I need someone mean.
I'm tired of my job and tired of my procrastinating and even more tired of hearing myself complain about my job and my procrastinating. I want to go to grad school in fall '08, so I must turn in applications by December (preferably November) '07.
I promised myself I'd do grad-school research for an hour yesterday, and I did (more like an hour and a half). I've vowed to do so again today. But I'm already cowed by the process and how little I know about how to go about it. My fear is that I'll get discouraged and not keep up the effort. So I'm posting here seeking a taskmaster.
What I need in a taskmaster is someone mean, someone who won't let me get away with excuses. I don't mean I need someone to call me names or berate me. (I've done that to myself with no results.) I mean I need someone who will keep on me about it, check in with me, not back off when I slacken my efforts. Of course I'd appreciate any knowledge about or experience in selecting and applying to grad schools, but what I really need is someone who would require me to find that information and act on it.
I'd be thrilled with someone who would help/make me break down the process into smaller tasks and assign me deadlines for each task. My best friend Marjorie once said what she wanted for Christmas was the name of the grad school I would attend, but that assignment was too nebulous and complex. I'd start research, get frustrated, and stop. That Christmas passed, and I had nothing for her.
Any volunteers or recommendations for someone to be my taskmaster?
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