My life is a constant tension between

a. Wanting to be All The Prepared, meet All The #Deadlines, make Everyone Happy, Time All The Management

b. Wanting to # live my life, not #grind it away; to #create, #explore, #love my loved ones; to minimize the % of my life involving #email; to not beat my head against things I don't enjoy

Thus, my life looks like a rolling disaster, sometimes, to some kinds of people.

While my editor is reminding me I need to write, he is very much in the way of me writing.

The UPC confirms that having been refused an extension for filing a defence leading to a decision by default, a party cannot set aside the decision by default unless it can show justifiable reasons for missing the deadline.

https://eip.com/uk/latest/article/upc_confirms_decision_by_default/

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
-- Douglas Adams

#Wisdom #Quotes #DouglasAdams #Deadlines

#Photography #Panorama #CoyoteButtesNorth #TheWave #VermilionCliffs #Utah

Two Ways To Ask For Something To Be Done Before A Work Break

There are two ways to ask for something to be done before a break where everyone in the country is pausing work for at least a day and possibly traveling.

One way is to acknowledge that the holiday is coming up and ask for a rush to get it launched prior to the holiday and put some money behind it for the effort.

The other way is to just say “let’s get this done by Wednesday” and that’s it.

Both projects have been going on for quite a while. The first one is already launched. The second will hopefully get done today. But, the second one really perturbs me for a number of reasons.

1. No acknowledgement that the holiday is coming up and the push might not be practical.
2. No knowledge of what’s in the hopper prior the holiday.
3. Not even a whiff of acknowledgement that this is an ask that is a bit forward.
4. Compensation? No where in sight.

Look, it’s all through email. Tone and inflection get lost in email all the time. That’s why writing an email, then taking a step back, then re-reading before sending is sometimes the best.

Often adding a word or a phrase like “Is it possible…” works wonders.

I’m guilty of not doing the best job of this. But I’m striving to get better.

Good morning.

26 July 2024

When I get up in the morning, I feel like I have a deadline to get my first post out. Oh, it is self-imposed, there really is no deadline, but my morning goal is to get one out before morning mealtime for Ben and Charlie. I usually make it, but not always. Hmmm ... right now it is 27 minutes to mealtime. Noticeably, Ben hasn't started barking and Charlie hasn't barged in to remind me what time it is. It's silly, I know, but there are worse things that I could do with my time, and it gives me something to do that doesn't involve the television. It is part of my photography hobby. And ... here is Charlie. I have my deadlines and Charlie has his. Do you impose deadlines on yourself?

"I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines, nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation." - Harry Shearer

If you really could choose to live a life without deadlines, would that be a good thing?

https://youtu.be/lYIVBN9XGm8

I am really really rubbish at getting things done if I don’t have a deadline. After decades of being a self-employed photographer, my level of motivation is very different to when first I started out. In a way, part of the problem is that I have a good life. Maybe a little too good.

The #UPC distinction between a #Decision and an #Order (the latter having a much shorter appeal deadline) is sometimes counterintuitive, so that even the Court itself sometimes gets it wrong. This case helps to explain.

https://eipamar.com/en/knowledge-hub/article/upc-court-of-appeal-confirms-deadline-to-appeal-orders/

I am humbled to share that not one, but TWO of my paintings have been selected for the @society_of_canadian_artists 2024 Open International Online Juried Exhibition:
"Deadline" pure watercolour 22 x 22" (sold) and
"How To Stretch A Point" pure watercolour 14 x 20" (available).

EU countries set to turn new telecom law a directive in all but name https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-countries-set-to-turn-new-telecom-law-a-directive-in-all-but-name/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CounciloftheEU #deadlines #fibreready #flexibility