Weekend Assignment: Have You Done Your Homework?
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Julie Barrett
Friday, April 3, 2009
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. --Douglas Adams
For most of us, school was quite some time ago, but I bet we all remember what it was like to have homework due. Did you start right in on homework when you got home, or put it off until the last minute, or put it off until it was actually late?
Oh, it depended on the assignment and how I felt about the class. Some assignments I couldn't wait to dig into. Some wouldn't get done until the last minute. And the reason varied. I tend to spit stuff our better when I've studied for a test at the last minute, so there was a LOT of that going on. Some things (like my law classes) required three or for readings before the material would soak in, so the sooner I got started, the more times I'd be able to read the assignment.
As for today? Well, let's take a look at the extra credit, shall we?
Are your homework habits reflected in the way you handle tasks now at work or at home?
Last weekend at the QL convention someone asked me about my writing habits. My response was that I write by procrastination. I can always find something better to do. And, for some reason, I generally write better on a deadline. The problem with that is that I'm generally turning in a draft that needs a lot of work - at least as far as fiction is concerned. My background is in journalism, so I'm used to producing copy on tight deadlines.
My general preference is to get it out of the way so I can have more time to do the things I'd normally do when I procrastinate. (Does that make sense?) Things don't always work out that way for one reason or another, but I try.
So there's a very wishy-washy answer!
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Karen Funk Blocher said:
Maybe it's because I'm tired, but I'm having trouble following the logic of that last bit. But deadlines and other pressures seem to help me, too. "Quick! They're after us!" "Who?" "No one. Come on!" Or words to that effect!
Date: 4/10/2009 8:35:18 AM
Date: 4/10/2009 8:35:18 AM
Karen Funk Blocher said:
Maybe it's because I'm tired, but I'm having trouble following the logic of that last bit. But deadlines and other pressures seem to help me, too. "Quick! They're after us!" "Who?" "No one. Come on!" Or words to that effect!
Date: 4/10/2009 8:35:18 AM
Date: 4/10/2009 8:35:18 AM
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