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jack1. If you're going out and it's sunny, take suncream or a hat, even in England. Yes, you won't need it every time, but it's worth it to never need it and not have it. It really is. Ask yourself realistically, afterwards, which you would prefer.
2. It normally doesn't matter why you're late. If you're often late, and don't want to be, and are well enough to have luxury of doing so, you should give yourself more time. If you're not often late, people will assume you had a good reason. What particular went wrong this time is often interesting, and will often provide symapthy, but it normally doesn't make any especially difference to everyone else. This is why making excuses, whilst apparently logical, has a bad reputation. "..and then the flying panda..." "No. 'I'm running a little late, I'll see you at seven. That's what you say. That's ALL you say."
3. If you work on the computer, don't procrastinate on the computer.
4. If you feel like you're pretending, don't worry. Most other people are doing that too. If you keep putting up a persona of a confident, successful person -- why, then that's what you ARE. If you feel you're denying your true personality, don't worry, pick the best aspects of both and you will eventually become that.
2. It normally doesn't matter why you're late. If you're often late, and don't want to be, and are well enough to have luxury of doing so, you should give yourself more time. If you're not often late, people will assume you had a good reason. What particular went wrong this time is often interesting, and will often provide symapthy, but it normally doesn't make any especially difference to everyone else. This is why making excuses, whilst apparently logical, has a bad reputation. "..and then the flying panda..." "No. 'I'm running a little late, I'll see you at seven. That's what you say. That's ALL you say."
3. If you work on the computer, don't procrastinate on the computer.
4. If you feel like you're pretending, don't worry. Most other people are doing that too. If you keep putting up a persona of a confident, successful person -- why, then that's what you ARE. If you feel you're denying your true personality, don't worry, pick the best aspects of both and you will eventually become that.
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Date: 2010-04-20 11:29 am (UTC)3) I disagree with, as I _like_ computers.
2) I agree with entirely.
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Date: 2010-04-20 12:21 pm (UTC)2. Thank you.
3. :) That's probably an example of posting life advice which is applicable only to people in the same situation. Which is very common, saying "this worked for me, I don't know if it's appropriate for you, but I can't judge, so I'm just going to throw it out there". Sometimes people make it clear that's what they're doing, sometimes they just state it baldly. I try to avoid that, but sometimes play it up if I do end up doing it...
For me, I definitely like computers but if I procrastinate on a computer when I'm supposed to be working (i) my eyes get tired, and so I keep dragging out the procrastination and then switching away without starting work and (ii) I develop bad habits that don't associate "in front of IDE" with "at work"...
4. Good point, I think it's another case of overgeneralisation a la #3. Hm, I want to write more about this point in a bit.
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Date: 2010-04-20 01:07 pm (UTC)I procrastinate all the time at work. But I mix it in with getting enough stuff done to keep my boss happy :->
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Date: 2010-04-20 01:31 pm (UTC)