Getting things moving
Merlin has—-as ever—-some great tips for getting those stubborn, been-there-forever tasks off your list. As well as containing the glorious phrase “plane some cringe off of your hated tasks”, which would look great on a T-shirt, he suggests identifying the tasks that make you cringe then trying to work out why.
I’ve had an embarrassing number of those kinds of tasks that manage to linger on the list for ages, which was the main motivation for planning a feature in Tracks to flag them up. It’s weird but I often find that when I do eventually get around to doing those ‘cringe items’ they turn out to be easy and trivial, and I don’t have a clue why I was hung up on them for so long.
On a semi-related note, there was a great Dilbert cartoon today about the work-life balance.
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I haven't read Dilbert for yonks (mind you, I haven't said "yonks" for yonks?).
I'd quite forgotten how evilly funny Catbert is.----- >when I do eventually get around to doing those âcringe itemsâ they turn out to be easy and trivial, and I donât have a clue why I was hung up on them for so long.
ah man, spot on
by Saltation @ 25/05/2005 11:05 am • Permalink •
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Hi, I've just come across your site via Sarah's recommendation on Not You, The Other One. Great to discover another blogging academic resident in Birmingham! I've been going back through previous posts - a fine site you've got here.
by Ben @ 25/05/2005 12:06 pm • Permalink •
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Mr. D: He's great. There was also a brilliant strip a few days ago where the Pointy Haired Boss goes to a car dealer looking for an 'economical' vehicle and gets sold a huge behemoth of an SUV that runs on owls.
Saltation: I've got one on my list right now, and it's a stubborn little blighter.
Ben: Thanks! And hello...
by bsag @ 25/05/2005 4:06 pm • Permalink •
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