Stressed Slacker
November 6th 2006 06:45
Do you know what I am absolutley incapable of? I am incapable of managing stress. I get overwhelmed, over-worked and over-burdened too quickly.
For example, I am in the middle of finals for University right now and somehow my ability to juggle any other commitment has fallen by the wayside. This is not to indicate that my ability to study for finals has been in any way sucessful, but rather I have neglected other commitments and also neglected a full-bodied effort at studying.
I piked on my friends this afternoon, I hate piking, soooo not trendy. I have renegged on my commitment to post reguarly on this site, too. Also, not trendy. I have even taken time off of work, acceptable to my employer, but not exactly trendy.
I have decided that people who can manage their time, people who manage their commitments, and people who are capable of handling high volumes of diverse work without becoming incredibly stressed out are very trendy. These are the people who get ahead. These are the people who are "going places." Nevermind that I have moved to a foreign country, undertaken a Master's degree in a field completely foreign to me upon commencment. It somehow seems less important that I have learned to drive on the opposite side of the road, score employment for myself in a research environment in which I also have no previous qualifications, or that I have created a family for myself in the associations I have chosen, in the friends I have made. These things are trendy if you want to be "life efficient." However, if you want to be professionally efficient, a component of life that is weighted greatly in our economically-driven world, the management of workload, and stress, and diversity of assignments is fundamental.
So for all you out there, like me, who suffer from the inability to "get it all done"--well, we're on the untrendy, uncutting edge side of life today.
These things do have a way of working themselves out though, no? I figure that's the thing about trends, what was trendy today mightn't be tomorrow. So there's always hope for the rest of us....
For example, I am in the middle of finals for University right now and somehow my ability to juggle any other commitment has fallen by the wayside. This is not to indicate that my ability to study for finals has been in any way sucessful, but rather I have neglected other commitments and also neglected a full-bodied effort at studying.
I piked on my friends this afternoon, I hate piking, soooo not trendy. I have renegged on my commitment to post reguarly on this site, too. Also, not trendy. I have even taken time off of work, acceptable to my employer, but not exactly trendy.
I have decided that people who can manage their time, people who manage their commitments, and people who are capable of handling high volumes of diverse work without becoming incredibly stressed out are very trendy. These are the people who get ahead. These are the people who are "going places." Nevermind that I have moved to a foreign country, undertaken a Master's degree in a field completely foreign to me upon commencment. It somehow seems less important that I have learned to drive on the opposite side of the road, score employment for myself in a research environment in which I also have no previous qualifications, or that I have created a family for myself in the associations I have chosen, in the friends I have made. These things are trendy if you want to be "life efficient." However, if you want to be professionally efficient, a component of life that is weighted greatly in our economically-driven world, the management of workload, and stress, and diversity of assignments is fundamental.
So for all you out there, like me, who suffer from the inability to "get it all done"--well, we're on the untrendy, uncutting edge side of life today.
These things do have a way of working themselves out though, no? I figure that's the thing about trends, what was trendy today mightn't be tomorrow. So there's always hope for the rest of us....
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Comment by Deorre
Stress Alive
Man Lessons
I also try to make stress my ally rather than my foe.
Comment by Joanna
I wonder when those lazy days stopped...
Anyhow, good advice on making stress your ally. I used to think i worked better under pressure but sometimes i'm not sure. Hopefully your work is coming along more smoothly then mine today