Just typing that makes me laugh a little. I mean, really, every day is very busy. The only difference from Monday to Thursday is whether:
- I have a deadline or
- I need to prepare for the next deadline.
When I'm truly busy, I try to make sure that everyone knows to leave me alone. I love my coworkers, really I do. I just don't want to talk to anyone when I really ought to concentrate on work - tedious as whatever duty on my plate may be.
I have two never-fail Tune Out strategies.
1. Plug in the iPod. Tune in, tune out, enough said.
2. Switch on my You Do Not Exist Force Field. When active, I neither see you nor hear you. I do not have to respond to dumb jokes, ridiculous requests, spilled coffee grounds, paper jams, random email messages, sales calls or parking space dilemmas. It's wonderful.
re: spilled coffee grounds
ReplyDelete... unless they happen to be spilled on your foot.
That's where my yoga classes come into practice.
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