| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: When extremely busy, I usually skip... Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
|
|---|
This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "When extremely busy, I usually skip...".
View the poll results »
| | | | Mary Worby 
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:28
German to English
+ ...
| I don't skip meals, but .. | Mar 5, 2010 |
I only have two meals a day and try not to snack. It's not good for the waistline. How much work I have isn't so much a factor as how good a relationship I have with my scales at any time ....
| | | | Celine Gras
France
Local time: 16:28
English to French
+ ...
| Don't skip meals either | Mar 5, 2010 |
Without eating, I can't function. No food, no work or bad work, it is as simple as that.
| | | | Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 16:28
English to French
+ ...
| I don't either | Mar 5, 2010 |
I need fuel to think straight...
[Modifié le 2010-03-05 08:52 GMT]
| | |
|
|
|
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:28
Spanish to English
+ ...
...the light fantastic! Because being busy these days is a godsend...
I never miss out on my fuel intake, whatever the circumstances.
| | | | Alison Sabedoria (X)
United Kingdom
French to English
+ ...
No food - no brain function!
The things I skip when really busy: housework, messing about on the internet, keeping in touch with friends (not good!), ironing - I become queen of the crumpled look.
But I NEVER skip meals.
| | | | | I never skip meals either... | Mar 5, 2010 |
... and eat whenever I am hungry (but I will probably eat something on the light side).
| | | | | Meals become snacks | Mar 5, 2010 |
I don't usually stop eating when I'm very busy, but meals tend to become snacks, as I don't have time to prepare food or eat a large meal.
| | |
|
|
|
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 15:28
Member (2007)
English
+ ...
| Maybe go easy on the local produce | Mar 5, 2010 |
The local red, the equally-local Muscat dessert wine and sparkling white - they all stay in their bottles for a while.
Snacks I've never gone for anyway - I find them totally unnecessary, just serving to increase the income of industrial manufacturers, dentists and the rest of the medical profession. Three good, balanced meals a day are enough for anyone, busy or idle.
| | | | Tatty
Local time: 16:28
Spanish to English
+ ...
| Extremely busy... | Mar 5, 2010 |
I just wouldn't take on that much work in the first place. Those who skip meals what a desperate lot! Is it all really worth it...
| | | | | Just like Catherine... | Mar 5, 2010 |
... I do not stop eating, but the meals turn into a series of smaller snacks.
| | | | Parrot
Spain
Local time: 16:28
Spanish to English
+ ...
| I never skip meals | Mar 5, 2010 |
They're programmed into the working day as functional brain breaks.
| | |
|
|
|
Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:28
Member (2009)
Spanish to English
| More miscalculation than desperation | Mar 5, 2010 |
Tatty wrote:
Those who skip meals what a desperate lot! Is it all really worth it...
In my case it has more to do with miscalculation than desperation. I occasionally skip breakfast or lunch when I've underestimated the time it will take to complete a project, but I will never miss dinner as there is nothing worse than going to bed hungry. Apples, bananas, nuts and liquorice keep me going when there's no time to stop.
It can be different working in a high-pressure office environment: "lunch is for wimps" a former boss of mine used to say.
| | | | DianeGM
Local time: 17:28
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
+ ...
| Except dinner | Mar 5, 2010 |
I can skip on most everything when I'm really involved in something or other.
Mostly I just forget, no question of time pressure.
That goes for everything except dinner. My kids go to sports after school. My husband cooks and then goes and picks them up. Our kids get back from after school sports - they scream "Mummy, Daddy, I'm hungry" in stereo, with any delay they just shut down my computers - no questions asked.
DINNER trumps - at least in our house.
... See more I can skip on most everything when I'm really involved in something or other.
Mostly I just forget, no question of time pressure.
That goes for everything except dinner. My kids go to sports after school. My husband cooks and then goes and picks them up. Our kids get back from after school sports - they scream "Mummy, Daddy, I'm hungry" in stereo, with any delay they just shut down my computers - no questions asked.
DINNER trumps - at least in our house.
[Edited at 2010-03-05 11:57 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | | It´s not worth it! | Mar 5, 2010 |
I ALWAYS have a supply of fruit, carrots, good Danish rye bread, cheese and coffee.
Meals may only be snacks, but it takes very little time to assemble a plate of sensible fast-food, which I can eat as I search for terminology or proofread if necessary.
But when I´m really busy I have to be strict about short, frequent breaks, or the standard of my work plummets.
I have learnt a few things from my workaholic husband. He knows just when to come by with a c... See more I ALWAYS have a supply of fruit, carrots, good Danish rye bread, cheese and coffee.
Meals may only be snacks, but it takes very little time to assemble a plate of sensible fast-food, which I can eat as I search for terminology or proofread if necessary.
But when I´m really busy I have to be strict about short, frequent breaks, or the standard of my work plummets.
I have learnt a few things from my workaholic husband. He knows just when to come by with a cup of tea, then creep away again. Or order pizza... Then when the job is done, we do make a point of taking time off properly in between. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Pages in topic: [1 2] > | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Poll: When extremely busy, I usually skip... | Protemos translation business management system | Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!
The system lets you keep client/vendor database, with contacts and rates, manage projects and assign jobs to vendors, issue invoices, track payments, store and manage project files, generate business reports on turnover profit per client/manager etc.
More info » |
| | Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
Exclusive discount for ProZ.com users!
Save over 13% when purchasing Wordfast Pro through ProZ.com. Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of platform-independent Translation Memory software. Consistently ranked the most user-friendly and highest value
Buy now! » |
|
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | |
Login to reply/comment 
