GPOYW - I bought a new book
dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnn
This is the book I have to read for my Communication Design Studio class.
Does anyone else see the irony in this or is it just me?
The Genius of the Fake AP Stylebook
If you’ve ever been tortured by the APA, MLA, AP, or Chicago Manual of Style guidebooks, you’re probably already gleefully enjoying the comedy of Twitter’s Fake AP Stylebook, which offers memorable nuggets of writing advice, such as:
- “Stupider” and “Stupidest” are not words, but can be used when describing Internet message board comments.
- When referring to someone with a Ph.D. as “doctor” immediately follow it with “but, you know, not a REAL doctor.”
- All terms referring to Batman should be capitalized: Dark Knight, Caped Crusader, Our Lord and Savior, etc.
- Similar to what you might do when exercising, play music with a fast rhythm.
- If you drink caffeine, consume it in small, frequent amounts instead of just one large cup at the beginning of the day.
- Set time-specific goals in two-, five-, or ten-minute increments. Identify what you want to accomplish in a very short amount of time, and then set a timer and go for it.
- Isolate yourself. Remove the desire to procrastinate by not having any other options but to work.
- Acknowledge that you’re procrastinating. Often, just realizing that you’re putting something off is enough to get you working.
- Challenge a colleague to see who can get the most work done in a set time period.
- Ask someone to help you stay accountable. There are professional motivators who will call you once a day to see how you’re doing, but a trusted and willing friend or coworker can do the same thing for free.
- If the task doesn’t require much though, listen to an audiobook while you work. Agree to only listen to the book when you’re working on the project you don’t want to do. This way, you’ll be interested in hearing more of the story each time you take on the undesirable task.
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I bought myself an early birthday present.
I bought Harry Potter and… whatever the 7th book name is… for only $3.00. I have yet to read the 4th, 5th, or 6th book but at least I don’t have to worry about finding the 7th one, because I already have it.
Hooray!
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