Comments on: Busyness http://janetbarclay.com/2009/01/13/busyness/ Virtual Assistant, Website Designer, and Blogger Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet http://janetbarclay.com/2009/01/13/busyness/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Janet Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:22:59 +0000 http://www.janetbarclay.com/?p=600#comment-499 In that case, no comment. :D In that case, no comment. :D

]]> By: Kathy Stinson http://janetbarclay.com/2009/01/13/busyness/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Kathy Stinson Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:17:53 +0000 http://www.janetbarclay.com/?p=600#comment-495 This year (all 8 workdays of it) I've been doing quite well at ignoring email until lunch time in the interests of staying more focused on my writing. (I do allow myself one early morning peek before breakfast.) Knowing how tempting it can be "just to check", especially when the writing is a tough slog, I muted the sound so I wouldn't be 'told' when a tempting new message came in. Now I've changed my settings too, so that email only comes in when I say so, and I just know I'm going to like the feeling of being in charge. (And Janet, that is NOT an invitation to comment on any aspect of my personality!) This year (all 8 workdays of it) I’ve been doing quite well at ignoring email until lunch time in the interests of staying more focused on my writing. (I do allow myself one early morning peek before breakfast.) Knowing how tempting it can be “just to check”, especially when the writing is a tough slog, I muted the sound so I wouldn’t be ‘told’ when a tempting new message came in. Now I’ve changed my settings too, so that email only comes in when I say so, and I just know I’m going to like the feeling of being in charge. (And Janet, that is NOT an invitation to comment on any aspect of my personality!)

]]> By: Janet http://janetbarclay.com/2009/01/13/busyness/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Janet Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:54:17 +0000 http://www.janetbarclay.com/?p=600#comment-493 That is excellent, Melodee! I think too often when people decide to get a handle on their time, they forget to include playtime, and we do need it - just maybe not 3 hours per day. :) That is excellent, Melodee! I think too often when people decide to get a handle on their time, they forget to include playtime, and we do need it – just maybe not 3 hours per day. :)

]]> By: Melodee Patterson http://janetbarclay.com/2009/01/13/busyness/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Melodee Patterson Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:54:54 +0000 http://www.janetbarclay.com/?p=600#comment-492 Busy is my middle name! I'm ALWAYS busy. And then at the end of the day I think "what did I get done today?" and I usually don't like the answer. I may have read a lot of emails and blogs and updated my Facebook status, and played 3 hours of Bookworm (my latest addiction :-) ) but I was not terribly productive. All that is changing this year. I've cleaned up my office and my way of dealing with my email. I've structured my day so I have time to WORK and time to PLAY. I'm getting so much more done now! And I'm not afraid of that "end of the day question" anymore :-) Busy is my middle name! I’m ALWAYS busy. And then at the end of the day I think “what did I get done today?” and I usually don’t like the answer. I may have read a lot of emails and blogs and updated my Facebook status, and played 3 hours of Bookworm (my latest addiction :-) ) but I was not terribly productive.

All that is changing this year. I’ve cleaned up my office and my way of dealing with my email. I’ve structured my day so I have time to WORK and time to PLAY. I’m getting so much more done now! And I’m not afraid of that “end of the day question” anymore :-)

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