I just can’t seem to get motivated to work as hard as I need to right now. I guess I’d been burned out from studying for that exam and needed a break, but it’s been over two weeks. I have a proposal due on Wednesday and a ton of reading to do before I can finish it, but I just haven’t been able to focus. My mind has been off somewhere else and I haven’t been able to pull it back.
I hate structure and routine. The only routine I appreciate is the one where I get up every morning and head over to the coffee machine to make myself a latte. But sometimes I wonder if I would be more focused if I had more structure in my life. The problem is, I rebel against it when it’s put upon me. I probably shouldn’t worry about it. For all the time I spend worrying about what I’m not getting done, I could just be getting stuff done. And in the end I always get everything done anyway.
This is a really boring post. I’m going to go work on my proposal now.

May 5, 2008 at 10:41 am |
Right after I saw this post, I read this:
http://zenhabits.net/2008/05/16-ways-to-keep-a-razor-sharp-focus-at-work/
I like #2: Take more breaks. Sound like my kind of work.
September 14, 2008 at 1:16 pm |
This is really helpful and makes much sense… thanks for the link