Well, a day later and the results are mostly in. I was able to finish one of the two projects I set for myself yesterday. Unfortunately, however, it was the significantly smaller of the two; when it came time to work on the larger project, I found all sorts of distractions with the environment and couldn’t really get into the work. Looks like I’m stuck in the office for a while.
And speaking of that, it’s back to work for me.
So I’m working from home today - it’s sort of an experiment on my part this time; in the past, I’ve stayed home when I had to write large quantities of material, as the ambient noise in the office is usually pretty darn distracting. Today, however, I’m not writing per se; I’m coding. I’ve got two major projects due by the end of the week, and Thursday’s a company holiday. Here’s hoping I can resist the temptations of the fridge, TV, and cleaning the office long enough to get something real done.
I’m not sure what it is about SuperfluousBanter’s minimalist design, but I think it’s one of the best looking sites out there.
I’ve been pondering lately how best to go about dealing with my ever-increasing quantity of to-dos. It seems that every time I turn around, my todo list has grown by one or two new significant projects, and I’ve been at something of a loss on how to deal with the increased load.
In light of this, I’ve decided to adopt a New Year’s resolution a bit early - I’m going to take one hour every day and devote it to one of the major projects (e.g., the Atlas) on my todo list. It doesn’t have to be the same project every day, and it doesn’t have to stop at one hour, but I will spend at least one continuous hour working on one of the big things I have to do every day.
I figure I’ll try this strategy out for several months and re-evaluate it around the end of March. In the meantime, I’ll keep an eye out for any other time-management techniques that might be of use. Wish me luck!
I’m often astounded at how easily some people are shocked… turn on the news, and BAM! they’re shocked. Tell ‘em you’re not shocked, and BAM! they’re shocked again.
I had an epiphany while listening to one such individual chatter on NPR this afternoon; my confusion about the phenomenon is due to my assumption that to be shocked about something - to be surprised by it - you must have a belief or an opinion that has been violated. There are so many issues out there that I simply haven’t considered enough to form an opinion on that I just don’t get astounded all that often.
