Comments on: What are you doing with your time? http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/ the blog for ambitions young professional women. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicole Crimaldi http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-6376 Nicole Crimaldi Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:25:46 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-6376 Yes good point. I bounce between person 1 and 2 which is probably terrible. I burn myself out on being person 2 for a few weeks, then I am like a vegetable for a few days. Moderation is key and scheduling every minute of your day is annoying and unrealistic! Yes good point. I bounce between person 1 and 2 which is probably terrible. I burn myself out on being person 2 for a few weeks, then I am like a vegetable for a few days. Moderation is key and scheduling every minute of your day is annoying and unrealistic!

]]> By: Nicole Crimaldi http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-6375 Nicole Crimaldi Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:24:35 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-6375 Tania- I agree. Person 2 is stretched. I know this because sometimes I am person 2. The problem is that you spend a lot time doing a whole lto of nothing! And yes- IT policies at companies are extremley strict. I even know a few people who have been fired for IMing at work/internet use. So in conculsion, yes, a mixture of person 1 and 2 is probably ideal! Tania- I agree. Person 2 is stretched. I know this because sometimes I am person 2. The problem is that you spend a lot time doing a whole lto of nothing!

And yes- IT policies at companies are extremley strict. I even know a few people who have been fired for IMing at work/internet use.

So in conculsion, yes, a mixture of person 1 and 2 is probably ideal!

]]> By: Nicole Crimaldi http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-6374 Nicole Crimaldi Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:23:23 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-6374 Hey Jill, I recently started following you on Twitter! On person 2- that schedule was inspired by Gary Vaynerchuk's book CRUSH IT! and a bit of my own life. There is obviously no right or wrong way to manage your time, it just depends on what your five year plan is and what your career goals are. I too am a social media addict. This is partially because I'm trying to position myself in order to grow my own business. Spending so much time on social media can be great, but it it can become like a treadmill to no where if you don't focus! Hey Jill, I recently started following you on Twitter!

On person 2- that schedule was inspired by Gary Vaynerchuk’s book CRUSH IT! and a bit of my own life.

There is obviously no right or wrong way to manage your time, it just depends on what your five year plan is and what your career goals are.

I too am a social media addict. This is partially because I’m trying to position myself in order to grow my own business. Spending so much time on social media can be great, but it it can become like a treadmill to no where if you don’t focus!

]]> By: JillPR http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-6343 JillPR Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:12:23 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-6343 When I first saw this, I thought, oh no, I'm Person 2! Some of the more casual people I know on Twitter have called me "a full-timer" lately. Glad to know the prognosis of being a full-timer is good! When I first saw this, I thought, oh no, I’m Person 2! Some of the more casual people I know on Twitter have called me “a full-timer” lately. Glad to know the prognosis of being a full-timer is good!

]]> By: Tania http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-4379 Tania Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:06:25 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-4379 I am not sure I agree with this. It seems as if person 2 may not actually be doing anything 100% but rather just getting stretched extremely thin and sleep deprived. Also, checking the internet continually at work will get you fired in many places... and it's kind of dishonest given that they're paying you for your time, unless it's on your lunch break. I think there's a successful medium between these two scenarios. I am not sure I agree with this. It seems as if person 2 may not actually be doing anything 100% but rather just getting stretched extremely thin and sleep deprived. Also, checking the internet continually at work will get you fired in many places… and it’s kind of dishonest given that they’re paying you for your time, unless it’s on your lunch break. I think there’s a successful medium between these two scenarios.

