On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:09, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > I can have some difficulty because I end up getting dumped on by > members of my local Church all the time as tech support. I will get > calls or messages on my answering > machine "I am having a problem with my computer" to which I think "I > don't care!" but I am too nice to say that so the story ends with me > going around and having to figure out what the problem is even though > I have a backlog of other things I need to get done.
HA! You are not alone! I managed to get this type of support to ZERO after I told everybody that I am not using Windows any more and doing only Linux. This worked for about 6 months. Now people start to ask me about Linux and some already want me to install it for them and explain them. So I already have a queue again... - As some of them are family or good friends who help me in other things I also can't say no to them of course. > I get criticised by some family members for trying to juggle too much > and that I need some time to relax. Great in theory but doesn't seem > to work out too well. Yep, same here. And sometimes even those who tell me most to relax then ask me for help - Crazy world - huhu - crazy world... :-))) > Everyone is ganging up on me.....gaaaaahhhhhh.......*explodes* Keep cool - you are not alone... On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:24, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I'm in a different situation as I'm not married, but I've got a > lot (= probably too many) interests that take time... Not that I'm > comparing them to a wife, of course, as I'm stil the one who decide. > But I've experienced a slight decrease in my learning skills, in the > sense that I fatigue more than in the past. I must also say that I've > always had a very "hands on" attitude to learn things, that is I don't > like a lot reading too much theory - I usually remember very few > things - while I learn a lot from practicing. I have similar attitude. And I also experience more fatigue lately. But I discovered that this is due to the fact that a lot of new stuff has not the real potential of substantial improvement. So I changed the behaviour of resitance to "ignorance of the unessential" which is more a concious decision to choose one thing over another. > BTW, usually I don't use train nor subways and I rather found myself > driving. While it could be a good timing to listen to a podcast, I've > discovered that I can make a better use of that time by just thinking. > You might find it crazy, but I usually review my current projects' > design (or my plan to do things) during the 30-60mins of driving time > and I find it very useful to consolidate things. I assume you are driving during rush hour with a lot of still-standing involved - otherwise it would really sound a little crazy... -- Martin Wildam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
