Things are never easy...and if it was...what fun would that be!
posted by Gina at 5:09 PM
I am a full time engineer and a part time: henna artist, painter, calligraphier, book binder, yogi, movie buff, reader, drummer, jewelry maker, snowboarder, volunteer, mentor, and enabler...and one day maybe a part time/full time writer (I've got some ideas and I'll either write a kick ass AD&D module or a novel...we'll see!) In the SCA, I am a scribe of the East Kingdom and have been doing scrolls since 2002. I love all styles and time periods, especially 14th-15th c Italian, Flemish, and German. I also enjoy bookbinding, viking wire knitting, some embroidery and well...I like to dabble in different areas.
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When I am faced with any "big gulp" project, (i.e., bigger than I can consume at one sittitng), I suggest "dividing" it into logical parts. So for term paper, it might be: (1) collect crib notes; (2) create outline; (3) write openinging; (4) write close; (5) itemize tasks in the middle. Then, spend ten solid minutes doing the most important part at that moment in time. I use an egg timer. I can do "anything" for ten minutes. Then when the timer goes off, pencils down, and reward yourself with a walk (to rest room, to window, to but past the refige, give yourself a glass of cold water as reward). Now that wasn't so bad. Do another 10 if you can. I find if I fool myself into ten minutes, it magically can get done. No one can eat a baloney at one sitting. But you can if it is in nice thin slices. It's a mickey mouse trick but works for me. Fjohn68
Hey! Thanks for the advice...I'm going to try it later...or tomorrow. At the moment I'm SWAMPED and can't wait until I get my shift relieved!
Thanks for taking the time to give some thoughts. I appreciate it.
BTW, I think it's a really small world...I checked out your profile...I am a Manhattan College Alumni...Civil Engineering, class of 2000.
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