]]> By: Jen http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-4267 Jen Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:08:11 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-4267 Thanks for this post, Nicole. I just literally sat at my couch staring at the wall for a solid 10 minutes after reading it, just thinking about it, the meaning and how I spend my time. I am one of those crazy people who schedule out my day -- it's become my way to make sure I hold myself accountable for the things I want to be doing like working out, blogging and running errands. I agree with Ashley though -- people who schedule every minute of every day do burn out, and sometimes you just need to light a match to the schedule and RELAX. Do whatever your heart feels at that moment. Thanks for this post, Nicole. I just literally sat at my couch staring at the wall for a solid 10 minutes after reading it, just thinking about it, the meaning and how I spend my time. I am one of those crazy people who schedule out my day — it’s become my way to make sure I hold myself accountable for the things I want to be doing like working out, blogging and running errands. I agree with Ashley though — people who schedule every minute of every day do burn out, and sometimes you just need to light a match to the schedule and RELAX. Do whatever your heart feels at that moment.

]]> By: Rich DeMatteo http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-4266 Rich DeMatteo Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:57:53 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-4266 I love the break down of Person 1 and Person 2. However I am a Person 3: 10AM - Wake up check twitter, facebook, linkedin and post on my blog 11AM - Check calendar to see if it is a bi-weekly Monday in which it is time to ask Obama for money 11:30AM -Eat something. Anything. Usually peanut butter 12:00 - Go back to blogging, sweet beautiful twitter, commenting on other blogs, and responding to comments. 3:00 - Stand up and stretch 3:05 - Sit down and go back to "work" 5:00 - Gym Time 7:00 - Eat again. Be tempted by peanut butter. Eat chicken. Always chicken. 8:00 - Start forming ideas for new posts or watch a hockey game if on or take a shower. 9:00 - Write blog post but get interrupted by twitter and other random shit This continues till 3AM when finally deciding to write 5AM - finish post, say goodnight to twitter and try to sleep 5:15AM - can't sleep so go downstairs and eat Peanut Butter. 5:30AM - sleep I love the break down of Person 1 and Person 2. However I am a Person 3:

10AM – Wake up check twitter, facebook, linkedin and post on my blog
11AM – Check calendar to see if it is a bi-weekly Monday in which it is time to ask Obama for money
11:30AM -Eat something. Anything. Usually peanut butter
12:00 – Go back to blogging, sweet beautiful twitter, commenting on other blogs, and responding to comments.
3:00 – Stand up and stretch
3:05 – Sit down and go back to “work”
5:00 – Gym Time
7:00 – Eat again. Be tempted by peanut butter. Eat chicken. Always chicken.
8:00 – Start forming ideas for new posts or watch a hockey game if on or take a shower.
9:00 – Write blog post but get interrupted by twitter and other random shit
This continues till 3AM when finally deciding to write
5AM – finish post, say goodnight to twitter and try to sleep
5:15AM – can’t sleep so go downstairs and eat Peanut Butter.
5:30AM – sleep

]]> By: Heather http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-4262 Heather Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:06:23 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-4262 panic attack? oh that's somewhere between going over budget and organizing coupons... panic attack? oh that’s somewhere between going over budget and organizing coupons…

]]> By: Nicole Crimaldi http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-4259 Nicole Crimaldi Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:30:29 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-4259 Caryn, I just played around with that graph- pretty cool! I've never seen that before, thanks for sharing. The common trend I saw is that work takes up the biggest chunk of our days- so we might as well do something we enjoy! Nicole Caryn,

I just played around with that graph- pretty cool! I’ve never seen that before, thanks for sharing. The common trend I saw is that work takes up the biggest chunk of our days- so we might as well do something we enjoy!

Nicole

]]> By: Nicole Crimaldi http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/13/what-are-you-doing-with-your-time/#comment-4258 Nicole Crimaldi Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:27:09 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1841#comment-4258 Isn't it funny how the tasks of getting the kids bundled up takes up so much time? Heather is my cousin, and I can definitely say she ROCKS at being a working Mom. You are a great example to all of us! I don't see any "have panic attacks" in your schedule so it looks like you're doing great :) Isn’t it funny how the tasks of getting the kids bundled up takes up so much time?

Heather is my cousin, and I can definitely say she ROCKS at being a working Mom. You are a great example to all of us! I don’t see any “have panic attacks” in your schedule so it looks like you’re doing great :)

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