Seska, do you keep getting distracted or were the emails just that hard to write?
My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.
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smonster - Sep 24, 2009 5:24:34 am PDT #24193 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 24, 2009 5:30:27 am PDT #24194 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
smonster ~ Chronic distraction is the issue, yup. I thought it would take a few days to get back into things, but this is rather rubbish. I'm unusually tired at the moment, even for me, which is probably the issue. Not much to be done about that, though. Except more tea.
Talking of which, it's time for a cuppa.
Gudanov - Sep 24, 2009 5:32:22 am PDT #24195 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Talking of which, it's time for a cuppa.
That sounds so British.
sj - Sep 24, 2009 5:33:34 am PDT #24196 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Talking of which, it's time for a cuppa.
I'm on my second one. It's not working yet.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 24, 2009 5:37:20 am PDT #24197 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
That sounds so British.
I'd be quite concerned if I started sounding Australian.
I've just had a disability publication offer me advertising space for my research at a price I can actually afford, which is massively reduced from their general commercial rate. I am astounded and very grateful. The next research project may get off the ground yet.
sj - Sep 24, 2009 5:38:44 am PDT #24198 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Seska! That's great.
Gudanov - Sep 24, 2009 5:39:54 am PDT #24199 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
That sounds like good news!
smonster - Sep 24, 2009 5:40:52 am PDT #24200 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Have you ever tried using a timer? *All* my productivity is thanks to using timers. There's a free app called Instant Boss that's really easy to use and it helps keep me focused at work (unless I circumvent it). You can also use a kitchen timer.
Giving myself permission to take breaks and practicing stopping breaks and returning to work is key for me personally. Also helps enormously with housework (yes, I'm kind of a Flybaby, for those of you who know what that is).
...and there goes my timer! Back to work.
(I've already done my allotted 1 hr of Most Dreaded Task today, and of course I'm so into it I don't want to stop)
(My other productivity aid is listening to dharma talks while I work, but I suspect that's less universally applicable)
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 24, 2009 5:48:26 am PDT #24201 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
There's a free app called Instant Boss that's really easy to use and it helps keep me focused at work (unless I circumvent it).
That's an interesting idea. My preferred work style is to get entirely lost in it for several hours, but that's not great for my energy levels. I should try shorter bursts of work. I'll look up this Instant Boss thing. Thanks!
Listening to music (or very familiar TV shows) in the background while I work usually helps, but at the moment it's just making me more distracted. I might have to find something else to have in the background.
billytea - Sep 24, 2009 6:04:37 am PDT #24202 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I'd be quite concerned if I started sounding Australian.
It's easy to sound Australian, just practise this simple phrase: "Nice weather we're having."