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I suppose at first it was simply shock. I have seen my great job turn itself on its head into something I loathe, in very short order. It started with the realization that I was putting off work by surfing the Internet and finishing nothing. No, it wasn’t the typical time stealers that Merlin Mann talks about in his multi-part series, Making Time to Make, although it was an interesting set of reading. I had already cut out all of the pointless garbage that was wasting my time; my problem was, I was wasting time on purpose, overwhelmed because I don’t like doing pointless, boring, repetitive work. It makes me scream uncontrollably.

After more time reading around the web, I found The Alternative Productivity Manifesto and very heartily agreed that we are not being rewarded for becoming more productive. Instead, companies become ever more greedy and expect ever more output. I decided to get back to work, but create self-imposed limits. Just because I am capable of working like two people, I no longer choose to do so. I am not getting paid like two people, I am not allowed to cut my work day in half. So now I work a steady pace (no matter what) and find I am much less stressed and feel a bit more in control of my day.

The root of my problem has to do with learning how to deal with a difficult person. This person had me seeing flames within the first thirty seconds of speaking to me, no matter the time of day or mood I was in. A gentle reminder about Dealing with Difficult People centered my universe and put me back at peace.

Now I put my nose to the grind stone and do the sucky work during the day, knowing that at night I can go home and continue a project I find much more rewarding (more about this in the future). Even though there are currently obstacles at my job, I’m working on becoming remarkable despite it. What inspires me now are a few other peers who have already become remarkable, by unabashedly following their interests and dreams.

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