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PHD: Pre Holiday disorder

A disorder that start when the holiday is first planned. In you head you overview the timespan between now and the holiday and evaluate if you can finish your current project(s) at work. it grows stronger every week that passes. two things can happen, A) you can finish your project in time. and the last day's before the holiday can be filled with a sense of emptiness because you don't want to start a new big project. B) the project planning does not go as planned and the project will not be finished in time.

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You can start working harder as the holiday deadline comes closer. Holiday deadlines are the only “hard” deadlines I know of so it's natural that it causes some stress. You can also hope that somebody else will fix the main problems while you are on holiday but in practice this has never happened to me.

In the last day's before your holiday you will have to face that no matter how hard you work you will not be able the finish the project. So either way the “Pre Holiday disorder” forces you to “let it go” or not start some useful work related stuff. This results in a moment of reflection :why am I programming 'for fun' on Saturday if I am going to Brasil for one month. and so you play meccano with your kids in pre holiday time and it all feels different.

But there is a cure and it's called Gadgets. fill the last day's an minutes before your holiday filling
you gadget with useful stuff.

What device are you going to take on holiday?
What software do you need on it?
What games are required to keep the kids happy?
What programming language can I learn on the beach?
What programming language can I program on the gadget device?
Can I mount a solar power on the device?
What software is required on the device to make it a necessary item to take on holiday?

I would value your answer to these questions and will start by writing down my own answers

PHD: Pre Holiday disorder

09/09/07

11:43:52 am PHD: Pre Holiday disorder

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