MULTITASKING

    During this research, the team is working with two different types of data: Project Gutenberg and the British Periodicals. I am the only one working on the Project Gutenberg part but I also take part in the British Periodicals. Managing both tasks is quite challenging, but I still managed to handle them so far. I just finished collecting the data from Project Gutenberg, and I am now switching over to my other task with British Periodicals where I exclusively use SQL so far. Working on two projects at once is challenging and requires a lot of self-discipline and planning. 

    I am not the type of person who would multitask, I prefer to do things one thing at a time, so this is a new experience for me. Although I had some struggles, in the beginning, I can say that I get better and better as I learn from any mistake I made. I know that even if I work on both projects at the same time, Project Gutenberg is still my main task, so I always prioritize it. By doing this, I make sure to complete my main job and do it well but also do not have to worry even if I miss a few things on the other projects because I know that I work with a team so the job is still likely to be completed even if I may miss a few. Although I do not plan to include multitasking as part of my habit in the future, this is still a good experience for me and it is teaching me different ways of doing work.

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