Well, I just changed the job:)

My problems were caused mainly by lack of motivation and different types of distractions in my previous job.

Now I feel much better, 6 months ago

Batteries recharged after Easter – let’s work hard! 13 months ago

Let’s work for 3 hours very intensively… 14 months ago

I was actually going very well for a few days and I improved and learned in those days which meant a lot to me. But I got distracted on the other days. I’ll give it an other shot this week. 15 months ago

Today I couldn’t make it because:

1)
I dont know why I am stopping to do my work an essay for example at the moment I get things really flowing. When I’m just ready to write it I tend to give a break. It is a very strong urge verry hard to overcome.

I think my body is just too used to leave things to the last minute. I’m a perfectionist type of procrastinator. But I just cant efford to procratinate that much. Also after a break it is never the same. I forget what to write and I cant think the same way after a break.

How I hope to make it tomorrow:

When I have the same urge tomorrow I will not leave my work. I will try to keep focused and write for 5-10 minutes. After that I hope that the urge will dissappear just as forgetting being hungry I hope. After the urge leaves me I hope I can continue doing good/better work.

2)
I’ll plan my breaks and don’t wait to be in the mood for studying. I would rather get myself in the mood in a certain time by some exercises I’ve seen on youtube. 15 months ago

Today I am trying to “get into the zone” to be more productive.

Here are simple tips about achievieng the state of flow that I found somewhere or just learn from my own expierience :

1. declutter your desk, prepare a cup of coffee, tea or whatever you like
2. switch off your communicator, email, phone etc. if possible. In general, avoid all these little interruptions
3. put on headphones and turn up the music
4. block time-wasting websites – you can use special browser extensions for that like LeechBlock, Stayfocusd etc.
5. get rid of thoughts that bother you – make appropriate actions, write a plan or just simply write them down. If some other unwanted thoughts enter your mind while working – write it down and handle this later
6. have a clear vision what you have to do, what is your goal.
7. be ambitious but reasonable with your goals. Task should be demanding but not impossible
8. split your task into many small and well-defined steps
9. reward yourself!think about possible rewards for accomplishing your goal
10. gain momentum – start with some small and simple task

It is said that you need like about half an hour of uninterrupted period of time to get into this flow state but probably it is an individual thing.

Maybe you will share your thoughts and expieriences about that?:) 16 months ago

Well…I have to admit that I failed in the last week.
This week must be better!
It is very important to start with a great Monday I think, so I will go to bed a little bit earlier and try to get some really good,long sleep!

Good luck to everyone!:) 16 months ago

Is there anyone who knows a working method?

I gave it a try to set my alarm to 45 min to work and 15 min to have a rest. It hekps a little bit, but there is something that stops me.

Generally i watch or read something irrelevant. I want to feel myself in peace when i go to my home evenings, and i want to be able to say “i did my best today”. 16 months ago

Just trying to remarkably improve my efficiency at work for my own satisfaction. 16 months ago

I tend to make mental roadblocks. I imagine things worse than they are.

Tonight I just sat down and forced myself to work, and what I got was more productivity than I’ve seen in a long, long time.

Nothing I do is that hard. I just have to do it. 21 months ago

Got a few things crossed off the list today, and I got started on the google group (which is now going to be a facebook group) and the work-study thing!

Writing Center

—deal with absences/vacation time-
—time off/added hours spreadsheet on O drive-
- OC workshop paf
- BSI Brown bag
- train more people on front desk, software, crisis management
- maybe ask tutors to send me the # of hours they worked for each area at the end of the month? that would make timecards SO MUCH EASIER.
- facebook group
- work study
- update website
- LBCC style due dates/instructor recs
- study groups—study skills, etc.
- mandatory orientations/visits
- advertising/instructor updates (weekly?)
—create a formal evaluation process (start an electronic file for each tutor?)-
- faculty survey
- new DLAs
- organize regular gatherings?

Tutor Training
- homework assignments
- skills tutor assignments
- handbook assignments/quizzes
- techniques assignments/quizzes
- grammar assignments
- template for zine
- shadowing & reports

Teaching
- GO PAPERLESS
- visits/sit in on Don & Chris’ classes
- evaluations—request one from LAW, K, and maybe G?
- make 099 reader & bundle with software
- re-structure 099—one technique per week, introduce tues, practice thurs, quiz the following week.
- quizzes, midterms, and finals for both classes? maybe in-class 099 & take-home quizzes for 100? (so they can be submitted online)
- revise & upload assignment prompts and rubrics
- buy netbook to grade more easily
- plan more group activities w/board sharing, doc cam sharing, and/or reading
- revise 099 DLA reqs
- require 100 WC visit?
- upload ASW to BB so they don’t have to buy?
- create 100 reader?
- 099 presentations?
- add more structure to peer review assignments. make peer reviewers submit something to me for credit?
- add “additional HW” spot under each day’s assignments on syllabus!
- change participation credit in 100. (maybe model after my 099 class.)

Other
- Organize and decorate office
- Get rid of old files
- Create files for teaching/old work
- buy stuff for office: ikea armchair, water, microwave? 23 months ago

Okay, this is the summer where I will FINALLY get my things organized and be really, truly ready when fall comes! I want to revamp my teaching stuff to finally get it how I want it, and I want to make the writing center better and more self-sustaning so that I can safely delegate more and focus on making things better rather than worrying about the day-to-day nonsense.

So here is my summer to-do list. I’ll probably write more about each item as I approach it, and I’ll take great pleasure in striking things off the list (and probably adding some things, too).

Writing Center
- deal with absences/vacation time
- time off/added hours spreadsheet on O drive
- OC workshop paf
- BSI Brown bag
- train more people on front desk, software, crisis management
- maybe ask tutors to send me the # of hours they worked for each area at the end of the month? that would make timecards SO MUCH EASIER.
- google group
- work study
- update website
- LBCC style due dates/instructor recs
- study groups—study skills, etc.
- mandatory orientations/visits
- advertising/instructor updates (weekly?)
- create a formal evaluation process (start an electronic file for each tutor?)
- faculty survey
- new DLAs
- organize regular gatherings?

Tutor Training
- homework assignments
- skills tutor assignments
- handbook assignments/quizzes
- techniques assignments/quizzes
- grammar assignments
- template for zine
- shadowing & reports

Teaching
- GO PAPERLESS
- visits/sit in on Don & Chris’ classes
- evaluations—request one from LAW, K, and maybe G?
- make 099 reader & bundle with software
- re-structure 099—one technique per week, introduce tues, practice thurs, quiz the following week.
- quizzes, midterms, and finals for both classes? maybe in-class 099 & take-home quizzes for 100? (so they can be submitted online)
- revise & upload assignment prompts and rubrics
- buy netbook to grade more easily
- plan more group activities w/board sharing, doc cam sharing, and/or reading
- revise 099 DLA reqs
- require 100 WC visit?
- upload ASW to BB so they don’t have to buy?
- create 100 reader?
- 099 presentations?
- add more structure to peer review assignments. make peer reviewers submit something to me for credit?
- add “additional HW” spot under each day’s assignments on syllabus!
- change participation credit in 100. (maybe model after my 099 class.)

Other
- Organize and decorate office
- Get rid of old files
- Create files for teaching/old work
- buy stuff for office: ikea armchair, water, microwave? 23 months ago