May 16, 2005

last couple days

I just recovered from straight gaming the last couple days. It's been so much fun being free from work these last few days. I even goofed off this morning. However, I need to get back into the groove and be productive. This afternoon I'm going to warm up by doing a couple light tasks. This evening I'm going to work on the CIS paper. It feels great to be almost free from my biggest time committment, school.

May 09, 2005

messy room

I looked at my room today. And my hair. My physical appearance and the stuff around me is all disorganized, messy, and unprofessional. Books and papers are scattered over my desk. Unopened envelopes are on my dining table. Clothes are scattered all across the floor. Junk just seems to collect in all the free spaces, and there's pizza boxes everywhere. Is this the image I want to send off?

Yeah, I have a lot of stuff to do. Yeah, I don't have much time. Yeah, I hate doing it. But I need to clean my room and make it look presentable at least. How else can I convince myself and others that I have the control over my own destiny when I can't even display control over my personal living space?
I think this came about because I am always future oriented, and as such, I didn't care about where I lived or what I did. However, I'm going to change this behavior starting today. I will make my work space and living space clean.

Thanks to all of those who have beared this place long enough.

May 05, 2005

reading books

This is my first book I've read in a while. It's called "Action! Nothing Happens Until Something Moves" - Robert Ringer. I'm about 1/2 way through the book, and I'm learning some things here and there. Such as, success is action biased, and you always have a choice of at least doing something or nothing.
There's a couple really good points that I wanted to jot down. First, I have not developed tactfulness to the extent that I want it to be. In the book, he states a lot of references to Christianity, which I was very put off by because of the way he explained some things. However, I almost put down the book because of it. Instead, I stuck it through and learned more about the tact that I lack :) Basically, I use very powerful negative words with other people, and I need to use words less as a whip to sting people with, and more like a harp to soothe people with. If someone says something wrong, don't point it out and expose them, especially if it's something minor. If it's something important, gently coax them the right way, because jerking them to move will put up all kinds of resistance.
Second, I forget :P. I'll put it up when I remember, and I'll probably have a couple other points to write about when I finish the book.