Multi-tasking

Ever since the lecture on multi-tasking last Wednesday, I’ve really examined what my habits are while I’m working. If I’m doing a mundane, repetitious task, I’ll usually turn on a tv show, but any other time I almost always have music. I had convinced myself that listening to the show was the same as listening to music, but this week I stayed away from shows and found that I worked a lot better. I thought about my design a lot more as I worked and therefore my thinking process sped up. I was surprised at the difference that turning off my computer and turning on my music made. I also remember what Dr. Doolittle said about keeping your work space clutter free. I tried really hard to keep my desk clean of supplies that I wasn’t using, and I found that actually really helped my efficiency as well. I’m really glad I heard that lecture and I’d encourage everyone to try out his suggestions.