assignment envy

Assignment Envy | Kay Hammond | June 17th, 2001

Greetings CPs (creative procrastinators),

One term I have heard at a work shop is 'assignment envy'. You might be suffering from this yourself. Check below to see if you have any of these symptoms:

1 You are jealous because someone has one and you don't.

2 You are jealous because someone else has a bigger one than yours.

3 You are jealous because someone has more hard data than you.

Advice: remember you can take an exam in some cases to check your performance. Also, don't forget that it's not the size of your data that counts, it's what you do with it.

Well, keep up the good work everyone!

K-) Kay Hammond

Re: Assignment Envy Kev Wallen | June 17th, 2001

Absolutely brilliant! This is the most enlightening (and motivating) piece of advice I have ever heard.

Thanks for the moral boost Kay.

Warm regards to everyone (however you interpret "CP"),

Kev Wallen

Re: Procrastinators | Suzanne | June 17th, 2001

Kay - thanks !!

On the subject of putting data to good use ...I know we shouldn't really use the list to swap jokes, but...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend.

"Watson, look up and tell me what you see".

Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars".

"What does that tell you?"

Watson pondered for a minute. "Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all-powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Why, what does it tell YOU?"

Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke, "Watson! Some jerk has stolen our tent".

Suzanne