I definitely have a lot of similarities with you! The sentence "I can't trust myself if left to my own devices" is one I empathize with. I have realized that the best way of having me complete things is to have a deadline or have it be a social occasion that I won't miss.
However, there are also times where there is a personal creative project that I want to do with no deadline. I'm a teacher, and when I am on break I actually want to spend a lot of time writing. This is one of the things I can never seem to get to on a regular workweek, but it gets easier when on a specific kind of break time from my regular job.
I definitely have a lot of similarities with you! The sentence "I can't trust myself if left to my own devices" is one I empathize with. I have realized that the best way of having me complete things is to have a deadline or have it be a social occasion that I won't miss.
However, there are also times where there is a personal creative project that I want to do with no deadline. I'm a teacher, and when I am on break I actually want to spend a lot of time writing. This is one of the things I can never seem to get to on a regular workweek, but it gets easier when on a specific kind of break time from my regular job.
I want to congrats you on all you've discovered while building deeply meaningful relationships. It's a joy to read about it!