You don't have to be an extremely busy person to appreciate this posting. Time management is the art of accomplishing things you want without the need for a strong will or massive driving force. The idea is to break a project or goal into small manageable pieces. For instance, I want to write one hundred blog entries by August of 2011 in order to get used to the process of editing and drafting in preparation for completing a dissertation. Everyday time management is key to success so I will write a little bit every day instead of writing a 20 page essay every 2 months. Ultimately, thoughts will string together into a connected master piece of which every part can be taken as a vital piece to the whole. As opposed to writing many different non-linear excerpts which do not work together towards anything. That being said, I believe nature is non-linear and thus some non-linearity is to be expected in writing style, but non-linearity does not imply discontinuity.
S-Specific
M-Measurable
A-Achievable
R-Reasonable
T-Timed
SMART Goals to complete by January 1st 2011:
Write more than 30 blog entries
Go out on 5 fun and free dates.
Visit the Exploratorium and the Lawrence Hall of Science
Get at least a 3.5 GPA in all of my classes this semester
Choose a thesis advisor and write 3 pages of a first-year report
Apply for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Sell my Ford Bronco II
Buy a touring motorcycle (need to decide what kind)
Get a motorcycle endorsement on my license
Pay off all credit card debt
Run a half marathon
Bike 100 miles
Goals for 2012:
Buy a blown-up vehicle and convert it to an all-electric daily driver vehicle.
If your practicing editing, I'm just wondering if it is just me or is there something wrong with this sentence?
ReplyDelete"Once more, is that I string together my thoughts into a connected master piece of which every part can be taken as a vital piece to the whole."
And is "master piece" better written masterpiece?
Kog,
ReplyDeletethank you for your comments. I edited this morning's entry to give it more clarity. It is funny and sad that I wrote about editing and yet I failed to edit the post before publishing.