Comments on: How I waste my time http://www.creativemaverick.com/2008/12/28/how-i-waste-my-time/ JOHN WILLIAMS' PERSONAL BLOG ON CREATIVE LIVING Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:09:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1 hourly 1 By: Lynda Callaghan http://www.creativemaverick.com/2008/12/28/how-i-waste-my-time/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Lynda Callaghan Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:07:57 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=270#comment-27 Hi. One way in which I intend to use my time more meaningfully is to unsubscribe to the many emails and newsletters that promise me the perfect life and the best coaching practice and to concentrate short bursts of time reading the ones that actually make me think. Like this one! I especially liked your comment, John, "Instead, I need to choose fewer projects but focus on ones which centre on the generation and expression of new ideas (such as writing this blog)." This rings true with me. Concentrate on the kind on projects/work that fulfill the need to create and the buzz you get from it rather than dragging yourself through all the tedious stuff and cramming the fun stiff into "snatched" time. Hi. One way in which I intend to use my time more meaningfully is to unsubscribe to the many emails and newsletters that promise me the perfect life and the best coaching practice and to concentrate short bursts of time reading the ones that actually make me think. Like this one!
I especially liked your comment, John,

“Instead, I need to choose fewer projects but focus on ones which centre on the generation and expression of new ideas (such as writing this blog).”

This rings true with me. Concentrate on the kind on projects/work that fulfill the need to create and the buzz you get from it rather than dragging yourself through all the tedious stuff and cramming the fun stiff into “snatched” time.

]]> By: Sue http://www.creativemaverick.com/2008/12/28/how-i-waste-my-time/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Sue Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:54:07 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=270#comment-21 I've read your list with interest and amusement, finding myself questioning my own responses in similar way that you have done. I give a resounding agreement to no.1, nearly as strong a 'yes' to nos.4 and 5 and to no.6. You seem to have encapsulated your underlying reasons/needs in a nutshell with which I concurr. My greatest needs in any day are for interaction with at least one other person, to get outside in fresh air for at least 30mins walk and change of scene, and to laugh/have fun. My aim is also to be learning something new or at least to try a new way of doing something familiar in each day. Working 4hrs a day breaks up the day too much for me until I'm able to fuse work and fun together throughout a whole day. Does that make any sense to anyone else? Finding a balance between fun challenges of a creative nature and necessary challenges of routine/processes learning along the way is itself exciting for me. Variety is indeed 'the spice of life' ! I’ve read your list with interest and amusement, finding myself questioning my own responses in similar way that you have done. I give a resounding agreement to no.1, nearly as strong a ‘yes’ to nos.4 and 5 and to no.6. You seem to have encapsulated your underlying reasons/needs in a nutshell with which I concurr. My greatest needs in any day are for interaction with at least one other person, to get outside in fresh air for at least 30mins walk and change of scene, and to laugh/have fun. My aim is also to be learning something new or at least to try a new way of doing something familiar in each day. Working 4hrs a day breaks up the day too much for me until I’m able to fuse work and fun together throughout a whole day. Does that make any sense to anyone else? Finding a balance between fun challenges of a creative nature and necessary challenges of routine/processes learning along the way is itself exciting for me. Variety is indeed ‘the spice of life’ !

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