January 2018 - The Procrastination Paramedic

Procrastination self-prescription (that works for me every time)

February 3, 2023January 11, 2018 by Chris Waterguy

I have work to do, but constant low-grade pain from a shoulder strain is killing my concentration and will to work these last 24 hours. I’ve distracted myself with social media and I’m letting people down because of it. If only I knew an anti-procrastination coach. Oh, wait! Okay, here’s my self-prescription: 5 minutes of … Read more

Time flowing like a hundred yachts

February 3, 2023January 4, 2018 by Chris Waterguy

These words always caught my attention: So Time, the wave, enfolds me in its bed, Or Time, the bony knife, it runs me through. I saw them frequently beginning in my first year at university, 1989, while hurrying between lectures. Two lines of verse spray-painted on the rear of the University of Sydney’s chemistry building. … Read more