tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post8601026136295274989..comments2024-03-27T13:22:58.455-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: Where my deadlines come fromDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-59729772375882274652012-07-06T19:53:28.538-07:002012-07-06T19:53:28.538-07:00For years I worked in jobs with deadlines. While t...For years I worked in jobs with deadlines. While they make me produce, I am stressed out until I meet the time and date required.<br />Now I'm a retired writer and teacher and still wait until the last minute to do my lesson plans, to mail out a submission. I don't think I can change my ways at this age, but if I could I'd like to be the first person to submit a story or pay a bill, not the last.<br />I always enjoy your blogs, and the photos on the other one are lovely today, but the thought of hiking so far wears me out.Glendahttp://www.profilesandpedigrees.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-91282817316336292262012-07-03T10:50:41.453-07:002012-07-03T10:50:41.453-07:00For me deadlines have always been an asset. They b...For me deadlines have always been an asset. They bring out the best in creativity pushing toward it...When given a certain time frame, it seems the thinking cap goes into full gear more than when there is no deadline. <br />Thanks for sharing a most personal and interesting part of yourself with us. I am going back to check the links to your newsletter...thanks DJan. <br />Dreams are such an important part of understanding ourselves better. Pretty cool.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-39665210933257345932012-07-03T07:11:04.690-07:002012-07-03T07:11:04.690-07:00Apparently you do well with deadlines. Some people...Apparently you do well with deadlines. Some people thrive on self driven timelines and some just get stressed out. It shows what a strong woman you really are. And have been. <br /><br />Good for you for taking the emotions awakened by your dream and writing about it, walking yourself through the possibilities.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466038341689494316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-58894630666203016432012-07-03T05:38:14.169-07:002012-07-03T05:38:14.169-07:00I'm catching up over here today. Funny, I had ...I'm catching up over here today. Funny, I had a similar dream last night too. I didn't wake up crying, but I woke up agitated. Similar situation, I think, i.e. not wanting to let go. I'm terrible at letting go of things. I find it almost impossible. I know we have our memories, but sometimes wouldn't it be nice to go back in time and live a week as we used to do?Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-18183083913207643782012-07-02T07:18:36.998-07:002012-07-02T07:18:36.998-07:00Very nice post. It made for an interesting read. I...Very nice post. It made for an interesting read. It also reminds me, somewhat, of old daily diary entries I transcribed for a place called Carriage Hill Farm.<br /><br />http://www.metroparks.org/Parks/CarriageHill/Home.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-71174477273464115592012-07-02T06:33:08.851-07:002012-07-02T06:33:08.851-07:00I like your musings about your life, past, dreams-...I like your musings about your life, past, dreams- all of it. I had the opportunity recently to go work full time at Crossroads where I had worked before retiring. I found I disliked the deadline of start time each morning and longed for the more relaxed lifestyle I've created of self designed days with activities that are important just to me. We're blessed.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-33241648969011636982012-07-02T04:11:52.240-07:002012-07-02T04:11:52.240-07:00Interesting as always post. You do trigger our thi...Interesting as always post. You do trigger our thinking button. <br />I know deadlines make me more productive but I am so grateful that I have reached a point in my life when I really don't have that many. Today, I really do enjoy going with the flow instead of swimming up stream. Phew.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-25803464424667469292012-07-01T18:12:38.171-07:002012-07-01T18:12:38.171-07:00The dream is interesting. The older I get the more...The dream is interesting. The older I get the more I dream about the past and it gets rather tangled up. people from different generations appear.<br /> Funny how our wok shapes our lives. I went by the bell for 37 years so I still have a tendency to break things into small chunks of time. <br /> As usual, good post.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-58109544633352492642012-07-01T15:43:47.082-07:002012-07-01T15:43:47.082-07:00I tell myself I do better when I have deadlines. T...I tell myself I do better when I have deadlines. The challenge for me becomes completing things BEFORE the deadline. <br /><br />Having deadlines can backfire on me sometimes, though. I insist (to myself) that I write in my blog every night, but if I get tired and want to go to bed, I don't always do my best writing. Perhaps in retirement my goal should be to do the writing early in the day. :)Braggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252719085678735035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-46172175715658677042012-07-01T14:34:53.332-07:002012-07-01T14:34:53.332-07:00I HAVE to have deadlines....or at least To-Do list...I HAVE to have deadlines....or at least To-Do lists otherwise I just spin my wheels and nothing gets accomplished. Especially now. With the advent of the Internet, I find that I can waste lots and lots of time - hence the need for deadlines and To Do lists. I feel sure that when (or IF) I ever retire those self-imposed deadlines will still be necessary.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-68974091769085569742012-07-01T14:31:10.165-07:002012-07-01T14:31:10.165-07:00Your post really resonates with me. In my working ...Your post really resonates with me. In my working life I did a lot of editing and was always under the weight of a deadline. While that was some time ago now, I have found that I accomplish more if I impose a deadline on myself. Though I adjust this as the need arises. I have set myself a 'goal' of 10 post a month and thought that would be easy enough for me. However, I was only successful for the first 3 months of the year and June was my least successful! But at least it doesn't matter to anyone but me! I do find that this kind of pressure, no matter it is self-inflicted, can become part of my pattern of dreams or can keep me awake at night ...