@bbcphile From a basking professional:
accomplish the task (or a milestone within)
text a friend (or three) about it
exhale deeply and consciously let go of the tension
move elsewhere (sat at your desk? go and sit on the couch. finished in the kitchen? go to any other room. not yet up for moving? change the background music/noise you had on.)
Look at your accomplished task from a distance and feel smug about it
no seriously, if you don't feel like you're embodying the smug cat meme try getting a little more physical or temporal distance, or a friend-shaped reality check, and then look at it again
do One (1) small task your brain kept pestering you about while you were Accomplishing The Thing
also feel smug about that because you totally beat your brain about letting you do The Thing first and now you've completed two (2!!) tasks
depending on how long Accomplishing The Thing took you may now move on to your next Thing OR continue basking to reach the 5% of time invested:
find a comfortable place to be and do a spoon-refilling activity: take a nap, scroll tumblr, read fanfic, write fanfic, gush about blorbos, stare out of the open window with the cool evening breeze brushing over your skin as gentle as a loving caress and drink the Tasty Beverage of your choice (specific example is specific, but iykyk), etc pp
remember you accomplished The Thing and are now Basking.
you are but a large predator enjoying the fruits of its labour and recharging after the successful hunt, no need to go charging off after the next prey just yet
all that Fun Stuff you thought you'd rather be doing while you were busy with The Thing? Do it now.
(well, maybe not all at once, we're still basking in our accomplishment after all and moving erratically would defeat the purpose)
perceive The Accomplished Thing in passing and think 'ha, I did it, I got you, I won!' I'll leave it up to you whether you'll use your villain or your hero voice
repeat until the next Thing is due
integrate normal, life preserving measures such as making food or sleeping as needed
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