***Ahem*** -My first blog entry - ***Here I go***
2 weeks ago, I finally achieved one of my lifetime goals. I got hired as an assistant to an editor on a certain book publishing firm. The pay is not that high but not too low either. It's small right now, but It's a start. So long as I can have enough money to pay for any of my living expenses like food, I'm happy. I get along with some of my coworkers, but not all. This is because I'm not the talkative kind of guy and rarely engages in conversations. When there's work that needs to be done, I try to finish it as soon as I can. One problem I have is adjusting to the daily schedule and workload. I'm completely bad at managing my time and as a result, I have problems organizing my workload. There are even times where I need to stay up very late, both at home and sometimes at work.
4 days ago, I collapsed at my workplace. This was because of stress brought about by being overworked, probably because I haven't slept for 3 straight days, coupled with the current monsoon so there's some unpredictable rain shower here and there. As I'm typing this now, I'm lying in my bed at home, still feeling feverish. My employer advised me to take some time off and get some rest.
Yeah right, my first 2 weeks on the job and this happens, all because of being unprepared. I'm a complete idiot to think that this was going to be easy and it was like going back at high school all over again.
The Bottomline: I'm having some serious problems adjusting my given workload and time.
What is your take on proper time management? Any advice you can give on how to properly organize your workload and finish it at a given time efficiently? Any advice is very helpful and greatly appreciated.
2 weeks ago, I finally achieved one of my lifetime goals. I got hired as an assistant to an editor on a certain book publishing firm. The pay is not that high but not too low either. It's small right now, but It's a start. So long as I can have enough money to pay for any of my living expenses like food, I'm happy. I get along with some of my coworkers, but not all. This is because I'm not the talkative kind of guy and rarely engages in conversations. When there's work that needs to be done, I try to finish it as soon as I can. One problem I have is adjusting to the daily schedule and workload. I'm completely bad at managing my time and as a result, I have problems organizing my workload. There are even times where I need to stay up very late, both at home and sometimes at work.
4 days ago, I collapsed at my workplace. This was because of stress brought about by being overworked, probably because I haven't slept for 3 straight days, coupled with the current monsoon so there's some unpredictable rain shower here and there. As I'm typing this now, I'm lying in my bed at home, still feeling feverish. My employer advised me to take some time off and get some rest.
Yeah right, my first 2 weeks on the job and this happens, all because of being unprepared. I'm a complete idiot to think that this was going to be easy and it was like going back at high school all over again.
The Bottomline: I'm having some serious problems adjusting my given workload and time.
What is your take on proper time management? Any advice you can give on how to properly organize your workload and finish it at a given time efficiently? Any advice is very helpful and greatly appreciated.
