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"Do you remember..."
Hello
It must have been a summer term because boys from a different year were playing
cricket on the school pitch and...
Probably:
The sound of leather on willow sliding through the open window distracted me
from the ‘oh so interesting’ (not) art class I was supposed to be involved in.
I didn’t notice at first...
But there was my teacher (was it Mr. Patterson or Mr. Simmons – memory doesn’t
say) who must’ve crept up behind me and staring over my right shoulder at what I
thought was a pretty-pathetic effort – coughed!
Startled...
I
looked up. “Err; yes sir?” I questioned
“Not bad, Thomson” he declared. Continuing, “Good game is it out there?”
“Not sure Sir” was my typical teenage reply
“Oh well” he said; “Perhaps a little more concentration and less distraction
will help”
And you know...
He was right – wasn’t he?
It’s just so easy...
To get distracted from what we’re doing - allowing the myriad noises and sights
of our environment to get in the way of true focus.
There are...
The ‘ere I am - of incoming email
The melodies - of a multitude of mobiles
The unexpected ululations of passing police patrols
The passing of people parading purposefully past
And so much other ------ stuff!
And it’s true...
Each interruption to our thoughts and actions stops the momentum necessary to
complete any task or think through any thought to its natural conclusion.
They must stop!
Why – because in this world of interruptitis – it’s difficult to get good stuff
done!
Here are some solutions:
1.
Make a list of all the interruptions that occur in
your normal day
2.
Make a list of how you’ll deal with them
3.
Do it – stop the interruptions upstream before they
can impinge on your effectiveness
4.
See how much easier life becomes
5.
Enjoy
Must go – lists to write and actions to take – will you too?
Go on then...
Peter Thomson
Editor and Non-Interrupted
Publisher
tgiMondays
Please do email me with any feedback or comments.
peter@tgimondays.com
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