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Back in the old days, I used to get an urge every so often to rearrange all the furniture in the house. It kept me from getting bored with my life, but I can’t really do that now. Everything in this house is already in the place that makes the most sense, and any changes would make for (a) more clutter, and (2) less efficient workspace.
So I keep doing something else. I keep rearranging my work day. The latest configuration is something I tried out today, and it involves working more in the evening and less during the day. The advantages of this arrangement are a little hard to justify, but the best part is that it divides the day up into manageable segments. I still have to respond every time the phone rings or a fax comes in, but now I can get through a task quickly, and then sit and read a few chapters, and in the end the same amount of work gets done. In fact, it probably gets done better, because I’m doing more of it when I’m fresh from a rest period.
I’m not completely convinced that this is going to work out for the long run, but it made today one of my best in awhile. Everything that I’d marked to get through on my to-do list is done, except one item that involves faxing a report to someone whose fax machine refused to pick up all day. Otherwise, that would be done, too. I’ve marked a few items for tomorrow, but because I won’t be home tomorrow night, I’ll have to get them done during the day. Or, you know, leave them for the next day. I’m fairly practiced at that tactic, and good at it. |
