tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474887808224703761.post4731946257287663190..comments2010-11-03T14:11:59.754-07:00Comments on Real Me at 42: Productive Days Feel Good: A Success StoryRealMe@42http://www.blogger.com/profile/02563575582338720707noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474887808224703761.post-44287094002527357362010-05-14T14:51:51.592-07:002010-05-14T14:51:51.592-07:00Thanks Astral Cat, I admit that I have often neede...Thanks Astral Cat, I admit that I have often needed strict deadlines to get work done. I took FOREVER to finish my dissertation and only really made progress the last year under a new Chair (don't ask about the awful one I had originally!) who gave me strict deadlines.<br /><br />I tried a thing where my husband and I had monthly "deadlines" to show each other writing but since he didn't take them seriously, there was no incentive for me not to blow them off.....<br /><br />I've gotten less done today but had errands to run and other things and it has been pleasant enough. Part of the problem is that some of my stuff requires help and I have to wait until it is convenient for my husband to help me with a computer issue (which is what I am doing right now--waiting).<br /><br />I'm still pleased to have several projects further along....<br /><br />Hope your day is going well too.RealMe@42https://www.blogger.com/profile/02563575582338720707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474887808224703761.post-29342401661941665282010-05-14T09:16:25.799-07:002010-05-14T09:16:25.799-07:00Hi Real Me
It's great that you accomplished s...Hi Real Me<br /><br />It's great that you accomplished so much yesterday, & that you persevered through the difficulties.<br /><br />I hope you make progress today too - but even if you don't achieve so much, that's okay too :) <br /><br />I wonder if this is part of the pattern of how it suits you to work: that you need some serious pressure (falling behind or needing to hit a firm deadline), and you need to really believe what you're doing, but then you like to do a huge chunk of hard work in a big block. The tradeoff - and there's always a tradeoff, no yang without yin - maybe being that the preceding days have been slacker, and also that you might not be able to sustain the hard work day after day. <br /><br />The bottom line is that you got done what needed to be done, & again well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com