Unproductivity

[onefixedstar]

Work on the thesis continues. Yesterday was a write-off, but today's been a little more productive. The secret, I've found, is to resist the lure of the computer lab (and Internet) by hiding in my office. It's a strategy that would work really, really well if only I didn't absolutely hate writing things out by hand. Unfortunately I do, and that means that after a couple of hours of taking notes by hand, I get frustated and wander in and open the browser just to quickly check my email before getting down to work...and suddenly an hour has passed and the only thing I've accomplished is to learn a little more about Howard Dean's campaign. Sigh. At least the TWoP forums have mostly gone into standby mode for the summer.

Comments

[semiotic-trader.livejournal.com]

I can totally relate to this, except that I work at home instead of the lab. But I have broadband Net access, so the effect is the same. If you come to a solution, will you let me know what it is?

[onefixedstar.livejournal.com]

Oh, home's even worse for me. There I can do things like write fanfic and make new user icons and spot dust bunnies that must be taken care of immediately!

The only solution to the Internet problem that I've come up with thus far is a backhoe. One chopped through the cables here last week, cutting off all external access for the morning. It was amazing how much work I got done in that time (and amazing how many times I went to open IE only to realize that there was no point).

[semiotic-trader.livejournal.com]

Hey, yeah! You write fanfic! How come you don't participate in all the slashficathons that seem to go on in my friends pages?

[onefixedstar.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I've never tried writing a slashfic but I suppose I could start. Maybe when I have more time.