My spouse and I have been putting off organizing our finances for two years and every time we try to start we get overwhelmed by all the accounts and paperwork and just shut down. We'll sit down with good intentions but within ten minutes we're both making excuses to do something else instead.
More people experience this than they realize.
Partners can reinforce each other's overwhelm and create a cycle where avoidance makes the task feel even more impossible.
“Where Are You with Moving through procrastination?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.