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Habits, Neuroses and Talents

-I'm basically a waste of space unless pressed between 1pm and 4pm -I get a second boost of energy/creativity around 7pm which tapers until about 11pm -I love research and the initial aspects of writing, I absolutely loath copy editing and writing the conclusion. -Football watching has a tendency to get in the way of me turning ok work into something better. -I tend to go into projects with expectations already in place, this tends to let me down when I don't find what I was looking for. -I have to work out often or I feel sluggish and tired. -if I don't eat during some part of class you might as well write me off || -Obsessive about topics that I find interesting, too the detriment of my own mental health. -I used to always be concerned that I wasn't as smart as a lot of people in the academic world. Now I realize that I'm about average in capacity and can work with that, although talking with Gareth, Shalija, Jon and most of the faculty sometimes makes me feel like an idiot. -I'm almost always thinking about getting a job after graduate school. Part of the OCD issue on this is that I'm afraid that I won't end up at a top tier program and feel like I failed somehow. || -I'm a talker and love hearing others stories. It's too bad that I don't intend on using ethnography as a primary methodology (although it will be there in parts) as I think I would enjoy the experience. -I am comfortable asking those 'dumb' questions that tend to prompt good discussions or force clarification. -I almost always finish what I start -I used to be a pretty stellar football and basketball player until I had my second knee surgery. -I feel as if I link disparate items together well, even if they initially don't seem as if they might. ||
 * Habits || Neuroses || Talents ||
 * -I love mornings and am most efficient between 8a and 12pm