I love my job but I have a slight problem

XemaSab

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Sat Jun-17-06 07:53 PM
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I love my job but I have a slight problem

I have trouble focusing on writing the reports. They're a bit dry, but not too bad in the grand scheme of things, but I just have a problem staying "task-oriented." I'll work on a report for a half an hour, then I'll find myself just wandering... unable to stay focused. And it's almost like I don't realized I've wandered off-task for a while before I refocus, so I wind up losing a lot of time that I should be working.

I feel bad about it, but I don't know how to work towards fixing the problem.

Any suggestions? :shrug:

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wildhorses

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Sat Jun-17-06 07:56 PM
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1. is there another task you could focus on ...until you can

get back to writing the report?
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XemaSab

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:37 PM
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5. Not really, no

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Road Scholar

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:00 PM
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2. Ever consider Adult ADD?

Edited on Sat Jun-17-06 08:01 PM by In_Transit

It sounds like me.

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XemaSab

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:38 PM
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6. I sort of considered it

but what can be done about it? :shrug:

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Road Scholar

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:40 PM
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7. There are meds that work.

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Road Scholar

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:43 PM
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8. Should be diagnosed first. nt

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MidwestMomma

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:27 PM
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3. Can you listen to music w/ headphones?

When I need to focus, I'll put on a CD, find a song I really like and put it on repeat. It's kind of like white noise I think. Anyway, sometimes that works for me...

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Metta

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:28 PM
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4. Attention span is directly proportional with interest.

Looks as if you ain't interested in these reports. Have you tried having a conversation with yourself about your resistance. Or, have a conversation with your resistance and find out why it wants to serve you or how it sees itself as valuable.

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mzteris

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Sat Jun-17-06 09:05 PM
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9. break the report down

into segments. Do a segment - reward yourself with a break. Do another segment, etc.......

Penultimate step: weave segments together into coherent whole.

Final step: proof/edit carefully.

Et voila!

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XemaSab

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Sat Jun-17-06 10:16 PM
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10. It's a little more complicated than that

Usually you don't really have all the info to write a section when you start out. For example, the other day I was working on the executive summary and I could only write a few paragraphs because there was a lot I really didn't feel qualified to comment on. :shrug:

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LSK

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Sat Jun-17-06 10:59 PM
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11. hurry up and write the report before you get distracted

:popcorn:

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XemaSab

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Sat Jun-17-06 11:22 PM
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12. A 100 page document?

What happens if I have to pee? :shrug:

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LSK

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Sat Jun-17-06 11:25 PM
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13. well in that case

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