[Magdalen] Broken records

[Ann Markle]

Scott, if you can, it might be a good idea to take some time off.  Can't
you get comp time for all the hours?  You could just sleep and sleep,
and/or maybe take a little trip somewhere warm, or just get out a bit in
the snow and enjoy your own beautiful city.

I think you're a little younger than I am, and know you have financial
obligations that I do not, but can you begin to think about retirement?
You have so many well-rounded interests, and I hate to see you suffocating
under the workload.  Even beginning to plan for a few years hence could be
a happy pastime.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 7:53 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
> <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > It's great to be so needed, Scott, but is there no middle ground in  this
> > project?  I should think you run the danger of real burn-out.
>
> It's been unique in that aspect: no middle ground. Since October,
> every day has been like it's the last couple of days of the project:
> constant grind of meetings and piles of documents to edit. I really
> got worried on Friday when my dear partner and I had a bit of a row
> about my unavailability (and whether it's a choice I'm making or not).
> Fortunately, we promptly reconciled. I had been thinking back to a
> previous stint in government proposals, when I wondered whether it was
> possible to do that work and have relationships. Then I looked around
> at the project's leaders and realized many of them didn't (as far as I
> knew)...or just couldn't, as they never seemed to be anywhere but in
> the office.
>
> I'm thankful I've had the energy for this project...surprising that
> I'm not overly depressed about the sleep deprivation. It may all hit
> me at once, though.
>
> The good points right now are that the project seems to be well on
> track to be submitted a few hours ahead of time (famous last words),
> and everyone is still being pleasant. This team of mostly Canadians is
> good to work with...too often there's a hothead--or worse, two
> hotheads who don't get along.
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>