tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post116239402319645597..comments2023-10-19T07:54:32.841-04:00Comments on Quod She: Uh-oh, now what? (On feeling relief and a lack of motivation)Dr. Viragohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1162399935776310462006-11-01T11:52:00.000-05:002006-11-01T11:52:00.000-05:00I often have to remind myself at moments like thes...I often have to remind myself at moments like these, after the writing, and the flow-charting, and the emailing, and the meeting, and the grading, and the lesson planning...<BR/><BR/>That what I'm supposed to be an expert at is READING adn THINKING, those fleeting activities that happen best in the quiet spaces of the mind, spaces that the protestant work ethic is very bad at allowing...<BR/><BR/>So when I find those fleeting, quiet, idle moments, I have to remind myself to tell those voices:<BR/><BR/>"Shush...I'm WORKING."Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1162398634490500342006-11-01T11:30:00.000-05:002006-11-01T11:30:00.000-05:00That's the funniest thing I've read all week! Tha...That's the funniest thing I've read all week! Thanks!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1162398471120139202006-11-01T11:27:00.000-05:002006-11-01T11:27:00.000-05:00I like Anne Lamott's solution to all those voices ...I like Anne Lamott's solution to all those voices in my head: "Close your eyes and get quiet for a minute, until the chatter starts up. Then isolate one of the voices and imagine the person speaking as a mouse. Pick it up by the tail and drop it into a mason jar. Then isolate another voice, pick it up by the tail, drop it in the jar. And so on....Then imagine that there is a volume-control button on the bottle. Turn it all the way up for a minute, and listen to the stream of angry, neglected, guilt-mongering voices. Then turn it all the way down and watch the frantic mice lunge at the glass, trying to get to you....A writer friend of mine suggests opening the jar and shooting them all in the head. But I think he's a little angry, and I'm sure nothing like this would ever happen to you." (Bird By Bird 27).Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412883073330413390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1162395744130205032006-11-01T10:42:00.000-05:002006-11-01T10:42:00.000-05:00I got rid of all those voices in my head a long ti...<I>I got rid of all those voices in my head a long time ago</I><BR/><BR/>Easy for you to say, Mr. Retired! :)Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1162395129940423072006-11-01T10:32:00.000-05:002006-11-01T10:32:00.000-05:00I got rid of all those voices in my head a long ti...I got rid of all those voices in my head a long time ago. If I get too far off course, I have a mid course correcter - my wife (and sometimes my sisters). I think I'll go for a run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com