Comments on: When Projects Collide http://charitymile.com/blog/when-projects-collide/ Charity Walk, Run and Bike Events Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:06:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sandra Sims http://charitymile.com/blog/when-projects-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-7872 Sandra Sims Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:42:05 +0000 http://charitymile.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-7872 Thanks for the book tip. I'll add that to my ever growing Amazon wish list! Thanks for the book tip. I’ll add that to my ever growing Amazon wish list!

]]> By: Marilyn Noble http://charitymile.com/blog/when-projects-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-7871 Marilyn Noble Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:39:18 +0000 http://charitymile.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-7871 You're right, Sandra -- HELP and NO should be a part of everybody's vocabulary. As far as multi-tasking goes, I just read a great book, Brain Rules, 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina. In it, he talks about the physiology of the brain when you try to focus on more than one thing at a time. It's impossible. Can't be done. And people who try to do it consistently take 50% longer to complete each task and make 50% more mistakes. He also talks about the benefits of exercise for optimal brain functioning. I highly recommend the book -- it even comes with an entertaining DVD if you don't have time to read the whole thing. You’re right, Sandra — HELP and NO should be a part of everybody’s vocabulary.
As far as multi-tasking goes, I just read a great book, Brain Rules, 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina. In it, he talks about the physiology of the brain when you try to focus on more than one thing at a time. It’s impossible. Can’t be done. And people who try to do it consistently take 50% longer to complete each task and make 50% more mistakes. He also talks about the benefits of exercise for optimal brain functioning. I highly recommend the book — it even comes with an entertaining DVD if you don’t have time to read the whole thing.

]]> By: Sandra Sims http://charitymile.com/blog/when-projects-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-7832 Sandra Sims Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:20:56 +0000 http://charitymile.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-7832 You are so right, we are not designed to multi-task but it is so easy to think that we can. It really helped me to move from a home office to a "real" one. There is no distractions from housework - unwashed dishes, laundry. Even purring kitty kats and the lure of the afternoon nap are gone. One of the things that I did drop off completely in the last few months was working out and yoga. Thinking I didn't have time for it. Wrong. Even if I'm not training for an event regular workouts are great for combating stress. It helps clear the mind and restore the body. So these are activities that have to start being a priority again. To combat overwhelm I also need to learn to use these two words more often: NO and HELP! Just saying no from the get-go if I cannot commit fully to a project. Then being able to ask for help from other people more often. You are so right, we are not designed to multi-task but it is so easy to think that we can. It really helped me to move from a home office to a “real” one. There is no distractions from housework – unwashed dishes, laundry. Even purring kitty kats and the lure of the afternoon nap are gone.

One of the things that I did drop off completely in the last few months was working out and yoga. Thinking I didn’t have time for it. Wrong. Even if I’m not training for an event regular workouts are great for combating stress. It helps clear the mind and restore the body. So these are activities that have to start being a priority again.

To combat overwhelm I also need to learn to use these two words more often: NO and HELP! Just saying no from the get-go if I cannot commit fully to a project. Then being able to ask for help from other people more often.

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