I will not be distracted
It's already 11:00 am on my last day to finish two (okay, three, but that last one isn't going to happen) final assignments for my least favorite class. One of said assignments is mostly done, and the finishing touches are being put on by my partner. The other assignment is simple. A mere five pages of reflection on the course.
And I absolutely cannot motivate myself to write it.
I've been trying for three days now with zero success. I've tried to set up rewards for myself upon finishing certain amounts (last night's reward, hookah with a buddy who will be leaving the department, was actually effective, eliciting about 2 hours of work), I've tried taking time for rejuvenation (recognizing that I pushed extremely hard this semester and am exhausted), I've tried just slapping myself around and not letting myself to get up and use the restroom until something of quality is on the page. These have very little effect. Next on the list is meditation and exercise (which I should have done two days ago instead of, say, the no-pee strategy).
But I'll get it done.
After that's done, I will start on my final exam and then my final Sociolinguistics paper. That last one is the most exciting as it is POSSIBLE that it could be submitted somewhere for something. Maybe. But only if I finish by making it amazing. Fingers crossed!
[edit: it's done! it sucks! but it's done!]
And I absolutely cannot motivate myself to write it.
I've been trying for three days now with zero success. I've tried to set up rewards for myself upon finishing certain amounts (last night's reward, hookah with a buddy who will be leaving the department, was actually effective, eliciting about 2 hours of work), I've tried taking time for rejuvenation (recognizing that I pushed extremely hard this semester and am exhausted), I've tried just slapping myself around and not letting myself to get up and use the restroom until something of quality is on the page. These have very little effect. Next on the list is meditation and exercise (which I should have done two days ago instead of, say, the no-pee strategy).
But I'll get it done.
After that's done, I will start on my final exam and then my final Sociolinguistics paper. That last one is the most exciting as it is POSSIBLE that it could be submitted somewhere for something. Maybe. But only if I finish by making it amazing. Fingers crossed!
[edit: it's done! it sucks! but it's done!]