Another reason to cut back on the overtime

[mousme]

I kind of think that all the extra hours I've been putting in have started to affect my productivity.

It's not that I can't do the basics of my job, because I can, and I do. However, I find that I've been so tired lately that all I'm doing is the very basics, and not going out of my way anymore to learn new things or take on new projects.

There are a couple of projects that I have actively not been working on. Part of this is the tired-related inertia, although a lot is due also to the fact that I'm waiting for directions from one of the supervisors on the projects in question. Still, I know that if they were to give me detailed instructions, a map and a flashlight, I still likely wouldn't be able to devote much energy to the process. My spoons are running kind of low these days.

So.

I plan to take full advantage of my few days off coming back from Québec City. I'm going to 1) rest, a whole lot, and 2) put my apartment in order. It's Reading Week at my father's university, and he has informed me that he will be coming by on the Thursday to help me put my bookcases together. So that's coming along.

I really wish I knew what my schedule looked like past November 12th. They haven't put out the new schedule yet, so it's pretty difficult to plan out the next few months.

Okay, back to work.

Comments

[foi-nefaste.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you need help with unpacking or with putting the apartment in order!

[forthright.livejournal.com]

YES. No human being can remain fully productive and sane on a 60+ hours per week schedule, much less have any social life. Heck, I find a 40-hour schedule exhausting (I admit that a toddler may also contribute to that, but even so ...) Take some time for yourself on your days off, but also take time for yourself on your days *on*.

[karine.livejournal.com]

THAT. True. Yes.

[tcaptain.livejournal.com]

Be careful dear...

That is an early sign of burnout. I've been there, it's not pretty.