1/29/18 The one in which my income is questioned
1/29/18
So I've been doing well. I finished a book this last week, worked roughly 56 hours, kept up with my classes (with one menial exception), and managed to run a bit (but not as much as I'd like). Things are going great, and I basically pushed up against the limited of what I can do with the current expectations I have placed upon myself.
First off, the book I finished. It was called "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell, and I have mixed feelings on it. It presents very interesting information about intelligence and ability and how to view it from a lens of opportunity and chance more than innate ability. Which I think is very true. I feel like it's a bit dated, most of the information in it is relatively commonly accepted at this point, so I didn't real feel as if it was a huge revelation. The information was ultimately useless beyond just being interesting. So the grand take-away I took from it was "success has a lot to do with chance, but you have to work hard to take that chance, so work hard and hope." Which is really what I was doing already.
Second, I worked like crazy. I think yesterday alone I put in 16 hours at two different jobs. I then slept for 16 hours. I also found out that a coworker of mine who; works less, doesn't speak a second language, has common HR problems, and has been working less than me- is being paid 2.50$ than me an hour. Which. Is not fun. He just said it was because he negotiated with them, which, honestly is pretty fair. He also said his main job was paying him 40$ an hour, which is frankly so ridiculous a concept to me that I can only assume it's a ridiculous over-estimation on his part. But, I shouldn't feel that way, the only take away I should take is that, it's time for me to negotiate my rate higher. And I feel like I'm at a good place to do so, but it does take a certain courage and grit that seems to lie just a bit beyond what I'm currently accustomed to, because I want to approach this with some tact. Anyways, money's going well, just need to keep moving that dial.
Third, Classes are going fine, I just missed finishing one little electronic assignment on my mathclass, still did half of it before the due date and so after I finish redoing the latter portion for half credit I should walk away with at least 80%. My English class has a large paper coming up though so I'll need to invest some time in that. Speaking of English, I need to finish a little assignment now.
Fourth, I did my first two runs of the week, but then couldn't carve the time out for my other runs. Really as long as I have a spare 45 minutes anywhere and I've slept a decent amount I never worry about finding time to run, so I'll just work harder to carve that time out and make that happen.
I'm doing a good job of keeping myself sane and working "at capacity" but dang if hearing that my rate was so much lower than it could have been for all this time isn't disheartening. Next week I'm reading a little book from the Spice and Wolf series, and will probably get that done with much less effort, going to continue my marathon trianing, stay on top of my assignments (hopefully a little ahead), go on one date (I'm managing to have a bit of a life!), work up to 60 hours (Right now I have like 59 hours scheduled), and start reading the Book of Mormon and praying more actively. Slept right through church today, but have been feeling more spiritually connected lately by spades. Oh, and donating plasma again... This sounds like too much, can't wait until I can cut a lot of work out of my schedule. It'll happen, just you wait.
So I've been doing well. I finished a book this last week, worked roughly 56 hours, kept up with my classes (with one menial exception), and managed to run a bit (but not as much as I'd like). Things are going great, and I basically pushed up against the limited of what I can do with the current expectations I have placed upon myself.
First off, the book I finished. It was called "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell, and I have mixed feelings on it. It presents very interesting information about intelligence and ability and how to view it from a lens of opportunity and chance more than innate ability. Which I think is very true. I feel like it's a bit dated, most of the information in it is relatively commonly accepted at this point, so I didn't real feel as if it was a huge revelation. The information was ultimately useless beyond just being interesting. So the grand take-away I took from it was "success has a lot to do with chance, but you have to work hard to take that chance, so work hard and hope." Which is really what I was doing already.
Second, I worked like crazy. I think yesterday alone I put in 16 hours at two different jobs. I then slept for 16 hours. I also found out that a coworker of mine who; works less, doesn't speak a second language, has common HR problems, and has been working less than me- is being paid 2.50$ than me an hour. Which. Is not fun. He just said it was because he negotiated with them, which, honestly is pretty fair. He also said his main job was paying him 40$ an hour, which is frankly so ridiculous a concept to me that I can only assume it's a ridiculous over-estimation on his part. But, I shouldn't feel that way, the only take away I should take is that, it's time for me to negotiate my rate higher. And I feel like I'm at a good place to do so, but it does take a certain courage and grit that seems to lie just a bit beyond what I'm currently accustomed to, because I want to approach this with some tact. Anyways, money's going well, just need to keep moving that dial.
Third, Classes are going fine, I just missed finishing one little electronic assignment on my mathclass, still did half of it before the due date and so after I finish redoing the latter portion for half credit I should walk away with at least 80%. My English class has a large paper coming up though so I'll need to invest some time in that. Speaking of English, I need to finish a little assignment now.
Fourth, I did my first two runs of the week, but then couldn't carve the time out for my other runs. Really as long as I have a spare 45 minutes anywhere and I've slept a decent amount I never worry about finding time to run, so I'll just work harder to carve that time out and make that happen.
I'm doing a good job of keeping myself sane and working "at capacity" but dang if hearing that my rate was so much lower than it could have been for all this time isn't disheartening. Next week I'm reading a little book from the Spice and Wolf series, and will probably get that done with much less effort, going to continue my marathon trianing, stay on top of my assignments (hopefully a little ahead), go on one date (I'm managing to have a bit of a life!), work up to 60 hours (Right now I have like 59 hours scheduled), and start reading the Book of Mormon and praying more actively. Slept right through church today, but have been feeling more spiritually connected lately by spades. Oh, and donating plasma again... This sounds like too much, can't wait until I can cut a lot of work out of my schedule. It'll happen, just you wait.
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