Today's irony, boys and girls, has to do with me. Surprise!
I decided long ago that it was inappropriate to whine constantly about the same things while making no attempt to improve the situation. I stick by my decision.
Today, however, I combined two conflicting whines and got confused.
Whine #1: I'm really, really tired.
Whiine #2: I don't get enough done in a day.
So, to solve whine #1 a person might suggest that sleep would do the job. Yep, just hop into sleepytown and drift off to dreamland. That would do it.
And to solve whine #2 a person might suggest that spending more active time during the day would solve that little connundrum. Yes, don't daydream, reduce the number of breaks and/or duration thereof. That could help productivity.
Looking at the juxtaposition of these whines, I don't see an adequate answer. Sure, I could sleep now and forever be rested and ready to go--assuming a day of tiredness doesn't return. Or I could work through this and just hope and pray that it will magically make my sleepiness go away.
Actually, option three would be the most appealing. Remove the word "whine" from the whole damned thing. Thus, I would be allowed to be sleepy and I could fix productivity problems tomorrow.
Isn't it ironic? Dontcha think?
Well, no, but it is mesmerizing to watch how a few simple words make the problem much easier to sleep upon.
Posted by dotty at December 17, 2003 07:54 PM