Here, Jesse, try this. Maybe your cuppa tea.

Kat,

I can get my hands on all kinds of research re SAT if you ever feel like engaging.

ita,

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It is a time management technique to aid with concentration.

I like The Ultimate Productivity Blog.

And to add to le nubian's link, if you go to mytomatoes.com and create an account, it's a simple online timer that also tracks what you've accomplished.

Gotta go in to work to be duty officer. Hopefully no calls; I'm wearing jeans (permissible, but I never do it). And, given there's no hot water, apparently not showering, either. Also: pie for breakfast, as nature intended.

I have tried GTD, because, like Anne, I need to change often to avoid boredom. I think I also have "demand resistance", which means that even my to do items that I choose for myself make me think "You can't make me do that-- I'll show you!"

I also need someone to either validate my procrastination or get me off my ass. I need to make an evening dress by 3 pm on Sunday. Saturday is gone because it is my family Thanksgiving. I've already done the patterning and the fitting, so it should go together pretty easily-- I am thinking in about 5 hours. I was planning on doing it today, but I am thinking maybe I could get up early on Sunday? I find that when working on theatre, the work expands to fit the time alotted, so if I work today, there is a fairly good chance I will also be working on Sunday as well, but if I start on Sunday it might take less time altogether, because there is just less time. On the other hand, if something goes really wrong, I will be screwed. But I have now sewn 2 mockups of the dress, so I think it might actually take only 3 hours.

This is one of those times that I wish I had a car-- because the thing keeping me from wanting to go in is the 2 hours I will spend on the bus, and the fact that there is no food on campus this weekend, so I still have to make something and take it in with me.

I have no pie to eat for breakfast. Sad now.

And, given there's no hot water, apparently not showering, either

It took me a while to realise you weren't meaning at the office. All better now.

Scola's link made me cry. No! Not yet!

Downloading the Pomodoro book onto my devices. Thanks, LeN.

Chilling with Mom in PA. My Black Friday shopping should be all at thrift stores, including my favorite Good Will.

My nod to GTD is to keep a paper pad next to my keyboard at work, and keep a running list of tasks and to-do items, broken out fairly broadly, with plenty of space for additions and notes. That way, I can track progress as I cross out, though I then also write additional tasks as they develop as a consequence of stuff I've done.

Sometimes, highlighter is involved, too. But the crossing out can be surprisingly satisfying when you're in the middle of a months- (or years-) long project. Me, I need the reminder that I am Making the Progress even if I'm not Finishing All The Things.

Sophia, have you considered buying a motorscooter? Not real practical in the winter where you live, but it would for sure save you a 2 hour busride during the off times.