Today was busy and I can't wait till tomorrow. Additional RAM should be in for my computer and I'm hopeful that it solves ALOT of my computer and time efficiency issues. WAITING is not my strong point. In most cases, I'm not so sure that is such a bad thing. You usually don't have to wait around for me to get something done. I remember the day very clearly when I felt lazy. Those were my heavier days when I WAS lazy. It's been a long time since I've been that way. Oh, I have my days where I don't want to do too much, but for the most part, I'd consider myself far from lazy.
My lack of patience has given me some perspective though. Last week I calculated the exact amount of time it takes to do certain tasks. You know, I have to back up my spending with a true cost analysis. So, I worked on the three major projects that I do with my time. It took 3 minutes 25 seconds to open up Word program alone. That doesn't sound long, but try sitting there starring at your screen for that long without being able to do anything! I work in a financial analysis program and it's a big program. Most of it is web based and our internet connection doesn't help much, but still. To go from program to program and the other two applications I have open to get information that feeds the analysis I do is torturous on my patience and on my day when I'm trying to complete tasks!
I am impatient. I'll admit it. I like to be able to solve problems, tie up lose ends, fix whatever as quickly as possible and move on. Sometimes that is not such a good thing. Some decisions take thought, preparation, pondering, even maybe a "T" chart. But to wait any length of time drives me nuts. Most people would characterize me as a patient person. Probably because I have a child that I exhibit a lot of patience. THAT does not make me patient. My impatience probably is a byproduct of why I don't hold grudges. I forgive and forget. Move on.
I'm not exactly sure how to work on developing more patience. The only piece I've managed to learn to control over the past few years is not make BIG decisions lightly. Thinking my way through them, weighing the pro's and con's and surrounding other choices around that decision in small particular ways. I have learned to plan. I enjoy the process of planning. I enjoy feeling prepared. For this I am grateful. But the patience - especially when the outcome looks positive - I can't wait to make it happen. Please forgive my over anxiousness. Its a compliment.
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