What, another post about that darn project? Well sort of. Since finishing, I have been tired. Very tired actually. When I finished my dissertation, I had a little bit of time to decompress, but I was teaching at the time. Consequently, I didn't get a lot of time to do whatever it was that I was supposed to do to distance myself from things. Shortly after that, I started up the new history project and did not look back. Now, the project is over and I am physically and mentally tired, but the need for me to be productive, thoughtful, and engaged still continues. I sleep like a champ--oversleep actually. All around me are very smart and ambitious people, and I marvel at their stamina. How do they keep reading and working and moving forward when all I want to do is take a nap, watch TV, and then take another nap? How does a person keep going when every fiber of her being says stop, sit here for a while, and rest? Fortunately, I have started taking small steps towards productivity. (Unfortunately, my steps are so small, an outsider might mistake them for sitting on the couch writing a blog post instead of writing my next paragraph.)
It is Sunday afternoon and the day is slipping away. I must confess that I did not do everything I planned to do this weekend, which means I will go into the new week with an even bigger list of tasks ahead of me until I face a critical mass of work to do. What's a gal to do, but to try again, start all over again, and find the energy, motivation, whatever to be productive. Here's a little music to inspire me:
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