Comments on: Revolutionary Idea That Will Blow Your Mind!

By: Tia

Tia — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:49:20 +0000

@ Kareem, thanks, those are great tips! The one that worked for me was not checking email till after I’ve worked out & had breakfast (although, some days are more successful than others ) The one browser at a time trial didn’t work at all. Hmm! How’s it going for you?

@ Rick Yes, I’ve found that it works for me to have a few things going on at once but focusing on one things at a time. So even with a few projects if I flit in between them it gets distracting and not that effective, but if I allocate time to each project, it works way better.

Variety + focus! I love how so many different ways work for us all – must be a personality / chemistry thing. Thanks for sharing, it’s great to see new faces on the blog!

By: Rick Thomas

Rick Thomas — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:31:03 +0000

I like having 4 or 5 or 8 projects on my desk at one time. Many times throughout the day I tend to lose my focus, rather than sit and struggle to regain my train of thought I will move immediately to another task. When I feel my mind wandering or getting distracted I may go to yet another task or return to the original. Not only does this help me ” chip away ” at big projects, but, as I am jumping from task to task my perspective is refreshed or some how changed as a result of thinking or working on another project. Perhaps just an illusion, but it seems to work for me!

By: kareem

kareem — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:44:30 +0000

this is a heck of a resolution

two things i’ve found useful in helping me focus – use instapaper.com to read articles later (on the go if you have an iPhone / iPod touch).

and not checking email until 11a or noon every day. focus on the most important thing i want to accomplish and get ‘er done.

also – meditation / yoga has helped a ton.

can’t wait to hear how it’s going!

kareem

By: Tia

Tia — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:09:28 +0000

Hi Flora and welcome to the blog! So glad you found us, an absolute pleasure to hear from you! You’re actually showing me how good multi tasking can be in that
you collect ideas and find interesting things along the way. I reckon what would help with the rabbit hole is to do what you’re doing (cos it seems to work for you – if you’re having fun, you’re doing it right!) AND limit it using a timer.

Say 30 minutes of following links down the rabbit hole and then stop and do something from your list with 100% attention. I’m getting excited as I type cos I realise this could work very well for me too! Some things are better done a few at a time and others, not so much.

We all known our own Achilles heel and time wasters so if we picked those and worked with them in this way – wow, I’m seeing productivity with a capital P!

Thanks for that GEM of an insight – I’m going to take it on board. Love that red btw, suits you so well. Great to ‘meet’ you!

By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.

Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:08:49 +0000

Oops! Just spotted a mistake in my previous post. I said “to late ” when I meant “too late.” Yikes.

Can you tell that I’m a recovering English teacher.