Just Listen

Sep 8, 2015 · 3 min read

What have I Done Today?

Went to the library and worked on the application.

I worked in the staff office. Pretending to be someone I was not. But it was a good and relaxing atmosphere.

Later went back to school to work on the application.

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading." - Ray Bradbury

Image taken from page 284 of 'The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes'

What Tools have I Used?

  • Dialogue
  • Coaching
  • Pomodoro Technique
  • Chunking (5+/-2 things in to-do lists)
"So few want to be rebels anymore. And out of those few, most, like myself, scare easily." - Ray Bradbury

Image taken from page 335 of 'The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes'

What Surprised Me?

I got effective working on the application however it feels difficult doing it when having done it so intensely for a couple of days.

Also how difficult it is working on a text document without having visualised it on paper before to simplify thoughts.

That I really want to push people in a direction without saying why. I kind of wish to see what I mean with straight communication of asking them to do something and get my point. However I realise that I come out to them as seemingly trying to delegate and push a task upon them in a way that seem uncomfortable, maybe even could be passive aggressive if I would choose my words less carefully.

Image taken from page 80 of 'Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to the planet Mars.] Edited [or rather written] by C. Dixon, etc'

Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage. - Ray Bradbury

What has Changed?

My approach on how to ask for help and have my needs met. E.g. today it mattered to me how a group I am in would organise to have a meetup. Instead of having long and gruesome conversations over chat and e-mail I suggested doing it over a poll survey. After pushing that on repeatedly I got asked why I did not do it myself, as if the person did not get the message - and that is when I realised that I need to be asking the right question. I also need to be open about why I would not do it myself and be open with the fact that I have full hands with the application.

The method on how to finish the application. Tomorrow I am getting the first feedback but I am also intending to finish with style by visualising everything in order to easier get it down in typed letters.

What are the Next Action Steps?

Now I have kind of gathered a couple of them from the last days. They are all queued for Friday and the weekend to be figured out.

Reading is something I want to get back to tomorrow! I hope time will allow me to do that on Friday when the application is done.

Image taken from page 127 of 'Hartmann the Anarchist, etc. [A novel.]'

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