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Poll: Do you lose track of time when you are working?
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Oct 28, 2009

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This poll was originally submitted by Carla Lopes

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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you lose track of time when you are working?".

This poll was originally submitted by Carla Lopes

View the poll here

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Rachael Alexander
Rachael Alexander
Italy
Local time: 03:46
Italian to English
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other Oct 28, 2009

because I always work to deadlines so if anything I am acutely aware of the time! Time seems to fly when the document is particularly demanding and I'd like more time to research!
 
Gianluca Marras
Gianluca Marras  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 03:46
English to Italian
sometimes Oct 28, 2009

Well, I just look at the time when deadlines are like : day and time!
Otherwise my wife has to call me and tell me that it is time to stop and have lunch/dinner!
 
Alexandra Speirs
Alexandra Speirs  Identity Verified
Local time: 03:46
Italian to English
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easy for you Oct 28, 2009

Gianluca Marras wrote:

Well, I just look at the time when deadlines are like : day and time!
Otherwise my wife has to call me and tell me that it is time to stop and have lunch/dinner!


If I lose track of the time I'm reminded by some family member coming in looking for food and I have to abandon everything and magically produce something to put on the table.
 
Carla Lopes
Carla Lopes  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 02:46
Member (2008)
Spanish to Portuguese
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workaholic Oct 28, 2009

My biggest problem is that I'm a workaholic... and unfortunately, I have to prepare my meals myself so... my belly is my alarm clock!


Thanks for participating!!!
 
Fiona Grace Peterson
Fiona Grace Peterson  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 03:46
Italian to English
Options strangely worded Oct 28, 2009

I put "other", because to me "not knowing when to stop" and "losing track of time" are two different things.
 
Carla Lopes
Carla Lopes  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 02:46
Member (2008)
Spanish to Portuguese
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You're right Fiona! Oct 28, 2009

It depends, it's not quite the same... Thanks for you comment!
 
Henry Hinds
Henry Hinds  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 19:46
English to Spanish
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In memoriam
Impossible Oct 28, 2009

The time is right there in the lower right hand corner of the computer screen. How could you lose track of it, unless of course you're asleep?
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 18:46
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Often Oct 29, 2009

Yes, I know the clock is right there. But my brain goes into a different state when I'm translating and I don't realize that time is passing.

Once when I was working on staff in an office that had a door, I thought it was around 3:00 p.m. I opened the door to ask the secretaries a question and the place was empty. It was 7:00 p.m.!
 


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