Comments on: wish we were older http://www.whitneyreyes.com/2008/07/10/wish-we-were-older/ - a butterfly under the glass - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:55:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Lil http://www.whitneyreyes.com/2008/07/10/wish-we-were-older/#comment-1293 Lil Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:15:30 +0000 http://www.whitneyreyes.com/?p=653#comment-1293 P.S. Not to mention their video for 'Control' is a complete rip off of Tokio Hotel's 'Scream'. Bahhhh P.S. Not to mention their video for ‘Control’ is a complete rip off of Tokio Hotel’s ‘Scream’. Bahhhh

]]> By: Lil http://www.whitneyreyes.com/2008/07/10/wish-we-were-older/#comment-1292 Lil Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:11:48 +0000 http://www.whitneyreyes.com/?p=653#comment-1292 Trace Cyrus and the gang look like such douches. But Metro Station is awesome. So it balances out. Trace Cyrus and the gang look like such douches.

But Metro Station is awesome. So it balances out.

]]> By: whit http://www.whitneyreyes.com/2008/07/10/wish-we-were-older/#comment-1289 whit Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:08:29 +0000 http://www.whitneyreyes.com/?p=653#comment-1289 i'll rebut later. see, even now, i want to write a reply, but i'd still rather do nothing. and by all my counts, replying to a comment should be an 'enjoyable' or at least non-hated thing to do. according to that link, it's talking about learning while multitasking. i never do that. i'm not trying to accomplish anything with my many forms of stimulation. it's really just various forms of nothing all at once. or maybe it is me zoning out and not using my brain because usually i'm thinking too goddamn much. i have to dumb myself down to focus on the tasks i have to accomplish because their tediousness frustrates the living hell out of me. your solution would never work for me unless i had like two hours until it had to be finished. but again, we're talking about things i'd have to do and not want. i guess i value my nothing time far more highly than anyone elses busy time. if that made sense somehow, wow. i’ll rebut later. see, even now, i want to write a reply, but i’d still rather do nothing. and by all my counts, replying to a comment should be an ‘enjoyable’ or at least non-hated thing to do.

according to that link, it’s talking about learning while multitasking. i never do that. i’m not trying to accomplish anything with my many forms of stimulation. it’s really just various forms of nothing all at once. or maybe it is me zoning out and not using my brain because usually i’m thinking too goddamn much. i have to dumb myself down to focus on the tasks i have to accomplish because their tediousness frustrates the living hell out of me.

your solution would never work for me unless i had like two hours until it had to be finished. but again, we’re talking about things i’d have to do and not want. i guess i value my nothing time far more highly than anyone elses busy time.

if that made sense somehow, wow.

]]> By: Paul Kishimoto http://www.whitneyreyes.com/2008/07/10/wish-we-were-older/#comment-1288 Paul Kishimoto Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:34:43 +0000 http://www.whitneyreyes.com/?p=653#comment-1288 I disagree about the 85% bit. Also, "don't want to do" and "actually entertaining" aren't two sides of any coin. What about "sort of want to do" and "damn challenging"? That describes work and school for me. "Entertaining" is reserved for hobbies, but too much of any hobby gets boring sooner or later. Hobbies don't make good careers except in rare cases... "Get paid to do what you love doing" is misleading. Otherwise we'd all be prostitutes. Did you know <a href="http://www.thestar.com/living/article/452322" rel="nofollow">multitasking makes you stupid?</a> My solution is often to get really wired on coffee and blast away at one thing until I collapse in a heap. I never <em>finish</em> any work that way, but I can get 75% of it done and then move into 'editing' mode, which is a lot easier than staring at a blank page/screen/whatever. I disagree about the 85% bit. Also, “don’t want to do” and “actually entertaining” aren’t two sides of any coin. What about “sort of want to do” and “damn challenging”? That describes work and school for me. “Entertaining” is reserved for hobbies, but too much of any hobby gets boring sooner or later. Hobbies don’t make good careers except in rare cases… “Get paid to do what you love doing” is misleading. Otherwise we’d all be prostitutes.

Did you know multitasking makes you stupid? My solution is often to get really wired on coffee and blast away at one thing until I collapse in a heap. I never finish any work that way, but I can get 75% of it done and then move into ‘editing’ mode, which is a lot easier than staring at a blank page/screen/whatever.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.whitneyreyes.com/2008/07/10/wish-we-were-older/#comment-1287 Kathy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://www.whitneyreyes.com/?p=653#comment-1287 We're opposites in the sense that I hate doing nothing... it drives me mad. This would be an interesting topic of conversation! No, really. Anyways, I hope you're doing well, and I hope you like the new job. We’re opposites in the sense that I hate doing nothing… it drives me mad. This would be an interesting topic of conversation! No, really.

Anyways, I hope you’re doing well, and I hope you like the new job.

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