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purrpill

Out of Focus

Jan 24, 2008 10:59

I have been a busy bee lately, and for the most part been very productive. But I have still not been making much progress on my own work. I have to revise this essay and resubmit it to a journal. I set aside time this morning for that work. But ANXIETY takes over when I think about it. I can't retain anything I read. I can't even focus on the words ( Read more... )

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6opou January 25 2008, 00:21:42 UTC

baby steps. Find some small thing which is something you can get done right now. It should be the first step that gets you to where you want to be, but it should be small and achievable. Take that step. That helps me when I'm feeling overwhelmed, and I've been feeling that a lot lately.

purrpill January 25 2008, 01:30:09 UTC

Yeah. That is probably what I should have done. I spent the afternoon with Leo instead. And now I am working on teaching prep. I will have to attack the revisions another day.