shoulders all the time... it gets things done.

David

Oh dear! That's not what I was hoping to achieve. I guess that it's the adrenaline that aids the performance. maybe we could look for some positive ways of creating adrenaline.

Tudorose, I like your list- sums me up perfectly.

I think I get more done when I'm upset because I can't sit still at all- I need to be moving- though this is usually mindless stuff like cleaning, picking up, painting, etc.

It gets to the point where I'm like on autopilot- don't even realize I'm doing it- and I can hold a conversation, simultaneously without effort.

The things that take some real thought though I mess up when I'm angry--I can only do those, I dunno, I guess I can only do those when there is no other choice. TIme to buckle down- once in focus though it goes ok.

My moods I would say are directly related to how many of the big things that I need to get done have been completed. I nag myself to death, but it doesn't mean I'll actually do it. Its like I have to get myself over the bridge, then I'm ok...only the road has so many twists and turns on the way there, I get sidetracked.

When the big things don't get done I am irritable, stressed, prone to depression, and lethargic.

Hey one other q for everyone---Does anyone else have a problem packing a bag for a trip? It takes me forever and I get exhausted and have to go and lay down constantly while I'm in process. I used to travel a lot and it was so time consuming to pack.

Originally posted by jahaage
Tudorose, I like your list- sums me up perfectly.

Hey one other q for everyone---Does anyone else have a problem packing a bag for a trip? It takes me forever and I get exhausted and have to go and lay down constantly while I'm in process. I used to travel a lot and it was so time consuming to pack.

I think I had a problem with that.

I believe that what I eventually did was make a list of items to pack. Then I went back through the list and arranged them in the order in which I could most reasonably expect to be able to pack them. Toiletries had to go in last usually because I had to use them. But the fear of for getting something was constantly validated by actually getting places with out stuff I needed.

So along with the need to make the list, I also had to come up with procedures for using the list, and then I had to have rigid rules about following the plan that I had created.

I think the most important thing that I had to realize was that just because I would inevitably fail to execute the entire process as planned, and therefore also it did not perfectly protect me from the failures I was trying to avoid, it still worked better than chucking the entire system.

I had this method that I used to use when I was a teenager (i don't go on trips now). What I would do was play the morning routine through in my head and think of all the things I needed.

BasicallyI'd visualise that I'd get out of bed and brush my teeth. Needed toothbrush & toothpaste. Then I'd get dressed. I'd need socks, shoes, etc etc. When I packed like this I took everything i needed.

I can soo relate! I have to be in a homework grove in order to get a good amount done. If I feel even just a bit blah, productivity goes down.