I have decided to participate in the Go-Over
rather than the Do-Over as I would like to develop a solid plan for organizing
my data.
Just three days ago, I proclaimed that I was a
fairly good researcher and that I needed help with tracking research and source
citation. True. Still true. However, I also stated that I was certain other
faults were waiting to be discovered and discovered they were. The Do-Over
Workbook has been helpful in my journey of self discovery.
As of 4 January 2016 this is what I must do to
become better organized…
Find a quiet place to work and dedicate a segment of the day solely
to genealogy. This time will be morning to mid-day. I PROMISE NOT TO RESEARCH
IN THE HOURS BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT.
I will organize myself prior to researching by setting a research
goal and planning my research. I will create research logs and to do lists. I
will organize my computer files.
“Bright Shiny Objects” will not distract me. Those BSOs are deadly!
For eight years I have been diagnosing myself with Attention Deficit Disorder.
The longer I have been at genealogy the more difficult it has been for me to
stay on task. I have switched from one ancestor to the next. One tree to the
next. I blamed it on ADD and have come to realize that I have been afflicted
with The Bright Shiny Object Syndrome.
Better get to work.
Linda
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