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Ten Ways of Thinking that Lead to Writing Procrastination -and Rebuttals to Those Thoughts

Quote from luci blog - I found this is extremely true!!!
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* I need to warm up first by writing some email.
** Rebuttal: You can warm up by starting the work slowly, making a list of what you will do, reading over your notes or writing from yesterday.

* I'm not in a good mood and I don't write well when I'm not in a good mood - I'll do it later when I feel better.
** Rebuttal: Nothing will make you feel as good as getting something done. The main reason for your bad mood is that you don't really want to do this task, so getting it out of the way will feel great.

* Life is so hard - I can't believe I have to do this unpleasant task. I'll even it out by doing something more fun first.
** Rebuttal: Yes, life is hard, and it's terrible that you have to do this task. That's why you will reward yourself after you do the task. Otherwise you're applying backwards conditioning, which doesn't work. And don't forget to plan enough fun and relaxation time into your schedule.

* I'll definitely do it, in a minute or so
* Rebuttal: Set a timer, or that minute could last 2 hours. When the timer goes off, do the task. Even better, do it now!

* After this bad thing is over in my life (midterms, meeting, in-law visit, etc.) my life will seem easier and I'll be able to do my task on a daily basis. So I'll wait until then.
** Rebuttal: Life is always like this. You can afford to do 15 minutes of work today, can't you? This is the one small act you can do to make your life a little better.

* I just don't feel like it
** Rebuttal: So what? Do it anyway! If you wait until you feel like it, the task will get done in 10 years if you're lucky. They only way to make yourself feel like it is to get started and get into the flow of the work.

* Why do just a little today - I'll do double tomorrow - I work better when I feel pressure anyway.
** Rebuttal: It's a fallacy that you work better under pressure. It's not true, because anxiety reduces creativity and clear thinking. And doing double the next day will backfire. You will feel less like doing it tomorrow because you've decided you must do double the work, and it will seem more overwhelming and less appealing, so you're even more likely to put it off until the next day.

* I can only work in one place (the library, a café, my office) and that place isn't available or I can't get there - so there's no point in working at all.
** Rebuttal: You'd be surprised how much work you can get done no matter where you are. Even if you don't have your laptop with you, you can pull out a scrap of paper and write down a few notes on what you'd like to accomplish in the section you've been working on. Try it!

* I'm not sure how to do this - I don't know how sitting down and writing will enable me to do it -- it's just hopeless so why even start?
** Rebuttal: If you're not clear enough on what to do, writing may be the only way to get you out of this state. If you truly need help from someone else on this problem, you need to write down the questions clearly. The process of writing them down may clarify the issue for you.

* I didn't write well yesterday, so today will be terrible.
** Rebuttal: Often bad writing days are followed by better ones. The reason to write daily is that your brain is still plugging away on it while you're doing other things or sleeping. So you may surprise yourself today!

http://kyybgxx.cic.tsinghua.edu.cn/kybg/xsgg/detail.jsp?boardid=35&seq=6107

报告题目: 自然与城市的融合与冲突：从一本杂志[这本杂志指的是 GARDEN FOREST （《园与森林》）]谈起（The Integration and the Conflict between Nature and City）

报告人:侯深

美国堪萨斯大学历史系美国史（环境史）博士

报告时间:2008-06-05 15:20

报告地点:文北楼309教室

主办单位:历史系

http://kyybgxx.cic.tsinghua.edu.cn/kybg/detail.jsp?boardid=37&seq=5996

首位女主讲做客“清华论坛”揭秘敦煌莫高窟

【新闻中心讯 记者 周襄楠 摄影 郭海军】樊锦诗，1963年北京大学历史系考古专业毕业之后一头扎到敦煌莫高窟“淘金”。45年过去了，当年意气风发的少女变成了满头银发的老者，但是研究敦煌、发扬国学的壮心未改。5月28日下午，在主楼接待厅，这位身材瘦小、穿着朴素的敦煌研究院院长专程从敦煌赶到清华，为清华师生揭开了敦煌莫高窟神秘的面纱——她的到来为“清华论坛”开辟了两个第一：她是清华论坛开讲以来的首位女主讲人；她的演讲使“清华论坛”首次有了人文科学的主讲题材。丰富的图片资料，专业而通俗的讲解，对瑰丽的敦煌的痴迷，整场讲座持续了三个多小时，听众在这位敦煌学大家的指引下进入了忘我的境界，跟随她神游奥妙无穷的敦煌。

