The Pickled Shrimp

Testament to why students shouldn't be mixed with beer and football

27.9.05

I just don't know what to do with Myself

I think weekend logging is going to be rare at least while I am working half of my life. I never really carry any motivation to write anything at the weekend even though it's the more interesting part of my week. That said, I think the real reason is that football impinges so heavily on my thoughts and emotions at the weekend.

On top of this, it seems that I may start to be burdened with work in the coming weeks. I can't complain because I have been praying this would happen for weeks but it may push everything down one rung on the ladder of importance. That of course includes the log. Right now, I'm just in a funny mood. Can't be motivated to work, can't let time pass. NOTE. Having just written the following text, I would advise that it is pretty jumbled and the work of a man who takes the method 2 approach to making this.

I think it is pretty similar to a mental brick wall. Not necessarily a brick wall. Could be any sort of wall but the point is that there is a wall there, a very long one and a pretty tall one. This represents some challenge in my work that I can't be bothered to explain. The only way to deal with this wall in order to continue my progress in the direction of the end of my workload is to get round, over or through this wall. To put this in context a little more, I suppose I should examine what each method is equivalent to.

Method 1: Over. To get over the mental brick wall, you have to consider all aspects of the wall and how it can be scaled. This is very much the thinking approach to finding the solution. You have to examine the problem and come to a solution that is 'right' enough to resolve the problem and leaves no burden on you or anyone else. Basically, you overcome the problem.

Method 2: Circumnavigate the problem. This is commonly known as work dodging. You see the problem and may even attempt method 1 but either way, you don't believe you can get over the wall. Whether it's desperation or a structured approach, you try and find a way around it. Sometimes you'll be able to palm work off to a colleague or find someone who can give you information that facilitates your work. This is equivalent to finding a gap in the wall or a lower part that you can overcome.

Method 3: Bulldoze. Basically, this approach is reserved for the frustrated or the obnoxious. You don't like what's in front of you but you're big enough and bullish enough to barge straight through it. Basically, you return the work to whence it came dismissing it from your workload entirely. Debris may mount to cause further problems up the road.

My current approach is Method 2 but I'm almost taking method 1 to using method 2. I'm completely devoid of motivation but have an inkling that the wall isn't even particularly large. Anyway, that is the wall theory and it has taken me long. Too long.

It's been a long day and I'm sure this is evident. Perhaps I'll be able to put this garbled mess in to something more coherent tomorrow!

Southend match calling tonight though and a chance to go top.

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