To down and outer:

You sound a bit depressed and with good reason.  Maybe some Lexapro would help with the sleepiness, it did wonders for me.  Nothing is worse than wearing a ball and chain, give yourself a break now and then, they're not going to fire you for getting up and walking around for a couple minutes...or if they do, you don't want to work there anyway.  One good thing about ESLs is that once you get the hang of them they almost always say the same thing all the time so you can make Expanders for big blocks and REALLY fly.  Make expanders for everything you can.  One thing I do is in a 2 word phrase I use the first 2 letters of each word i.e. stco = stable condition,  whatever abbreviations you can use that you can remember.  Sometimes it helps to make a couple of shortcuts each day, write them on a stick-up note and put it on your monitor, then force yourself to use that abbreviation every time it comes up even if it means you have to back up and take out the word(s) you've already typed and re-type it using the expander.  It may take a bit of extra time in the beginning but in the end it will be well worth the effort.

Cheer up and hang in there, you CAN do it!  It'll be okay.

• Poll- more than 2000 lines/day - happy MT
  • Yup - 3 to 4K, depending on the day and the dictator. NM..... - Trixi
  • Yes I can do - Dano
    • Agree, it really doesn't matter what anyone else does. - JM-MT
  • Absolutely, near the 3200+ range daily. nm - Johnny's Mom
  • Always more - in less than 8 hours, acute care, ops only, own hospitals. nm - Becky
  • I do 2000 lines a day...but...sm - Catholicbabe
  • I got excited when I reached 2400 lines per day..... - NYer
  • Absolutely! - Busy MT'ing
    • do you get a lot of standards? That's - cowgirl
      • No; expander, expander, expander. - Busy MT'ing
        • So-you work 13 hours a day?(sm) - down and outer
          • To down and outer: - Dano
          • Which expander? I used Shorthand, and it's got a - you'll get there
          • Bless your heart ... - Busy MT'ing
            • Good advice! - Dano
        • Which expander do you like? I am currently using Shorthand which comes with the job but need - another for me. nm
          • DQS has an expander and then - Busy MT'ing
        • One more question, are you on DQS, ASR? - cowgirl
          • DQS. I have not done ASR at all. - Busy MT'ing
        • That makes sense, taking frequent breaks, - cowgirl
          • Yes, distractions such as forums are - Busy MT'ing
    • Don't you worry about getting carpal tunnel - anon
      • Why worry..... - Trixi
      • blood clots - Been there
      • It is difficult, I won't deny that. - Busy MT'ing
      • Carpal tunnel - Patti
    • I can't imagine...sm - Catholicbabe
  • 2000 lines a day - QAGal
    • The key to multiple accounts sm - Dano
    • I have to say here..sm - Catholicbabe
      • I agree whole-heartedly with you. - Busy MT'ing
    • 2000 lines... - QAGal

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