While the job search is going relatively well (hopefully I choose a job by next week), I need to pick up on other things.
Recommendation letters are still not done yet by the people I asked to recommend me. I'm starting to bug them already. I thought I was early in asking for recommendation letters but apparently, everyone's a procrastinator.
Lesson: Notify people for recommendation letters as early as possible. Even if you're not thinking about studying again, ask. It could probably be used for something.
Essays are starting to come around. Once I have a set complete, I can try to reuse them for other applications. I've actually had lots of self discovery while writing, I actually encourage everyone to try writing "What are my goals?" in 500 words. What you write could be very interesting.
Those and a lot of other small things to finally finish applying to schools. Deadlines are this month and I have to send them out early.
On your way to reaching your goals, you'll definitely experience things that will slow you down. They will sap your momentum without you knowing it. Biggest culprits are:
1. Weekends - Only your work stops for the weekend. For everything else that's not work but needs to be done, they're your enemy.
2. Beers - liquid courage and social lubricant is good for a lot of things, but not all things. Definitely not thinking activities.
3. Family - they will pull you to do a lot of things. If it were only easy to say no to them.
4. Hobbies - not really a momentum sapper, but once you get in deep, then it's a sapper.
5. Internet - probably the biggest sapper. Just count the number of hours Facebook alone has taken from your life.
So when you're on your way to your goals, watch out for these bastards. Except family, they're not bastards, they're family.
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