tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post8311666989284963003..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Happy Engagement vs. false positivesJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-24680556133095347852012-11-23T23:55:20.117-06:002012-11-23T23:55:20.117-06:00Estranged, yes that is an interesting word.Estranged, yes that is an interesting word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-5616960764202844142012-11-22T23:28:46.689-06:002012-11-22T23:28:46.689-06:00Yes, it is easy to become estranged from own's...Yes, it is easy to become estranged from own's own work. To discover that you don't really want to be doing the work you are doing. What then? Is there ever a perfect match? I experienced it once with my book Apocryphal Lorca, but not with all my projects. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-57415533809243632822012-11-22T18:22:25.075-06:002012-11-22T18:22:25.075-06:00AHA, I think I may know the secret now - degree an...AHA, I think I may know the secret now - degree and type of interest.<br /><br />In my case,<br /><br />originally: this is an interesting topic and working on it is part of my interesting job, that I want to keep, so let's go.<br /><br />in another era: this is not what I want to do with this topic and if I publish something along these lines people will think I mean it, so I will either Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-89359514315594112532012-11-21T18:35:16.622-06:002012-11-21T18:35:16.622-06:00All the writing tips seem strange to me when appli...All the writing tips seem strange to me when applied to writing, because my writing issues lie elsewhere, but I find they work perfectly on certain kinds of things that actually intimidate me including: grading, assignment construction, syllabus construction, and dealing with difficult people. They work shockingly well for these things, actually. I only recently figured it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com