Every so often there is that one project that grows into the bane of one’s existence. It may even be within the medium that you love working in. But something about it just feels like drudgery. And that perception perpetuates to the point where one feels like one is harnessed to and dragging a sack of shit and it’s disposal cannot come soon enough.
I just emerged from one of those. It was a do-able “no-sweat-I’ll-knock-it-out-in-no-time” kind of project. It didn’t involve leaning new skills that required a steep learning curve. The creativity (read: problem solving) involved wasn’t particularly challenging. Yet, it took what seemed like an eternity to accomplish. None of it was helped in any fashion by my own piss-poor attitude towards getting it done.
But get it done I did. Now it is out of my hair and I feel unshackled to move on to other tasks.
Funny how a seemingly simple task can bog us down. I don’t throw blame at the project itself but myself. (I did mention my own piss-poor attitude earlier, didn’t I?) Yeah, I’m not too happy with myself over that.
I am happy however the task has been accomplished… which is why I’m counting it today. Simply because it reminded me that attitude towards a task is paramount… that a positive one makes it (and me) move faster to it’s accomplishment. Sometimes it is important that we are reminded that we get into our own way… and adjustments need to be made. Life, eh?
