When you get on a roll, do you take a break, or keep going?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238317)
Walnut Creek, California
January 30, 2017 5:12pm CST
This morning was one I kind of dreaded. I had to teach my morning class and then go to a two our meeting at my "big kid job (the one that has me meeting with older kids every afternoon). After that I had a short appointment with one of my Supervisors, a performance evaluation.
Class went well (I lectured on Humanistic Psychology), and I survived the meeting my asking lots of questions and making people laugh a couple of times. Once my performance evaluation was done (no problems there), I printed out five progress notes I had worked on before and had almost ready to go. Then, with the help of our technician, I solved a computer problem I was experiencing.
It was then that I realized I was "on a roll." I could just "shut it down" and wait to see my afternoon kid client at 3:45 PM. But instead, I did a phone interview with one of my clients' teachers (we can bill MediCal for that, and the more billable hours I have, the better I'm doing, by one criterion), dashed a note off to my Clinical Supervisor, and then made another business-related call.
At that point, I decided it was time to relax, eat some lunch, and look forward to my kid client. Sometimes, when I'm on a roll, I say "enough," and stop. But today, I just kept going until I was stonewalled by the College where I teach when I tried to find out something about payment for office hours.
What is your tendency? When you catch a big wave (to shift analogies), do you ride the wave all the way to the shore? Or do you finally say "enough," and pour that glass of red wine?
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22 responses
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
30 Jan 17
I have this tendency to press on the attack especially if you give me an opening to do so, I love going on a streak that's my nature.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
31 Jan 17
@TheHorse I'm like a shark smelling blood when I go on a roll especially when situations favor me, I only stop to rethink when I get stunned or stumped by something of equal force
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 17
I probably shouldn't, but I'd keep going until I know there's nothing left pending. Otherwise my break wouldn't be a peaceful one. 
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
31 Jan 17
when on a roll, I try and stick with it as I seem to lose my energy and slow down.
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
1 Feb 17
LOL! If everything is going great, pony, then I try to get as much done as possible. I will ignore other things that were scheduled to be done in favor of continuing with whatever is/was going better than normal. (I believe in striking while the iron is hot!)
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@teamfreak16 (43611)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Jan 17
When I get into a groove I try to keep it going, but there are times when I reach my limit and shut it down.
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@TheHorse (238317)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Jan 17
I just ordered some Thai curry to go in one of my silly accents. My friend who runs the restaurant was laughing and playing along with me. I've been going for 12 hours and 30 minutes today and think I have one more progress note in me. Then I take a "big" sip of Scotch and play my guitar. At that point, I'm done.
@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
31 Jan 17
If I am on a roll I just keep going. If I stop then I won't have any motivation to start again and won't be able to put in my best it or a 100% into. Why stop something that is going well? Yesterday I sat down and done my study guide for my Child Psychopathology class. In an hour I turned a two-page study guided into 5 pages of information for the test just based off of memory from the class. I added another page to it this morning with adding in terms and info from the book that I had missed. I also go my genetics reading done, the study guide for Brain & Behavior done, started the chem lab, and even crossed to more sets of flies for my genetics lab.
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@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
2 Feb 17
@TheHorse We haven't learned much in Child Psychopathology yet even though we have been in classes for a month now. My professor's aunt has been in bad shape and she is her power of attorney so she has been stuck in another state for some of our class days. We are basically just touching the tops of subjects now like the theories, theorist, prevention/intervention, the DMS, the 5 Cs, etc. Really basic things right now. In Brain & Behavior, we have covered a lot more. Most just the anatomy of the brain, where those parts are and what they do, some medical terms, things like PET, MRIs, CAT scans, etc. All of which is a review for me from my two anatomy classes. I have test in both classes on Friday and my professor for Child Psychopathology has given us a good study guide for it and posted all of her powerpoints for us so we will be prepared for the test, but if you have already taken a psychology class then the past few weeks should just be review from those classes.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
31 Jan 17
Hm, good question. If I'm on a roll I tend to keep going - I almost can't stop it. I go until I'm tired and then rest and come back refreshed. Congrats on your ultra productive day
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@suziecat7 (3349)
• Asheville, North Carolina
31 Jan 17
Sometimes when you're on the roll it's best to keep going before you poop out. Who knows when you'll get to it again?
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Jan 17
When I am on a roll I follow it all the way through. To stop would stop momentum and all would be lost.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
31 Jan 17
When I'm on a roll I want to keep the momentum going. Stopping and starting seems to waste a lot of time and require more effort.
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