the encouragement lounge: This is what procrastination looks like!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

This is what procrastination looks like!

My very good friend Lisa is working on her dissertation. She is also one of the funniest people I know (and in fact is researching humor -- how cool is that!). She blogs about her dissertation process and earlier this year, posted the following re: procrastination. This is reprinted with Lisa's permission. Enjoy! And then get back to work! This is called:

"What to do when I don't want to do"

Make a list of the things I should be doing
Reorganize the list of the things I should be doing
Search for software that will help me keep track of the things I should be doing
Check e-mail
Check Facebook
Check Linked-In
Post to my blog
Read other people's blogs
Subscribe to new podcasts
Sync my iPod
Clean out my closet
Buy stuff, preferably clothes or shoes
Search for journal articles that I don't really need
Think about working out
Avoid working out
Think about making a really healthy dinner
Eat some string cheese
Pet a dog
Make a list of improvements we need to make to the house
Call Charles to see when he'll be home

2 comments:

AnonymousNovember 18, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Hilarious! Can we add to the list? Here's my contribution:
--Comment on other people's blog posts.

:-)
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Dancing With FeyNovember 18, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Or how about this:

-- Hang out with a friend who should also be doing homework.
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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.