[nabs-l] O/T How You Do It

[Jedi]

Joe,

While your article is meant to be humorous, it brings home a good point 
that we often need reminding of.

How many of us (myself included) get ourselves caught up in school 
work, civic activities, NFB, work, etc? How often do we take time for 
ourselves to do those things that make us feel like whole persons? In 
recent months, this point was brought sharply home to me; and trust me, 
it sucked beyond measure.

We know that constant stress reduces the brain's ability to handle new 
information or to think critically and creatively. we also know that 
stress lowers the body's ability to fight off illness and keep energy 
levels at peak performance. While it's not advisable to completely 
forget our responsibilities, it's definitely worth while to remind 
ourselves to carve out a small piece of time for ourselves as often as 
needed and as possible.

Consider Joe's contribution as an invitation to do the things you love 
once in a while in order to keep your sanity while you embark on all of 
you're life's daily journeys. Cheers and thanks.
Original message:
>  Listen up folks,

> Those of you graduating in May and joining the rest of us in the working
> world, this is how you make life less stressful.  And, if you've got more
> school beyond this May, reading this amusing little article is how you
> postpone studying for those finals.--Joe Orozco

>  Take a Day Off -- On the Clock
> By Steven Yang

> I use all my vacation days. I read in a self-help book last year that when
> you have a superior mind, you have to give it time to breathe. So I let mine
> breathe at comic book stores and "World of Warcraft" conventions. The
> problem is that when you're as bright as I am, you need more than the two
> weeks of vacation a year I get at this company. Six to eight would be about
> right.

> I usually blow through my vacation time by April or May, which means I need
> to find other ways to take time off. I'll be honest; I've gotten pretty good
> at it. I use a few different tactics, but here is the tried-and-true method
> that will always get me a day away from the office.

> I start out by sending an e-mail to everyone the night before that says I'll
> be in late the next day because I have a contractor coming over to give me
> an estimate on my floors (or something similar). I don't even own my
> apartment, but my boss isn't smart enough to catch on. So I get to sleep in
> and spend the morning eating cereal and watching cartoons.

> When I finally get into the office around 11, I surf the web for a while
> after putting up a sign on my door that says, "Extremely Busy, E-Mail Only
> Please." I counter that by setting my e-mail office assistant with a message
> that states I will be in and out of the office a lot today and will return
> your e-mail when I can. It's a thing of beauty. I also decline all meetings
> for the day and say that I have a conflicting "high-pri" meeting.

> Then I swing by my boss' office around noon and let him know that I have a
> doctor's appointment over lunch and that the office always runs slow. By
> this time, he's totally forgotten that I came in late because he's too busy
> checking his fantasy football team and kissing up to his manager. This buys
> me about three hours. Mind you, I still haven't done any work.

> My three-hour lunch starts at my favorite bar eating potato skins and
> knocking back a few vodka shots. The nice thing about vodka is that no one
> can smell it on your breath. Major score. I follow that up with a trip to
> the comic book store and then swing by the office for the rest of the day. I
> usually do this on Fridays because everyone is out by 4 (they have zero work
> ethic). So that puts me back in the office a little after three with an hour
> to go. I watch a few more viral clips on the Internet and then make the
> rounds to chat people up until it's time to go. This is "hideout" time
> because it's when my boss usually comes looking for me to do his work. While
> I don't have a ton of friends at work, I can usually find someone to talk to
> about movies or superheroes before I head out the back stairs for the day.

> All without ever even opening my e-mail.
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-- 
REspectfully,
Jedi

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