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nightbird: Mucha illustration, young peasant holding scythe and grain (I hate the space-time continuum.)
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It's not love-hate when you only hate not having it but love accomplishing without it

posted by [personal profile] nightbird at 10:03pm on 20/04/2009
I'm pretty sure there's something a little twisted in that I'm trying to decide if I should panic at the thought of not having internet access at my new place for the first week or rejoice, because maybe I'll finally make some progress on some big projects I'm sweating.

Internet access is a funny thing. I need it, for research, for rewarding myself, for breaks, for communication -- and I focus so much better without it, even if it drives me up the wall.

Either way, actual physical apartment-moving is going to happen over the next two days, and that is going to be crazy and a half. Talk about your adventures in making time and space work for you. Accomplishments above and beyond changing residences will be icing.
Music:: "Mingalay," Kris Delmhorst
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lienne: A rose lying on a laptop keyboard. (object: rose on keyboard)

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posted by [personal profile] lienne at 11:13am on 21/04/2009
I get that too, with the internet!

My solution is to unplug my laptop's internet cable briefly whenever I need to get shit done. :D
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nightbird: Mucha illustration, young peasant holding scythe and grain (Inspector Uhl is not impressed.)

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posted by [personal profile] nightbird at 12:51pm on 21/04/2009
I am not that self-disciplined yet -- I can turn off my wireless but I always know it's there! If I'm somewhere I physically (or, well, technologically, I guess) can't access the internet, that's when I buckle down best.
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lienne: Outer space. (emotion: not in touch with reality)

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posted by [personal profile] lienne at 01:32pm on 21/04/2009
It's less self-discipline and more a combination of laziness and guilt. Reaching back behind my laptop to plug the cable in again takes more effort than just firing up Firefox or Chrome, so I think about it for a second or two and then decide to go back to work instead. XD

So not really laziness, more... task inertia?
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nightbird: Mucha illustration, young peasant holding scythe and grain (my city and all its moving parts)

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posted by [personal profile] nightbird at 02:33pm on 21/04/2009
Hey -- never underestimate the power of inertia to create momentum.
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