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<DIV><SPAN class=968170905-24112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>For
those who've read "A deepness in the sky" by Vinge, I'd love a temporary "focus"
pill, just to be able to plough through things and get them done. I find I have
that ability built in already, but I'm not able to turn it on at will; it comes
and goes as it likes, leaving me at the mercy of the high
seas.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=968170905-24112003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Emlyn</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> ABlainey@aol.com
[mailto:ABlainey@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 24 November 2003 12:26
PM<BR><B>To:</B> extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[extropy-chat] Personal effectiveness<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>David it seems we were cast from the same
mould, so were a few others on this list. As I sit here composing this mail, I
am sherking off from the project I was working on just half an hour ago. Just
a small unimportant project of sorting out the boxes of crap in my office. It
is something that desperately needs to be done as several other projects are
waiting for the space. <BR>Currently I have so many unfinished things that I
can't even remember them all.<BR><BR>I wish I could give some solid advise,
alas I have none. Although I would say, don't fall into the trap of not
starting something new for fear of not completing it. I have found that there
is always a pay off. Even if it just takes the form of experience
gained.<BR><BR>Alex<BR><BR>P.S This post has given me the incentive needed to
continue sorting out the aforementioned boxes of crap.<BR><BR>A.<BR><BR><BR>In
a message dated 23/11/2003 22:05:18 GMT Daylight Time,
extropy@unreasonable.com writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">When I look at my life-efforts thus far, I see a recurring
pattern that's <BR>very frustrating, that I'm eager to change. I
welcome helpful suggestions.<BR><BR>I put substantial effort into a project
but move on to something else <BR>before there's a payoff for the
effort. Sometimes I can eventually get <BR>back to it and pick up
where I left off. Sometimes everything I did was <BR>ultimately
pointless.<BR><BR>When there's external pressure, I force myself to
concentrate and <BR>finish. When the task is one I've just set for
myself, I don't.<BR><BR>I know some people's answer is to monomaniacally
focus on one task, finish, <BR>and move on.<BR><BR>That's not me. I
have myriad interests and I delight in this.<BR><BR>I look at certain other
people who are involved in many things yet are able <BR>to produce tangible
results in several arenas on a regular basis.<BR><BR>What are they doing
that I'm not?<BR><BR>I'm aware of simple-minded time management answers; I'm
looking for <BR>personal insight from other smart people with diverse
interests.<BR><BR><BR>-- David
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