I love what I do, now let’s do it in 1/4 of the time
May 12th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
I started my PhD…
Eight months ago. And I love it. It’s everything I hoped it would be and more. It makes me happy. Really.
Although, the fact that I haven’t written anything for eight months might give you some idea about how busy I’ve been. Yeah, I’ve had lots of work. But I’ve also put a lot of effort in. I’ve become a bit of a workaholic.
It’s strange, how much of a complete turn around it’s been: from disinterested free-rider to dedicated recluse. I can see how kids who find their niche from an early age could miss out learning about how to socially interact. Anyway, it’s almost over. And I’m going to try and do things a bit differently. Everything I get set, I’m going to give myself 1/4 of the alloted time to do it. The last 75% of the time is spent perfecting the last 20% of the result, and I don’t have time for that.
The one thing I need is a way of setting a real deadline. I’m going to try and set it internally – i.e. just by self discipline. If that doesn’t work, I’ll try something else. Ideally, I need to create motivational leverage by signing up to 3rd party deadlines with real consequences. Let’s see how it goes.
