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Aug 2, 2004 6:14 pm
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Hi, I am working on a verrrrrry long and difficult (although interesting) book, and find I have to take frequent short breaks. This got me thinking about my...
... It's the healthy thing to do, even if only to stretch. I find that with long, complex books I need to "reward" myself much more often than with books where...
Bobbi, I have severe ADHD and can only work about 7-15 mins at a time. In those mins, I really really work, though. Then I get up, feed an animal, look out the...
Bobbi Swanson wrote: I find ... This is just good sense whether the book is long and/or difficult or a breeze. There is actually software that reminds folks to...
I'm only good for about three hours in the morning. After a nap, I can do another three hours in the evening. I try to do one chapter at a time, but I'm not...
I hear you Rae. I get the brainlock, the heavy eyes, or the widely wandering mind if I work very long without a break (though it depends on the kind of work--I...
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Aug 4, 2004 3:42 pm
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Thanks everyone, for responding to my question about work schedules, I don't feel so guilty now when I do take my breaks. I was beginning to think that maybe...
Hi All, When I get restless or stressed or tired while indexing, I find myself getting up alot - to head for the kitchen and get a snack! This is especially...
I try to take a break at least once an hour. I space out household chores and such so that I do something during the break time. I do a lot of scholarly ...
Hi all, I hope you don't mind if I share my latest good news with you, you know how it is when something good happens, and there is no one home to share it ...
That's interesting to me Joanne, because I like the editing part least! It's the only part that seems like real work to me. ... From: Joanne Sprott To:...
Hi all, I could really use some advice on some entries that I am unsure about. The chapter of the book I am currently working on deals with arsenic in ...
... One alternative would be to lump all the countries as one sub: arsenic worldwide distribution [although that might sound like someone's selling the stuff] ...
Thank you so much for the great suggestions. I like the way you suggested, with Linda's wording of "geographical distribution" I am still going to have to...
Hi again, I guess I left out an important item! The regions talked about are not discussed in any detail, in most cases only 1 or 2 sentences is the most any ...
Hi all, Just wanted to send a big welcome to all our new members. We've had quite a few new folks sign on in the past few days. We've been quiet lately. Is...
Hi everyone; I just thought I would get a discussion going here, as Rachel mentioned it's been rather slow the last few weeks. I just finished the USDA Basic...
Hi Michele I have found I love indexing, but as I've said many times, it makes my head hurt. I think once we practice and get so confident that we know it and...
Candi Hyatt
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Aug 9, 2004 4:12 pm
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Hi everyone! I'm a new member, joined last week. I've been thinking of indexing as an alternate career for a few years and since I've been out of work,...
... Vacation??!! Surely you jest. I'm currently caught up, but this is the first time since May. These are some of the projects that've been keeping me up at...
Many, many years ago (1972) when I started indexing, I read a book by an English indexer named Collison (which was how I learned indexing), and I still...
I took the USDA Basic Indexing course ten years ago and did fine in it, but I still remember how difficult it was when I sat down to index a real book. ...
I enjoyed reading Carol's list of the topics of books she's indexed recently. The variety of my book subjects sometimes amazes me too, so I thought it might be...
I've had a run on political science lately. That happens to me a lot, I'll get a bunch of similar type book from several different publishers. Really odd. Last...
Sylvia, Thanks for this info. I did go to the web site and wanted to sign up and sent an e-mail last week, but have had no response. Would you know if there...
... I agree with everything Charles said. Many of the books I index seem interesting enough when I start, but I've learned that I lose interest toward the end...
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