I’m sure that it’s no surprise to many of you that I use doodling as a way to increase productivity- my sense is that it helps to engage my brain and give it focus. Listening to music also helps, but it has to be the right kind of music or I find it distracting. Sometimes I simply prefer silence to focus on what I need to get done.
For me, I also find the time of day I do certain things plays a part in how well I am able to focus on them.
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I generally keep a notepad beside my keyboard so I can scribble out blog posts or short poems during the day. My supervisor would probably have a coniption fit if she knew I spend a little time working on my writing, but as boring as my job is, I need frequent little brain boosts.
I generally keep a notepad beside my keyboard so I can scribble out blog posts or short poems during the day. My supervisor would probably have a coniption fit if she knew I spend a little time working on my writing, but as boring as my job is, I need frequent little brain boosts.