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Posted by likelife on February 5, 2003, at 1:50:02
Questions of motivation baffle me. It's almost 1:00 in the morning, I'm in the midst of a paper that is due shortly, and I'm having the hardest time getting myself to just sit down and do it. And no, being on this board isn't helping :)
I can't seem to apply the principle of delayed gratification here. I know that in the long run I will be much happier if I get some sleep and get my work done, yet...it's so much easier now to do what I want.
Yipes. Who knows why we do the things we do...
Posted by Dinah on February 5, 2003, at 8:05:20
In reply to motivation (or rather the lack thereof), posted by likelife on February 5, 2003, at 1:50:02
I'm stuck in a cyclical pattern. I work like crazy to get something done, then afterwards I slump into migraines and irritable bowel and grogginess and depression.
Then I get up and start the cycle over again. If I could just get up to date once, I could even things out, at least some.
I had constant deadlines from October to December, and a lot of January was lost to ill health. In fact, I'm still having migraines. But I'm starting the cycle yet again.
Posted by likelife on February 5, 2003, at 23:32:12
In reply to Re: motivation (or rather the lack thereof) » likelife, posted by Dinah on February 5, 2003, at 8:05:20
I've done the same, mostly in relation to school. Midway through the quarter I'm working on little sleep, lots of caffeine, and maybe bending the rules of time a little. By the end of the quarter, I'm just insane. Take a little break, regain sanity, start all over again...
Do we ever feel like we're really caught up? (A vision of me running on a hamster wheel comes to mind quite often.)
Posted by Dinah on February 5, 2003, at 23:46:36
In reply to cycles » Dinah, posted by likelife on February 5, 2003, at 23:32:12
A hamster wheel describes it well. Except I keep losing my darn footing and go for a few topsy turvy spins before I regain it.
I just know that there has to be a way to catch up and work at a steady, productive pace with only the periodic emergency.
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