Midterms are coming which marks the one-third or mid-way point (it's been five to six weeks already) of the semester.
This week's internship challenge: accomplishing my assigned task. After my last post, I received details about my next assignment: a report on trends in social networking with an estimated completion date of 'two to four weeks'. Two weeks have already gone by. I've done the necessary preliminary reading but have yet to actually write anything. As a result, I am determined to set goals for myself so that I don't drag it out to the entirety of the four weeks.
This week's life challenge: Being ill, but still healthy enough to go to work. I never have a fever but I'm always fatigued and semi-permanently attached to a box of tissue.
As a result, I am aiming to have a draft completed by Tuesday morning before work (fingers crossed that my work schedule doesn't change again). If all goes well, I will be ready to submit my final draft by Friday or Saturday.
I suppose it's not safe to admit your faults in a professional environment but I do find this internship a challenge with a lack of designated due dates. At work, I perform better when my supervisor gives me tasks to be completed before I leave for the day or before a certain time. For the remainder of the internship I will work to improve on setting my own deadlines in order to have my projects completed before the maximum time allotted.
I think you have solved your own dilemma. You need to give yourself mini-deadlines when faced with just one general one--like a paper due at the end of the term. Just take the time you have to do the work--such as 2-4 weeks. Then work backwards from the deadline. How much time do you need to proof? to write? to research? Build a tentative calendar for yourself and then try to keep fairly close to it.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you are not feeling well this week. It's difficult to concentrate when you have a cold. And hard to type with tissues in your hand :(