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Completely lose my rhythm when - waiting for jobs

Posted: Jul 31, 2010

Okay-- finally got a few jobs to do after hours of NJA. But I lost my rhythm. I don't even know what to do with them. I feel like a cat looking at some strange object on the floor and tapping it with its paw. What are those two weird things in my queue? I look at them. Then I check my email. Then I look at the things in the queue again. Then I go get something to drink. In the back of my mind, it seems like there is something I need to do about those things in my queue, but I can't remember exactly what. Finally I start very slowly to do the jobs. Sheesh! And to think I used to be a high producer at the hospital. How does anybody keep their rhythm when they get-- let's see-- no jobs at 8 AM, 2 jobs at 11 AM, 3 jobs at 1 PM, a job at 4 PM, and 6 jobs at 8 PM? Then as a PS, 2 more jobs at 11 PM. It feels so disjointed. I can't even work when I HAVE work. There is no flow. No flow, people! No flow! (rant rant)

great description. and I agree. - sm

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I can't hardly function with a job here, and a job there. Cannot get a rhythm, or a momentum. It increases my distractability and decreases my motivation. I'd much rather work under high pressure than low volume.

lost - rhythm

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Glad to hear you agree. Thought maybe I was just a lazy "loser transcriptionist"! I just cannot start from zero, pounce on a job and start working furiously. It usually takes at least an hour of steady work to hit my stride.

you're definitely not alone. - no mess.

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Waiting - What prisoners do - It's their punishment. And drudgery. - Sitting here waiting...

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As my life passes before my eyes, I sit here waiting. As time passes without a job, my mental calculator subtracts income, like a debit card.

I hate this.

I only wait 30 min. If no jobs, I log off and go - - Rocky Raccoon

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take care of something on my OWN agenda that needs doing. Market. Laundry. Yardwork. EXERCISE. Lunch or dinner. Artwork or crafts that can be sold as a second income. Filing. Personal correspondence. Reading. Web-surfing. Vacuuming. Pet care. Bill-juggling.

And, most importantly, JOB-HUNTING !!!

After my personal task is completed, I'll log on again and do whatever work is available. If I get NJA again, then too bad for them! I turn off the PC and go check off the next thing on my to-do list.

Just because THEIR time-management skills suck, doesn't mean ours have to.

You got that right - control what you can

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That's what I do too - if I get NSA for an hour, I start job hunting while I wait for work. If they don't like it, then bring on the work.

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