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-81569039897153881372012-07-01T12:15:03.926-07:002012-07-01T12:15:03.926-07:00I love the difference between needing to know and ...I love the difference between needing to know and wanting to know. <br />I am thankful for the wisdom you have and that you share with us, Jan. <br />Dr. Glantz is a wise man. Thank you for sharing the link about him.<br />Hugs,<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-25411510070807133342012-07-01T12:14:56.166-07:002012-07-01T12:14:56.166-07:00First, let me say, you write so beautifully that i...First, let me say, you write so beautifully that if you hadn't been a writer as a part of your job, it would have been a waste of talent.<br />And then I have to tell you how much I identified with your feelings of leaving a job where you know you couldn't be replaced. My job didn't end when I left, but for years, the staff at my former school would ask "What would Linda Reeder do?" when contemplating the next move in the reading program I ran. I know because they told me when I saw them socially. After five years it fell apart and was abandoned, but I knew I had to stay away and not look back. My work was done. It was for others to carry on, or not.<br />I still set deadlines for myself, although now most of them can be adjusted as I choose, since I am only imposing them on myself. But I am more efficient when I have lists and time lines, even when the list says "play, no work today!"Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-88792421893383659452012-07-01T12:13:25.505-07:002012-07-01T12:13:25.505-07:00I loved how you gave us a glimpse into your life b...I loved how you gave us a glimpse into your life before, the one that was filled with deadlines. I sometimes look back on those days of deadlines with a bit of nostalgia myself, but like you, I am glad to have left that life behind. I love this line: "We all have ways to cope with our situations, and my drive to create something out of nothing continues to have me driven by deadlines." Now we don't have deadlines set by others, even though while you were working, I'm sure you really are the one that had an internal drive to always reach deadlines that you felt were important. It is freeing to focus our energies and mind power on other pursuits. No one does this better than you.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-23025702830811914692012-07-01T11:04:12.168-07:002012-07-01T11:04:12.168-07:00Dear DJan, all of us who read you are so privilege...Dear DJan, all of us who read you are so privileged that you write for us now because there is a wisdom to your writing that always makes me stop and think. And there is also a sharing of your journey that makes me appreciate my own.<br /><br />I, too, lived with deadlines--for thirty years--deadlines and publishing schedules. And even now, 11 years after retiring, I still need to do some scheduling of my week so as to get anything done. Perhaps that means that I've truly never retired. I don't know. I just know that the day is not complete without writing. <br /><br />Peace to you, DJan, as you look at the life you have now and embrace it while cherishing the life you used to have as a memory that has helped shape your being.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-8898025670637823712012-07-01T10:37:11.302-07:002012-07-01T10:37:11.302-07:00I think the fact you missed a deadline a little wh...I think the fact you missed a deadline a little while ago has been haunting you...and now you know why. The self-imposed deadline's meaning to you is something special and unique. It's almost like retaining a little piece of your work-a-day life that you loved so much...that no longer exists out there. Has to be an odd feeling. Time passes and the world shifts under our feet before we know it. *big hug* :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-72758650530839973862012-07-01T10:28:11.793-07:002012-07-01T10:28:11.793-07:00There is something about a deadline that both moti...There is something about a deadline that both motivates and produces anxiety. I've learned in my retirement that some of my deadlines are self-imposed, and I can disregard them.<br /><br />I'm relieved to have let go of the deadlines from work. So often they were arbitrary and imposed by others.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-77470659492993618992012-07-01T10:25:48.735-07:002012-07-01T10:25:48.735-07:00Fascinating. Just as I was reading your post, your...Fascinating. Just as I was reading your post, your comment came through on our blog. That deadline part of you? It's that Virgo rising!Trishhttp://www.synchrosecrets.com/synchrosecretsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-12284026068919639252012-07-01T10:00:16.339-07:002012-07-01T10:00:16.339-07:00Deadlines: I had many of those as a legal assista...Deadlines: I had many of those as a legal assistant. Imagine prepping for trial and having subpoenas issued to witnesses, filing briefs at court before it closes, etc. etc. I sure don't miss that life! Lol.<br /><br />Now, as a retiree, I don't have many deadlines. My blog? Nah! I write when I feel like it. Sometimes daily, sometimes not. No one cares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-30226583874020639502012-07-01T09:47:26.647-07:002012-07-01T09:47:26.647-07:00Wow! I clicked on the link and was impressed with...Wow! I clicked on the link and was impressed with the depth of the newsletter! I am interested in going back and reading some of it on global warming.<br /><br />I try to have some form of timeline for myself, as that is my motivation to get things accomplished. When I have an actual deadline, I'm usually anxious until I get the project completed, so I tend to work on those projects exclusively, ignoring the world around me. Not always the best approach, but it usually works for me!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-77765234973639220242012-07-01T07:31:54.401-07:002012-07-01T07:31:54.401-07:00That's a lot of very impressive work by the tw...That's a lot of very impressive work by the two of you! Funny how the rules we live by for a long time in one area of our lives carry over and carry on in other areas.<br />If they don't make you crazy, deadlines are good things: they keep you on track. For me, they're anxiety producers much of the time.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.com