Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

I hope she has it must be very frustrating.

Yes thanks, Marie.

 

[MaryJanet]

Oh, MJ!!!! I'm glad it turned out ok but...

It was years ago. I was surprised how much of it I was able to recall. Just goes to show how effective writing is as a learning activity. Writing about something really lodges it in my mind.

 

[Ribh]

It was years ago. I was surprised how much of it I was able to recall. Just goes to show how effective writing is as a learning activity. Writing about something really lodges it in my mind.

Apart from anything else, wading through weeks of reading after citations would have been too time consuming. Unfortunately for me I'm not carrying a single subject this trimester that I absolutely love. They are all *have to's* so I can do the ones I love next trimester. I need to tackle the next archaeology one over my break as I'm pretty sure I don't understand any of it.

 

[MaryJanet]

This is why I still print a hard copy. Save, print, then do something else. I always have a copy that I can find and recreate if necessary.

Nothing is worse than a massive spreadsheet corrupting because it is too big.

I admit i did a lot of printing and digital backing up of the phd. That would've taken months to rewrite from scratch.

 

[MaryJanet]

Apart from anything else, wading through weeks of reading after citations would have been too time consuming. Unfortunately for me I'm not carrying a single subject this trimester that I absolutely love. They are all *have to's* so I can do the ones I love next trimester. I need to tackle the next archaeology one over my break as I'm pretty sure I don't understand any of it.

What a shame the programme's structure is so inflexible. It would be nice to do a couple of interesting ones while wading through the intellectual quagmire of a couple you're not interested in.

 

[MaryJanet]

Nope. I could never do that. Too much would be lost. I rewrite all the time. I take my hard copy and a red pen.

Yes red.

Wait a day or two.

Then go back over it and rewrite. Often massively. But I need that original thought and I work much better editing on paper than on the computer.

I always leave something alone for a few days before finishing it. A refreshed mind is a strong helper.

 

[MaryJanet]

In theory that is my method too - including the red pen.
In practice however I am so bad with time, that I often just bang stuff out with seconds to spare and certainly no time for any rewrites!

Are you bad with time or are you over-committed?

I said yes to a two day think tank (online) that starts today, but now it's arrived I realise how many other things I could do with the time.

And this is one example of many, many, many...

 

[MaryJanet]

I often feel this way at the end of a work day, I am a controls systems lead technician at a Amazon facility. At the end of most work days I feel more tired than if I had been swinging an axe all day.

Intellectual work is shattering.

 

[MaryJanet]

A coworker and I read and edit each other's emails before hitting the send button. I am too blunt so it's good to have a buffer.

I doubt I could find a colleague willing to check my email before I send. They're waaay too busy. And often not on campus.

 

[RoyalChick]

Are you bad with time or are you over-committed?

I said yes to a two day think tank (online) that starts today, but now it's arrived I realise how many other things I could do with the time.

And this is one example of many, many, many...

That is the big question. I think for decades I have been hiding behind the over-committed excuse. And it was true. I was insanely over-committed and managed to get a lot done.
Now I am retired it is clear to me that it is either my make-up or maybe a habit.
Small example, if I have an appointment I don’t really believe I will be late until I haven’t even left the house and the appointment is in two minutes.
@Ribh used a phrase a few posts back about the elasticity of time - that is very much my issue. To me time feels infinitely stretchable. Until suddenly it isn’t!
If you aren’t missing any planes you are spending too much time at airports.

I really do try and remember it is inconsiderate to others and I have got a little better since retiring but I think I am stuck with some of it!