Ice skating in June...
Jun. 6th, 2005 09:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpNot really, but it feels that way.
I've been chasing paper with a vengeance all day, and was prepared to go all night, if necessary, but for the fact that I don't think it will help all that much.
When taking a break from chasing paper, I've been trying to get a good handle on the techniques described in David Allen's book Getting Things Done, and today was the first day of actually getting past my standard tactic of writing a to-do list for the day and then trying to slog through it.
One of the epiphanies I experienced in reading GTD is the recognition that much of the time, you really don't have too much control over your own time (even if you're a freelance operator like me), as demands are constantly being made on your time by coworkers, bosses, and clients. His system tries to address this natural state, within a framework of pursuing projects that are broken down into steps, one step of which one is supposed to be pursuing at any given time (even if just to wait for someone to do something else).
In any event, I got a long-term translation due in about 10 days (which I would like to start working on this Thursday, if the paper chase lets me), which ought to help considerably in making June a reasonable month, invoice-wise. I also ordered my Baikonur ticket for July and reserved my room in Houston for next week's gig.
Just call me Mr. Productivity.
I think I have one major piece of the paper chase nailed. (It's the second that's giving me conniptions.) I think I will go talk to the accountant tomorrow morning (in fact, I know I will, as I also arranged an appointment with him today!).
Cheers...
I've been chasing paper with a vengeance all day, and was prepared to go all night, if necessary, but for the fact that I don't think it will help all that much.
When taking a break from chasing paper, I've been trying to get a good handle on the techniques described in David Allen's book Getting Things Done, and today was the first day of actually getting past my standard tactic of writing a to-do list for the day and then trying to slog through it.
One of the epiphanies I experienced in reading GTD is the recognition that much of the time, you really don't have too much control over your own time (even if you're a freelance operator like me), as demands are constantly being made on your time by coworkers, bosses, and clients. His system tries to address this natural state, within a framework of pursuing projects that are broken down into steps, one step of which one is supposed to be pursuing at any given time (even if just to wait for someone to do something else).
In any event, I got a long-term translation due in about 10 days (which I would like to start working on this Thursday, if the paper chase lets me), which ought to help considerably in making June a reasonable month, invoice-wise. I also ordered my Baikonur ticket for July and reserved my room in Houston for next week's gig.
Just call me Mr. Productivity.
I think I have one major piece of the paper chase nailed. (It's the second that's giving me conniptions.) I think I will go talk to the accountant tomorrow morning (in fact, I know I will, as I also arranged an appointment with him today!).
Cheers...
