I'm doing 39 things
When I’m stressed, I become introverted. There are so many instances where talking to someone would have helped. I feel that as soon as I do this, I’m starting to tackle the problem. And especially at work, my managers are more forgiving if they are taken on my journey than if they are kept in the dark and I eventually fail to deliver. Often, people present solutions I have never thought of. A problem shared is a problem halved.
paracetamol's Life List
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1. HAVE MORE ENERGY
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2. be less stressed
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3. love myself
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4. Care less about what people think of me
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5. GET A GIRLFRIEND
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6. be loved
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7. expand my circle of friends
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8. network more with people
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9. be more likeable
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10. share more
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11. be funny
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12. tell jokes
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13. Be Interesting
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14. improve my image
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15. find my identity
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16. remember the things i read and listen
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17. increase my reading comprehension
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18. Read more
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19. BE FIT
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20. go on an expedition
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21. Run a marathon
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22. be on a sports team
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23. mend my leg
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24. Ski in Canada
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25. ENJOY MY CAREER
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26. find my passion
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27. Become a chartered engineer
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28. invent something
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29. be more creative
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30. learn to draw
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31. learn to fix a car
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32. go on a rally
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33. See the Canadian Grand Prix
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34. buy a car
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35. Buy a House
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36. win a game of poker
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37. move to vancouver
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38. Go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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39. Go to Glastonbury
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Recent entries
Lately I’ve noticed little things that make me stressed or anxious. Passing people in the street, or driving past cars at junctions, or checking my calendar for meetings, my level of anxiety rises – something I’ve never noticed, but now that I do, I know it was always there. So I’m practicing managing my emotions with the small things; hopefully this will give me a better sense of wellbeing and energy to tackle the bigger things.
I just had my end of year appraisal at work. Interestingly, I’ve always felt that delivery is the most important aspect of the job, but most of the criticisms were about my relations with other people. I guess that says something about my focus in the job. It almost seems that they’d rather I delivered less and was better with people. Whilst I’m good with customers, I’m less good with people in my local team – although most of my work is done in collaboration with other teams rather than my own due to the nature of the work. It’s difficult when there’s so much pressure to take the time to socialise with others on work time, but it seems that culturally, this is important. It’s ironic, because I come to work and think how unsociable and miserable my colleagues are. Maybe what I’m seeing is a reflection of myself.
