I have really got to learn better time management. Today, instead of working on the fellowship application that's due on Friday, I spent most of my time reading the backlog of Girl Genius webcomics. In my defense (weakly), that comic is a page-turner! A metaphorical one. See for yourself at Girl Genius.
In a slightly stronger defense, I did get a number of practical things done too - shoveling snow (aka workout), calling DHS and bitching at them for denying me food assistance for (what seemed to me to be) a screwup on their part, aaaaand... um... dishes?
The application will get done; I'm not really worried about it. It's more the fact that I always tend to leave things like that till the last minute. I don't treat grad school like the job it is, not as much as I should anyhow.
I am only writing this mildly whiny post because I still haven't found a strategy that really works. Am I just undisciplined? Feedback or suggestions welcome (or friendly insults, though remember that if you're reading this I probably know where to find you and pummel you). :)
Well for me when I get buried at work I tend to make two lists with the same items on it but one is organized by how long it will take me to complete a task and then the other is what ones are most important. I find the ones that seem to conincide the best and knock those out first and once the dominos start to fall I go from there. Not sure if that was helpful but if not I have a lot more web comics I can send you the links for :) Best of luck stay warm and Syl and I miss you.
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