tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999880.post457582733935464172..comments2023-10-05T09:10:28.132-06:00Comments on Ready For my Closeup Mr Demille: You'll never run out of insecuritiesEmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174424401721373062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999880.post-71961862301604961332015-03-09T23:06:18.847-06:002015-03-09T23:06:18.847-06:00Not silly at all Susan! It's amazing how much...Not silly at all Susan! It's amazing how much common sense goes out the window when you're trying to do too many things. I'm going to make sure I'm doing this!Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174424401721373062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999880.post-27475060702599195422015-03-09T21:12:19.675-06:002015-03-09T21:12:19.675-06:00Oh boy I can so relate to the feelings you describ...Oh boy I can so relate to the feelings you describe -- both in the present as I grapple with being underemployed and what to do about it, and also remembering those frustrating seemingly-unproductive days of dissertation-writing. <br /><br />I hope you don't mind me sharing the one change I made in my balancing homelife and dissertation writing that helped a ton. It's almost silly to mention because it's so simple, but it made a world of difference for making progress. Every time I would finish working or was interrupted, I would write a quick note indicating where I was leaving off and what I needed to do next (something like "Finish reading chapter 3. Check on p. 57 quote."). I felt like I had to often stop writing just as I was getting somewhere, and this helped tremendously to keep momentum and avoid wasting previous time getting up to speed. Again, it's silly, but was a game changer.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149939591954230609noreply@blogger.com