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Survey #289—Full Response from Lynn

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January 2, 2026

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Describe a day on which you were busy, but you still felt as if you didn’t accomplish what mattered most.Avoiding the important, harder task by allowing smaller "busy" tasks to monopolize my available time and energy.
What challenges keep you from getting things done?Finding the sweet spot between Physical limitations, and having to do something repeatedly because I didn't take time to think through the process to a workable solution, while not allowing that analysis period to paralyze needed actions.
Describe a project on which you struggled to start—or to finish.Sorting through family documents and paperwork and actually doing something with those sorted piles to complete the organization for future ease of use
What tools for managing your activities (calendar, task manager, etc.) are the most or least helpful to you?Wish lists, chore lists, and accomplished lists. Doing the brain dump for each of these lists helps me prioritize the items and assign due dates. If I don't assign the date, it sits there forever as a decor item for the list.

The accomplishment list keeps me motivated and cures the feeling of overwhelm and discouragement. I gather momentum from reviewing what I've already accomplished, especially the items I thought were major obstacles.
Please complete the following statement: “I never seem to have enough time for _____.”Completing my Will.
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