Oh hello!
By Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
Peoria, Arizona
January 4, 2019 11:59am CST
It's Friday right? I have no idea what day is what anymore.
All I know is that it is Sunday soon and I have a webcomic to do. But I am not allowed to do it yet until I finish my work on mturk first.
I finally found a method that really works for me. If you don't know, I have been having trouble fitting in both my drawing time and my work time in a week. And for some reason my brain thinks I can manage both in a day and the rest of my body is like...shut up.
Because one of them always suffers. And I don't want that, I want better content this year so I don't want anything to suffer and I also want to make more money so that cannot suffer.
So I have decided I am doing A B Days. I don't know if you had A B days in school but I did. Such as one day was History and the next day was English. One day was Theatre and the next day it was Productions.
So one day is Mturk the next is Drawing.
I thought of it like this, it was more beneficial for me to do every other day for mturk because at least I could do my goal of 200 tasks on the day I work instead of doing like 50-70 everyday while trying to also draw.
I have a short attention span so both suffer if I am trying to push them together. I don't know how many of you have ADD or ADHD but it can be a pain when you want to get things done and instead you get distracted by every little thing. Trust me, I have tried to do the whole put your phone away and I found something else to get distracted by.
So yeah! I have officially decided what works best for me and I want to stick to it instead of thinking I can manage more than I actually can. I am admitting defeat! I may be an overachiever but there are only so many hours in a day and I have to actually be successful for a few of those hours.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
5 Jan 19
Hey, that's a pretty cool system! Hope everything is going well with Mturk. I don't have ADD or ADHD but I do have Schizoaffective Disorder, and Anxiety and I'm pretty sure that I have some similar traits/symptons that people with ADD or ADHD have. Anyways, enjoy the rest of your night, and keep on doing a great job!
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
5 Jan 19
That is very interesting, I never really heard of that. I have ADD so my brain is all over the place haha! Thank you, I think I did a pretty great job today haha
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
7 Jan 19
@DesirousDreamer This is the best, because when you like what you do, you do better.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
6 Jan 19
I love working on what I am passionate about.
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@shaggin (72141)
• United States
6 Jan 19
Some years doing cyber school my son would have certain classes every other day. This year he has live classes for science, math and Ela. Then we do all the other things by ourselves using online reading and book work etc such as history spelling health etc. Anyway I am just saying yes I can relate to what your saying here on your new method of A B days.
Give it a try for awhile and if it helps you be more productive in each thing and you can concentrate on doing one thing for the whole day then awesome! I do tend to do that with my survey sites I will catch up on Toluna then the next day Global Test Market etc.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
6 Jan 19
That's so interesting! You learn more that way!
I have tried it before and that is how I know it works, or else I start getting overwhelmed.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
6 Jan 19
It has before. I'm just an overachiever and wish I could do more in a day, but I forget that humans need sleep for some odd reason.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Jan 19
NOOO! you were not defeated. You were working two jobs. As I read , I did not know about AB days, I see if you split oyu time daily you only get 50-70 tasks, but if you put all in for one day you get 200 tasks. That is the best option as I see it on this end, that way you make more money in one day than 2. VERY smart!
It is hard that we want to be something but we also have to make a living too and the something is not making money, yet, to pay the bills.
I can relate!
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Jan 19
I was defeated in the fact that I cannot do all I think I can in a day. But I gain in the fact that I can do more in a week. Big picture thinking haha
I am lucky with where I am because my mom helps. Well, she lets me stay in her home for free, she buys the groceries and everything while I only have to pay for my own bills. I do always offer to help if she ever needs it so I don't feel like a moocher. She just understands my situation and when I am successful I'll let her sit pretty and not have to lift a finger!
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Jan 19
Thank you! I wish I could work like a normal person! But normal is a bad word in my vocabulary, so I just have to work my way!
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