"Johnny! Johnny, just slow down a minute, will ya?"
"Yeah, Dad. Sorry."
"Ok, now, just take the work a step at a time--"
"I KNOW, DAD. I'm TRYin--"
"JOHNNY! Johnny, Jesus, will ya let me talk?"
"Ugh. Yesss, daaduh."
"You're worse than your mother was... before she left me," spits, "but who cares - how's she doing?"
"Daad!"
"Ok, yeah, sorry. Too much. Ok... work! Your work! You got a lotta work. Right, so, easier to swallow in little chunks, yeah?"
"Yes, Dad."
"So, chop 'em up and give each of those a little, predetermined time you'll do them within (or at least you'll work on them during that time). Give yourself enough time that you could get it done but not too much time that you'll get defeated if you can't get it done in that time or if something comes up. If you're giving yourself too much time for one task, make the task smaller so it can maybe be done in 1-2 hours. Then, give yourself 1-2 hours! And do it. Oh, and, uh. Hmm, I had one more thing..."
"Yeah?"
"Ah, yeah, plan your distractions! The most crucial. Program little fun things for you in your daily schedule on scratch paper or your whiteboard or whatever. Make it stuff that would feel good to do, not just time wasters. Learn something. Make something. Not work related. How's that sound?"
"Actually. Actually, yeah, pretty good. Makes sense, I guess."
"You guess! Place a bet, big mouth!"
"What?"
"Ahhh, nevermind."
"..."
"Jesus, Johnny. No nothing? Nothing to say? Any other questions you wanna extort out of your old Pops?"
"Ugh. No, Dad. Thanks."
"Well... you're wlecome. You are. It was nice of you to call me... Y'know, we don't hafta talk for a long time each time you call. We could talk for like 5 minutes, and then you could go if you had to do something."
"..."
"Like, waiting for the bus. Or walking to grab lunch. Give me a call next time you've got a couple minutes, y'know? Or another quick question/advice situation. Yeah?"
"Yeah. Ok, Dad. I, uh, I love you."
"..."
"Dad?"
"Yeah! I love, you, too Johnny. I do. Thanks."
"Thanks, Dad. Bye."
"Bye now."
"Yeah, Dad. Sorry."
"Ok, now, just take the work a step at a time--"
"I KNOW, DAD. I'm TRYin--"
"JOHNNY! Johnny, Jesus, will ya let me talk?"
"Ugh. Yesss, daaduh."
"You're worse than your mother was... before she left me," spits, "but who cares - how's she doing?"
"Daad!"
"Ok, yeah, sorry. Too much. Ok... work! Your work! You got a lotta work. Right, so, easier to swallow in little chunks, yeah?"
"Yes, Dad."
"So, chop 'em up and give each of those a little, predetermined time you'll do them within (or at least you'll work on them during that time). Give yourself enough time that you could get it done but not too much time that you'll get defeated if you can't get it done in that time or if something comes up. If you're giving yourself too much time for one task, make the task smaller so it can maybe be done in 1-2 hours. Then, give yourself 1-2 hours! And do it. Oh, and, uh. Hmm, I had one more thing..."
"Yeah?"
"Ah, yeah, plan your distractions! The most crucial. Program little fun things for you in your daily schedule on scratch paper or your whiteboard or whatever. Make it stuff that would feel good to do, not just time wasters. Learn something. Make something. Not work related. How's that sound?"
"Actually. Actually, yeah, pretty good. Makes sense, I guess."
"You guess! Place a bet, big mouth!"
"What?"
"Ahhh, nevermind."
"..."
"Jesus, Johnny. No nothing? Nothing to say? Any other questions you wanna extort out of your old Pops?"
"Ugh. No, Dad. Thanks."
"Well... you're wlecome. You are. It was nice of you to call me... Y'know, we don't hafta talk for a long time each time you call. We could talk for like 5 minutes, and then you could go if you had to do something."
"..."
"Like, waiting for the bus. Or walking to grab lunch. Give me a call next time you've got a couple minutes, y'know? Or another quick question/advice situation. Yeah?"
"Yeah. Ok, Dad. I, uh, I love you."
"..."
"Dad?"
"Yeah! I love, you, too Johnny. I do. Thanks."
"Thanks, Dad. Bye."
"Bye now."