My personal communications center

AKA – my job.

In just about any “job” situation, I work best when there is something urgent to get done. I am more creative, have more energy and generally know how long a given task is going to take. Otherwise, if what I am working on isn’t urgent or deadline driven, I try to create the urgency for myself, which can be difficult. So, when there isn’t something immediate on my work plate, I find myself doing a lot of non-work stuff.

Like blogging! And email! Email serves such a wonderful purpose for me. It allows me to keep in touch with friends from around the country, including locals. It has been a key for me in feeling connected to others and building a strong network of friends. I can chat with people, I can schedule upcoming events, I can send articles from the web…

Speaking of the web, it is the other half of my e-procrastination. I spend a lot of time checking out my blog, others’ blogs, reading online opinion columns, reading the comics online, sending links to people, researching fun stuff to do.

Part of me feels guilty for my e-addiction. Okay, a big part of me. I know for example, that in the hour that I have been at work that 90% of it has been returning personal emails and checking things online. But its hard to break my habit.

One of the reasons, along with it being more fun and easier than working, that it is hard to break this habit is I know that when it comes down to it, I can work extremely efficiently and knock out some real quality work in a short amount of time. I can work in spurts and know that I can do a good job. I know, because I have been working this way for years and I consistently perform well in my work environments.

Or maybe that little bit of bragging is just a way to make my conscience feel better. Maybe, I could be so much more productive and so much more successful if I worked consistently, at a level pace, putting all of this e-energy into my work, instead of working in fits and starts. I think about it. I know it’s probably true, I could be more productive, I could put more energy into my job.

But that wouldn’t be nearly as much fun!