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Myself
I work alone in a very quiet and secluded environment of my own choosing so that I can concentrate 100% on my work. If I can't, then it's completely of my own doing and I have only myself to blame.
It takes lots of self control and willpower -- and stubbornness, if you want to call it that -- to sit down in front of a computer and slave away for long stretches, maybe 12 or 14 hours at a time.
Maybe Proz polls should have been one of the options.  ... See more Myself
I work alone in a very quiet and secluded environment of my own choosing so that I can concentrate 100% on my work. If I can't, then it's completely of my own doing and I have only myself to blame.
It takes lots of self control and willpower -- and stubbornness, if you want to call it that -- to sit down in front of a computer and slave away for long stretches, maybe 12 or 14 hours at a time.
Maybe Proz polls should have been one of the options.  ▲ Collapse
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It depends on the deadline! When I face an imminent deadline nothing can distract me, if not it's completely on me, I'm a freelancer...
| | | | Ty Kendall 
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Local time: 04:41
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| Other - the dog and cat | Jan 18, 2014 |
Especially the cat, she's a shady character.
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Theo Bernards (X)
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Local time: 05:41
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| Family - without a doubt | Jan 18, 2014 |
When I translate, I aim to end up in a state which I call "in the zone" - see nothing but my screen, hear nothing but the words I need to type and a general state of oblivion - I don't hear phone, music or background noises. Nothing is more distracting than family tapping my shoulder, asking me to give a hand with the shopping, or lift a heavy plant in the garden. Getting in the zone takes a bit of time, being torn out of it is a matter of a split-second. In the zone my productivity soars, and o... See more When I translate, I aim to end up in a state which I call "in the zone" - see nothing but my screen, hear nothing but the words I need to type and a general state of oblivion - I don't hear phone, music or background noises. Nothing is more distracting than family tapping my shoulder, asking me to give a hand with the shopping, or lift a heavy plant in the garden. Getting in the zone takes a bit of time, being torn out of it is a matter of a split-second. In the zone my productivity soars, and outside the zone I am a mere mortal with normal productivity limits. My wife knows this so when I am in the zone, she will only drag me out of it when it really matters. Grandchildren, on the other hand, don't know the zone, which is why my wife often tries to keep them away from me when I work. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 23:41
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| One big distraction since December 23 | Jan 18, 2014 |
My cat Oreo Otis Alfonso Holstein
Well, he's a domestic shorthair/bicolor cat, a cow cat (hence, Otis Holstein)
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Morning:
7-8.30 Family
8.30-1pm Phone calls (friends), internet surfing, phone calls from family members (requests like: I forgot my scarf at home, I do not need it before 6 this afternoon, but can you bring it here right now? or I would like X and Y for dinner, can you go buy that? then you go to the supermarket and? and you receive a phone call informing you that what you have just bought is useless and you could have stayed at work)
Afternoon
2-8 pm Family: kids... See more Morning:
7-8.30 Family
8.30-1pm Phone calls (friends), internet surfing, phone calls from family members (requests like: I forgot my scarf at home, I do not need it before 6 this afternoon, but can you bring it here right now? or I would like X and Y for dinner, can you go buy that? then you go to the supermarket and? and you receive a phone call informing you that what you have just bought is useless and you could have stayed at work)
Afternoon
2-8 pm Family: kids are at home, you have to drive them to the football pitch, to the gym, check their homework, and obviously your door is always open. ▲ Collapse
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If you're on the computer all day, it means you're just doing nothing. I rather be alone, but if there's someone around, they don't seem to understand that I need silence and that I'm not interested in random comment exchange. Also, if they happen to look at you while you're checking something, it means you're already distracted and thus not working. Oh, don't you dare ask a translation question on a facebook forum, facebook is just for losing time (and yes, I do lose a lot of time on facebook, ... See more If you're on the computer all day, it means you're just doing nothing. I rather be alone, but if there's someone around, they don't seem to understand that I need silence and that I'm not interested in random comment exchange. Also, if they happen to look at you while you're checking something, it means you're already distracted and thus not working. Oh, don't you dare ask a translation question on a facebook forum, facebook is just for losing time (and yes, I do lose a lot of time on facebook, but it is also a great tool if you don't start playing Candy Crush when you're translating). ▲ Collapse
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Noura Tawil
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Local time: 06:41
חבר (2013)
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Gianluca Marras wrote:
Morning:
7-8.30 Family
8.30-1pm Phone calls (friends), internet surfing, phone calls from family members (requests like: I forgot my scarf at home, I do not need it before 6 this afternoon, but can you bring it here right now? or I would like X and Y for dinner, can you go buy that? then you go to the supermarket and? and you receive a phone call informing you that what you have just bought is useless and you could have stayed at work)
Afternoon
2-8 pm Family: kids are at home, you have to drive them to the football pitch, to the gym, check their homework, and obviously your door is always open.
It must be me who wrote that... But I forgot when! Lol
| | | | Yaotl Altan
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Local time: 21:41
חבר (2006)
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My neighbor. She lives in front of my apartment, she combs her hair, walks around in her room....
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Feeling bored by the text I am working on! And, in no particular order, family, pets, Internet, Proz, Facebook, Skyping, daydreaming, any of the many books I am reading and any handicrafts I am working on. In short, just about everything! But I still manage to get my work done in between all the distractions
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Yaotl Altan wrote:
My neighbor. She lives in front of my apartment, she combs her hair, walks around in her room....
obviously, your monitor is simply not big enough
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 23:41
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| Have you thought of... | Jan 18, 2014 |
Yaotl Altan wrote:
My neighbor. She lives in front of my apartment, she combs her hair, walks around in her room....
closing the curtains?
Unless your neighbor looks like Salma Hayek, that's what I'd do.
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| | | | | Just after taking a shower? | Jan 19, 2014 |
Yaotl Altan wrote:
My neighbor. She lives in front of my apartment, she combs her hair, walks around in her room....
What's your address? I'll be there in a flash (pun intended). These are the kind of distractions I can live with ...
@Mario
Yes, don't close those curtains.
| | | | Yaotl Altan
מקסיקו
Local time: 21:41
חבר (2006)
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She closed the curtains in the night but open them again every morning, then she watches out who is walking in the garden, and yawns. I live 2 floors up there, so I think I can watch her from a 35-40° angle, unfortunately I can not see all the movie
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