The last week has absolutely flown by. On the one hand, I have been quite proud of the way I have been very focused on the important and very urgent tasks in front of me. On the other hand, I am still quite seriously behind where I should currently be on my to-do list, and it's making me very anxious.
One issue I had this week was energy levels, and this took a serious toll on my ability to work efficiently and keep on task. I came down with a cold late last week, and although I've overcome it now, I've been battling to keep my energy levels up the whole time. I don't know why, but it has been incredibly difficult to get out of bed this week, and also incredibly difficult to stay awake in the evenings, so I have been going to bed early. It must be my immune system struggling, or life catching up to me, or something. I think it's probably also got something to do with the difficulty of the work I am tackling at the moment, especially my documentary work and critical film assignment. The first few steps in any major undertaking such as these are always incredibly difficult for me, and always very slow as well. I haven't had trouble keeping up with other tasks that are well underway as they have become routine. It's just the difficult ones that are exhausting!
Another obstacle has been distraction. When I'm tired, it's very easy to submit to simple distractions, such as hanging out with my boyfriend when I could be researching online. I only did it very little, but it does make a difference in a week where I have been extremely busy.
One way that I can tackle my energy level problem next week is to eat better. This week I had a lot of classes and was going to industry talks and seminars in the evenings, so I ended up eating take-away food every day. I think the high fat content of the food makes me sluggish, and next week I look forward to getting back to eating breakfast every morning, and cooking fresh food for myself, so that I will be less sluggish. Hopefully the improved energy levels will also help me tackle distractions!
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I think everyone has been having problems getting out of bed this week, myself and Candice have both been saying that we feel really tired lately. I suppose we just have to pull through and get what we have to do done, but like you in the evening I go and hang out with Milan instead of researching for Scott's assignment... Something which I must get onto very soon.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I don't really know how to guide you from here but I hope your 'To Do' list gets done. I find that setting yourself a daily 'To Do' list helps, set yourself goals that you can actually achieve and don't let yourself do anything till their done? Thats my only advice. =)
ALSO: I know your main goal is understanding and respecting the boundaries between your role and others. Maybe you could post something about working with Ben on our TVC, and how that demanded respect or challenged you?
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