At 22:56 22/02/2005, you wrote:
Hello listers,
>I hope this is not too far off topic.
>I have been having problems getting myself motivated. I have a possible
customer for a few ideas I have and he said as soon as I'm >ready that he
will try and sell them for me. I even have a lot of ideas for t
Gene Wolfe, the noted sf author, once told me something along the lines
of:
"If you can get started, turn off the TV. Turn off the radio. Don't
read the mail. Don't open a book. You can go for a walk. Sooner or
later, you will start writing"
This has worked well for me - of course, I've update
Tom,
I get motivation sometimes just exploring the rich RunRev feature
set. This stuff is DEEP and every entry into the Docs (thanks,
Heather) leads me to say "wow, I didn't know you could do THAT".
Next thing you know I'm building something, or part of something I've
always wanted to do, but w
Thomas McGrath III wrote:
I have been having problems getting myself motivated. I have a possible
customer for a few ideas I have and he said as soon as I'm ready that he
will try and sell them for me. I even have a lot of ideas for this
project. But I can't seem to get started. I have been sitt
I have been having problems getting myself motivated. I have a
possible customer for a few ideas I have and he said as soon as I'm
ready that he will try and sell them for me. I even have a lot of
ideas for this project. But I can't seem to get started. I have been
sitting here for weeks readin
On Feb 22, 2005, at 2:56 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:
Hello listers,
I hope this is not too far off topic.
I have been having problems getting myself motivated. I have a
possible customer for a few ideas I have and he said as soon as I'm
ready that he will try and sell them for me. I even have a
On 2/22/05 4:56 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:
Hello listers,
I hope this is not too far off topic.
I have been having problems getting myself motivated. I have a possible
customer for a few ideas I have and he said as soon as I'm ready that he
will try and sell them for me. I even have a lot of i
On Feb 22, 2005, at 2:56 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:
Any helpful ideas on how to jump start a project?
<*)) >=<
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
to skid in sideways - a Cigar in one hand - a lar
> I have been having problems getting myself motivated.
Don't worry about it. It comes when it comes. If it's any consolation, it's
been three years since I've been motivated!
Jim Lambert
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Hi Thomas,
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:56:05 -0500
From: Thomas McGrath III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: OT: Help with motivation
I have been sitting here for
weeks reading this list every day and opening up REV but still can't
start.
BTDT Thomas. And I imagine many here have. You're not alone.
Any
On 23/02/2005, at 12:07, Thomas McGrath III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hello listers,
I hope this is not too far off topic.
Well, I suppose it is not about Rev but in every other respect it seems
a pertinent topic ;-)
I have been having problems getting myself motivated.
Any helpful ideas on ho
Hi Tom,
Interesting... Many people have the opposite problem. That is they jump
into starting projects, but can't figure out how to finish them.
But, I certainly know exactly what you're going through. Many, many
years ago, I worked for Texas Instruments as an Industrial Designer. Our
job was t
Hi Tom,
My preferred approach seems to be similar but different to the responses
so far.
I like to scope out the pending project in as much detail as possible,
especially milestones. Gives my an idea of how big the task is, how long it
would take, whether I can do all of the tasks myse
Revers:
Many of you replied to this thread, and the collective wisdom of this
group has once again impressed me. My problem, if it can be called a
problem, is sort of the opposite. I have the motivation, but nothing
to work on. Perhaps I just lack the motivation to dig for ideas, but
my skil
Thomas,
I fell the same way some times. I think we suffer from what I call the
"Douglas Adams Disease", he used to say that denial was an integral
part of his work experience that he would deny working on a project for
ages till he did the thing. I sometimes break for couple days when I
can't t
Odd...
Not that I've ever done anything earth-shattering myself, but, about two
years ago when in the midst of composing a rather long (for me) article on
medieval genealogy, I'd take a few to do something *very* different.
Sometimes just freeing myself from the "burden" of the moment and looking
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> One of the things I found counterproductive about day jobs I've had is
> how short their siesta, and how non-existing their napping facililities.
--Yuppers! This is true even, if not especially, of in-home day (at day
OR night) jobs...
@;-)
Judy
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Great replies from all...I would have never thought that Andre or
Richard Gaskin ever need motivation. ;-)
Sometimes I go to the kitchen and start peeling garlic, after doing that I
need something to go with the garlic...I might get out the flour
and eggs, sheep cheese and start making raviolis.
On 22 Feb 2005, at 23:29, Sarah Reichelt wrote:
I have been having problems getting myself motivated. I have a
possible customer for a few ideas I have and he said as soon as I'm
ready that he will try and sell them for me. I even have a lot of
ideas for this project. But I can't seem to get sta
Hi Tom,
I use a whole range of different techniques depending on the circumstances.
Being really effective and productive is something you have to make a
priority and keep working on. The most important techniques for me:
* Am I sure that I want to be doing this now? Is it really in my best
int
I have exactly the same problem - it sometimes takes me days or weeks
to really get going on a project. When I'm designing databases or
forms days can pass with nothing happening. In College I had the same
problem - I just could not get into studying for an exam. Ultimately
what I discovered is
Good luck,
Jonathan
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Revers:
Many of you replied to this thread, and the collective
Thanks Sarah, Richard, Trevor, Bob, Ro, Stephen, Jacqueline, Dan, Jim,
Ken, David, Chipp, Paul, David, Andre, Judy, Dave, Graham, Kevin,
Mikey, and Jonathan.
I am completely overwhelmed by the responses I received to my
motivation problem. I don't know what to say...
I realize now that thi
Yo, if you're coming up to Erie to fish, let me know. I'll be happy
to...fish...you out when you fall through the bay.
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On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
and did a
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