Monday, April 18, 2005
I think I am a workaholic. Or at least about 50% of the time. I mean, sometimes I feel that I always take up too much work and responsibility than I can handle. I like challenges and getting things done, which is a good thing, but it can easily backfire.
For example, in my undegraduate days, I used to take up three, four night shifts at the restaurant, work as a casual tutor while studying full-time. I could handle that. That's talking with my 1st class honours testimonial being waved in the air.
And then there was another time when I was thinking of doing my PhD, the restaurant business and another start-up with one great idea but without any substantial knowledge and IP in hand. I almost did it but luckily things didn't get ugly. We ended the latter engagement and moved on from that.
So the situation is this, everything's about 50-50. Things are going okay, but not as smooth as I'd like them to be. That's because of the other 50% of the time (which I mentioned at the start), I feel like slacking off.
Is it just me? Or does everyone feel that everybody else is doing more than what we are doing?
For example, in my undegraduate days, I used to take up three, four night shifts at the restaurant, work as a casual tutor while studying full-time. I could handle that. That's talking with my 1st class honours testimonial being waved in the air.
And then there was another time when I was thinking of doing my PhD, the restaurant business and another start-up with one great idea but without any substantial knowledge and IP in hand. I almost did it but luckily things didn't get ugly. We ended the latter engagement and moved on from that.
So the situation is this, everything's about 50-50. Things are going okay, but not as smooth as I'd like them to be. That's because of the other 50% of the time (which I mentioned at the start), I feel like slacking off.
Is it just me? Or does everyone feel that everybody else is doing more than what we are doing?
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