Comments on: Shut Up and Do It http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/shut-up-and-do-it/ None of us should wander alone Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:56:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Weekend Inspiration: What Write From Home Readers Are Writing About : Write From Home http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/shut-up-and-do-it/#comment-1153 Weekend Inspiration: What Write From Home Readers Are Writing About : Write From Home Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:56:30 +0000 http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/?p=345#comment-1153 [...] Shut Up and Do It at In Other Words [...] [...] Shut Up and Do It at In Other Words [...]

]]> By: Steph http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/shut-up-and-do-it/#comment-1079 Steph Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:15:30 +0000 http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/?p=345#comment-1079 Beth: Riiight, well, now it's 2 pm and I've done nothing... Walk time for Lucy. And THEN work. ARg! Beth: Riiight, well, now it’s 2 pm and I’ve done nothing…

Walk time for Lucy. And THEN work.

ARg!

]]> By: Beth from Avenue Z http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/shut-up-and-do-it/#comment-1068 Beth from Avenue Z Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:57:15 +0000 http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/?p=345#comment-1068 Steph, I love your attitude! Just get 'er done! Steph,

I love your attitude! Just get ‘er done!

]]> By: Steph http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/shut-up-and-do-it/#comment-1065 Steph Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:33:24 +0000 http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/?p=345#comment-1065 @Ellen: yeah, but when you rarely get your list done because you've been farting around all day, well, that's when you have to be hard on yourself! It's not because I have too much stuff to do, per se, but that I am not making myself, until now, just do that stuff. I waste a lot of time avoiding it. The point is, whether with editing or with anything, I shouldn't have to be staying up all night. I don't have THAT much work. But I am staying up too late or working evenings because I don't get anything really started until 3 in the afternoon!! Then I don't get any time in the evening with my hubby and dog. It's just poor management on my part. But yeah, I totally agree with the commenting on others' sites. I love that community thing. It's not to say I can't do it but that i have to organize my time better so that I do that after I do the stuff that's urgent! @ Hx: Sounds to me as though you're great at multi-tasking! (another thing I seems to suck at). And thank you. I like that you're behind me and from so far away. It makes me feel quite surrounded...in a good way! @ Friar: Yeah, that's sort of like me: come crunch time I'm a frickin' genius! But I don't like that all the time. Crunch time is so stressful sometimes, and so much time gets wasted in between, at least for me. You're right about being true to yourself, but I think that does actually have its limits: if I have innate flaws that are not doing me any good, I don't want to keep them, or say they're part of me thus I should keep them; instead, I want to improve myself (in this case advancing my career and learning good time management) so I realize my potential but also ultimately have more time to be true to myself where it counts: reading, writing, blogging, playing outside...you get the idea! I know, I sound like Timmy. But the dude has a couple of good traits! [ducks and runs!] :) @Ellen: yeah, but when you rarely get your list done because you’ve been farting around all day, well, that’s when you have to be hard on yourself! It’s not because I have too much stuff to do, per se, but that I am not making myself, until now, just do that stuff. I waste a lot of time avoiding it.

The point is, whether with editing or with anything, I shouldn’t have to be staying up all night. I don’t have THAT much work. But I am staying up too late or working evenings because I don’t get anything really started until 3 in the afternoon!! Then I don’t get any time in the evening with my hubby and dog. It’s just poor management on my part. But yeah, I totally agree with the commenting on others’ sites. I love that community thing. It’s not to say I can’t do it but that i have to organize my time better so that I do that after I do the stuff that’s urgent!

@ Hx: Sounds to me as though you’re great at multi-tasking! (another thing I seems to suck at).

And thank you. I like that you’re behind me and from so far away. It makes me feel quite surrounded…in a good way!

@ Friar: Yeah, that’s sort of like me: come crunch time I’m a frickin’ genius! But I don’t like that all the time. Crunch time is so stressful sometimes, and so much time gets wasted in between, at least for me.

You’re right about being true to yourself, but I think that does actually have its limits: if I have innate flaws that are not doing me any good, I don’t want to keep them, or say they’re part of me thus I should keep them; instead, I want to improve myself (in this case advancing my career and learning good time management) so I realize my potential but also ultimately have more time to be true to myself where it counts: reading, writing, blogging, playing outside…you get the idea!

I know, I sound like Timmy. But the dude has a couple of good traits! [ducks and runs!] :)

]]> By: Friar http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/shut-up-and-do-it/#comment-1064 Friar Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:13:25 +0000 http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/?p=345#comment-1064 I've procrastinated all my life....and then when it comes down to the crunch, I push forward really hard, and it all comes together. I'm not saying this is the best way for everyone to work, but this has always worked for me. Consistently. I can force myself to change. To be organized and work in a timely scheduled manner. But you know what they say...: "To thine Own Self, Be True". (See? I can can provide artsty quotes once in a while, too!) :-) I’ve procrastinated all my life….and then when it comes down to the crunch, I push forward really hard, and it all comes together.

I’m not saying this is the best way for everyone to work, but this has always worked for me. Consistently.

I can force myself to change. To be organized and work in a timely scheduled manner. But you know what they say…:

“To thine Own Self, Be True”.

(See? I can can provide artsty quotes once in a while, too!)
:-)

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