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Day 127: Stressing Sunday
Jul. 19th, 2020 11:58 pmI find I am still feeling a bit too "pressed" by my August 1 paper deadline, although I still maintain that it's not unreasonable, so I haven't asked for an extension. Today I worked on the first half of the draft, or so - more like the first two-thirds, conceptually. The middle third is the part I've been reading dozens of papers to help with.
Today I worked until all the staring at the laptop was affecting my vision, then I went on a walk to fix it. J. kindly came with me, and we went a much less common direction than usual, which was worthwhile. He also played the daily challenge in Slay the Spire for me, even though it was one that didn't much interest him - it did help me shift my attention away from the paper to unwind. I feel much better now than I did, say, four hours ago.
Today I worked until all the staring at the laptop was affecting my vision, then I went on a walk to fix it. J. kindly came with me, and we went a much less common direction than usual, which was worthwhile. He also played the daily challenge in Slay the Spire for me, even though it was one that didn't much interest him - it did help me shift my attention away from the paper to unwind. I feel much better now than I did, say, four hours ago.