此次讲座是“清华论坛”的第十三讲，樊锦诗带来的题目为“丝绸之路与敦煌莫高窟艺术”。她首先用一组壮丽的敦煌周边的景色带领观众走进了敦煌。敦煌，虽然其涵义众说纷纭，不过现在得到大多数人认同的是“敦煌”为少数民族语词的音译。公元前2世纪到公元16世纪，有一条东起中国长安，西到东罗马君士坦丁堡（今土耳其伊斯坦布尔城），并连接、延伸中亚、南亚、西亚和欧洲各国的漫漫长路，这就是举世闻名的“丝绸之路”。敦煌正是在丝绸之路的交通枢纽上，而且敦煌历来是兵家战略要塞，同时是重要的商业贸易、中西文化交汇之处，同时相对安定的社会环境，孕育了伟大的莫高窟。

莫高窟的开凿始于公元366年。据记载，一位德行高超的和尚柱杖西游至此，见千佛闪耀，心有所悟，于是，凿下第一个石窟。从十六国到元朝，石窟的开凿一直“叮叮当当”响了十个朝代、一千多年。如今，莫高窟经过风沙侵蚀仍保存着十个朝代的750多个洞窟，窟内壁画四万五千平方米，彩塑三千余身和唐宋窟檐木构建筑五座。除此之外，还有藏经洞发现的四、五万件手写本文献及各种文物，其中有上千件绢画、版画、刺绣和大量书法作品。樊锦诗说，敦煌莫高窟是中国规模最大的、历史延续最悠久的、保存相对完好的历史遗迹之一，也代表了我国在4—14世纪中国佛教的最高成就。

随后，樊锦诗主讲了莫高窟几种有代表性的石窟，如供僧人修行的禅窟，供人礼拜的殿堂窟、受到中原寺庙建筑风格影响的佛坛窟、供奉大型泥胎佛像的大像窟等，介绍了佛像、菩萨、弟子、天王等为主的彩塑。她说：“敦煌的艺术是综合的艺术。在彩塑中，绘画跟雕塑紧密结合在一起，尤其是唐朝的彩塑，形神兼备，个性鲜明，具有极高的历史和艺术价值。”随即，樊锦诗又讲解了尊像画、释迦牟尼的故事画、神怪画、经变画、佛教东传故事画等壁画类型。她一边放映逼真的图片，一边进行深入浅出的讲解，令全场观众凝神屏息专注观看。

在谈到敦煌莫高窟的历史、艺术和科技价值时，樊锦诗说，营建敦煌莫高窟的人都是世家大族，也有周围的少数民族，但是他们在正史上很少有记载。莫高窟里有成千上万的供养人（石窟的捐资营造者）像和有关他们的记载，还有当时经济、社会、军事、体育、建筑、文化等等多方面的图画和文字记载，具有不可估量的历史价值；莫高窟中的画作不仅形态多姿多彩，而且体现了人物丰富的内心世界，还表现了舞蹈、演奏等多种的艺术形式，艺术水平极高，极大地丰富了中国美术史；在莫高窟的壁画和文字记载中，还有当时的农耕、铠甲、车船等多种科学技术的体现，也具有很高的科技价值。

樊锦诗还介绍了藏经洞的发现和历史意义。

在论坛的最后，樊锦诗结合自己几十年的敦煌学的研究，将自己的心得总结为三点：敦煌是文化的宝库，不仅有物质文化，还有中华民族宝贵的精神文化；在敦煌莫高窟中，佛教始终是他的主题，但是从佛教传入中国以来，就一直与儒家文化互相融合，本土化和世俗化；莫高窟中体现的佛教的艺术兼收并蓄，不仅有中国本土的，还有罗马、希腊和印度等国的，这表明中国的佛教在不断地吸收其他国家文化的营养，不断在创造。

樊锦诗还回答了现场师生的提问。清华大学人文学院李学勤教授主持了此次论坛。校学术委员会主任钱易院士出席了论坛。（编辑 文清）

2008-05-30

http://www.csndmc.ac.cn/newweb/seis/seis_event.jsp?event_id=20080512_0628016&contributor=CSNDMC

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