We meet to help each other overcome procrastination and cluttering. We encourage use of a buddy system where we mostly work with each other one-on-one. Buddies connect by phone or email, and sometimes in person.

We seek to reduce procrastination and/or clutter to a maintainable level that no longer impedes us.

Buddies can help us stay on track and help us make necessary changes in behaviors that we see are not in our best interests.

Please join us if you find that you are stressed out by the drain in time and energy that procrastination causes and if your clutter has become depressing or overwhelming.

We'll help pairs of buddies get started with a few simple guidelines, and our meetings will provide a way to meet new buddies, discuss techniques and resources, exchange success and failure stories, and have a few laughs at what we are finding out about ourselves and each other.

Some of us have attention deficit disorder (ADD) - we have trouble getting started and trouble finishing. Our sense of time can be off-kilter. Many of us are easily distracted or get stuck hyper-focussing.

Some of us don't have ADD but have some kind of life stress or event that has caused us to lose control of our environment. Once our sense of order is disrupted, we don't know how to deal with the resulting mess to get back to an orderly life.

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This group was originally called "The Metrowest Procrastinators Meetup Group". We have added Clutterers to the title because many of us, including the current organizers, have clutter problems that seem to be part of why we procrastinate. And, we procrastinate about dealing with our clutter. Some of the techniques used to declutter can be used to overcome procrastination too.

Here is the original group description.

“Procrastination is the thief of time.” - Edward Young (1683-1765)

"Procrastination is only remotely related to time management, (procrastinators often know exactly what they should be doing, even if they cannot do it), which is why very detailed schedules usually are no help."

Lets work together to understand both the simple and complex issues that underlie procrastination and use this knowledge to help us overcome the problem.

This group will provide a safe and supportive space to talk about our own experiences with procrastination and other unproductive habits, as well as a forum to share techniques that work for us, and lastly an opportunity to review together some of the literature on the subject and discuss it.

This will also provide a great opportunity to make connections with new friends and support each other as we work to move from procrastination to more productive living!

Meetings will include discussion of personal experiences and techniques, discussions of articles and book excerpts relevant to procrastination and productivity, breaking into smaller groups we can stay in contact with throughout the month to help hold us accountable and support us when we stray, and hosting guest speakers who can help or provide insight. We will also entertain ideas from group members as to what they may find helpful or topics they want to discuss.

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  • January 12 at 7:00 PM, 5 Procrastinators attended

    New Year and a Fresh Start
    The start of the new year is chance to make a fresh start toward reducing our procrastination and cluttering. Come to the meeting with a vision of what your life might... Learn more

  • December 8, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 5 Procrastinators attended

    Focus on reducing your clutter

    They rated it 5.00 5.003 (3 ratings)

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    great company, great suggestions, great resources shared. ...

    —Barbara

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    We all had the common struggles with clutter and spoke about our problems and came up with solution.

    —Helane Broad

  • June 17, 2010 at 6:30 PM, 2 Procrastinators attended

    Metrowest Procrastinators June 2010 Meeting
    We'll be meeting the at the Marlborough Public Library in the Story Hour Room downstairs near the Children's Library. Here's the plan for the next meeting: 6:30 - 7:... Learn more

  • May 20, 2010 at 6:30 PM, 2 Procrastinators attended

    Metrowest Procrastinators May 2010 Meeting
    We'll be meeting the at the Marlborough Public Library in the Story Hour Room downstairs near the Children's Library. Here's the plan for the next meeting: 6:30 - 7:... Learn more

  • April 15, 2010 at 6:30 PM, 3 Procrastinators attended

    Metrowest Procrastinators April 2010 Meetup
    Forgive me! I procrastinated getting this meeting together and apologize for the short notice. If you can't make this one, don't worry, there will be other meetings the... Learn more
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Marlborough, MA 01752
Founded Jan 14, 2009
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