I blame ADD or ADHD or my mom. But it's all excuses.
I sat down and tried to write some deep philosophical and/or inspirational entry for this blog and couldn't pull myself to press publish. Let's not sugar coat it. It's very simple.
I try to do too many things at once... and instead, accomplish almost none of them. The few things that do get done, aren't done very well. There. I admitted it. That's the first step right?
The other day… I tried to listen to Serial (the podcast) while I walked the dog. As I picked up the poop I realized there was a hole in the bag and now I had poop on my hands. A few minutes later a neighbor sees me and starts walking over to say hello. I couldn't push pause on the podcast because I had poop on my one hand, while my other hand is hanging on for dear life as my very strong english bulldog bolts to greet the neighbor… I managed to pull one earphone out with my clean pinky of the poopy hand... attempted to tune out the murder mystery case going in one ear while trying to act interested and listen to my neighbor with the other… I had to re-listen to the podcast, wash poop off my hands, and probably ticked off my neighbor. Good job Ann.
I'm going to try something that is much harder… for me.
I'm going to try and only do one thing at a time.
This may sound incredible elementary for some, perhaps most, but I do know…. that scientists have proven almost none of us can actually multitask and attempting to do so might actually make us dumber??
http://www.inc.com/travis-bradberry/the-real-harm-in-multitasking.html
It seems at least I have science on my side… and perhaps a few of you :)
Haste does indeed make waste… (wasted brain cells AND wasted time, energy, and money) and if you know me, and how much I love digging through the recycle pile to make something out of nothing… then it seems awfully dumb of me to be so hasty.
They say if you're looking to lose weight you should write down what you eat in a food journal.
They say if you want to achieve goals you should write them down.
I didn't think anyone really wanted to know... or cared... when I decided not to buy anything new for a year, but it held me accountable.
So… I'm going to make note of all the stupid little things I try to do all at once because… maybe it will help… and because some of them you have to hear to believe. ha!
One thing at a time Ann :)
Let's start with double checking the bag so you don't get poop on your hands...
