Whoops... digging out
This is me, digging out from my pile of assignments and overwhelm.
I think I've identified why this quarter has presented such a big challenge for me in striking a balance between personal, professional, and academic... Now that's not to say that I've found a solution, but I've at least identified (one of) the root(s) of the problem... I'm actually engaged in my professional work. What a concept!
Last year, I wasn't engaged at all in my work. I had time to check BGI email from work (shh!), I left work on time, and when I got home, I was psyched to get into something more engaging for the whole evening, namely schoolwork. That left just balancing the academic and the personal, which seemed fairly straightforward, all things considered.
This year, I'm often working until 6 or later (because I love it), and I'm fully engaged and focused when I'm there, so by the time I get home, I'm pretty spent. I want/need some time to rest and veg out, and then I'm just as inclined to check my work email as my school/personal email, which of course has over 50 messages from throughout the day, since I have no time to check it at work. So once I've eaten dinner and read through all the emails, it's generally getting fairly late already, and it's hard to dive into assignments then.
Ok, enough whining. Sorry. I love my job and I shouldn't complain. I just need to have the mental fortitude to get through the next 2 weeks, get all of my assignments done, and pass the quarter.
And as Miriam said oh-so-eloquently,
I think I've identified why this quarter has presented such a big challenge for me in striking a balance between personal, professional, and academic... Now that's not to say that I've found a solution, but I've at least identified (one of) the root(s) of the problem... I'm actually engaged in my professional work. What a concept!
Last year, I wasn't engaged at all in my work. I had time to check BGI email from work (shh!), I left work on time, and when I got home, I was psyched to get into something more engaging for the whole evening, namely schoolwork. That left just balancing the academic and the personal, which seemed fairly straightforward, all things considered.
This year, I'm often working until 6 or later (because I love it), and I'm fully engaged and focused when I'm there, so by the time I get home, I'm pretty spent. I want/need some time to rest and veg out, and then I'm just as inclined to check my work email as my school/personal email, which of course has over 50 messages from throughout the day, since I have no time to check it at work. So once I've eaten dinner and read through all the emails, it's generally getting fairly late already, and it's hard to dive into assignments then.
Ok, enough whining. Sorry. I love my job and I shouldn't complain. I just need to have the mental fortitude to get through the next 2 weeks, get all of my assignments done, and pass the quarter.
And as Miriam said oh-so-eloquently,
My main goal: never let my teammates down.Indeed.
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