Same solution here. One rule I follow which has helped: If it is a physical task, do it promptly without hesitation if possible.* Gets the asker out of your hair.* "Oh you could've done it later" or "Why are you so dramatic?" are responses I've learned to ignore because, by doing it* immediately, without complaint, it allows me to continue thinking about what I was thinking about and lets me get back to what I was doing as quickly as possible without losing my train of thought or spot in a project. I don't always do this of course.* Writing them down helps immensely.* Promising a "when" with good reasoning also helps. It puts it in a slot off in the future... although the time limit it sets on current project is stressful, so it's not a perfect fix either. So then, there's my default position: procrastination. Last minute.* It's similar to the "do it now" but pushes it back to the end of the line. Same speed but getting even the worry about it out of the brain, gives more room for more important stuff. Also, substitution:* If I can get someone else to do it for me, then I don't have to worry as much.* That's a bit of social engineering.* "oh, you're better at that than me" - and things like that.* Occasionally that works.* Feels like a feminine tactic but any tool that works is good when it's the right time to use it. I'd kill for a community like us. I mean, we're on it.* here it is. But it'd be nice IRL.* People who understand the disasterous consequences of distraction from working on a project.* People who respect the intensity of focus required to accomplish impossible things.* I guess in the old days it would be an artists' colony.