Last week of school

Dec 07, 2014 22:43

But last week was actually a bit harder. 1150 words in 45 minutes. Back to back half hour presentations with Q & A. Taking the role of project manager with my team and ultimately having responsibility for the technical aspects of the project. Reading papers to prepare board of director questions I'm graded on. That was a tiny bit stressful, but only because I had to do it all in 2 days.

I won't go down. This week holds the final project submission, a test, and a laughingstock take-home test. The hardest part is feeling any sense of urgency at all, with very real chances of A's in all 3 classes and comically little effort required compared to previous weeks. Back in the day, finals week used to be hard...or was I just too soft?

Will be in Orlando most of break, as the family gatherings seem to have officially moved there. I'll finish up the doctoral apps to UCF/UF/FSU once I finish the semester...I've already requested letters of rec.

In the past 15 months my fundamental mental approach to work/school/etc has changed a great deal. When I used to be interested in someone it would be such a ridiculous crush but I can't rely on that anymore because it doesn't happen. I used to do my best work last minute and similarly would rely on the thrill of that pressure. That's gone too ----> essentially there is no more pressure (I noticed while giving a presentation worth 40% of my grade that it was, in fact, worth that much only midway through it, and it was along the lines of "huh"), and I can work at basically the same speed any time, making procrastination vs not more a matter of how decent alternatives are at the moment. A similar effect in work is that I'm becoming comfortable in roles that I used to hate, such as answering the phone or dealing with people who like to get angry/annoyed over things they should have known long before calling.

I've been shirking workouts too much. I did go today and did 14 sprints in my vest but I definitely need to do it more often than 1-2 times a week. Interestingly I gained strength by not lifting (finally, something GOOD about being older!).

Looking forward to spending time with my family in orlando and getting the uncertainty of where I'll be in the fall out of the way in the near future. Moving from tampa will definitely be an adjustment but it's not like i've ever been better prepared for such a thing.

The reason I got MIA for long stretches though, is that the penalty of the MBA keeps me busy. Thanksgiving was the only weekend in the past 4 that I didn't have at least one group meeting at some point. During the week is harder of course. At the rate I work now it's not challenging to get everything done but once you do a ton of work, if you're introverted by nature like me you're a bit worn down and don't feel like going out. Unless the girl is really, really attractive that is.
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