No denying that the internet has given us easy access
to more information than we could ever have imagined possible 20 years ago.
Virtually every question can be answered with a quick internet search. We're
glad we don’t own a business making card-catalogue cabinets. Our kids don’t
even know what those are! YouTube's vast
library of "how to" videos is astounding, not to mention its
collection of cat videos, funny commercials, moving inspiration and other
seductive brain feed.
But there is a downside....
In training programs, we often ask, "where do you think of new ideas?" We never hear, "at my computer as I answer my email". Frequently we hear, "in the shower, driving to work, or in the elevator". It's in these downtimes, that we can connect ideas and come up with solutions.
What problem is challenging you today? Take a thinking break. So you don't forget, tape a reminder to your computer or schedule a 10-minute break on Outlook. Do whatever it takes to .... think. Do something! (help others by sharing your strategies below)
Take a 10 minute walk mid-morning and mid-afternoon, commute with your radio off, ride your bike to work, heck, you could even meditate! What “mental integration” strategies have worked for you? Tell us, so we can do something more interesting than humming "OM" at our desk. It irritates our officemates and scares away the FedEx guy.
For more ideas on "focusing your concentration", read our white paper, Brain Tuning.
A good reinforcing discussion around this topic on DailyGood today: Living in the age of distraction.
http://www.dailygood.org/story/449/living-in-the-age-of-distraction-margaret-wheatley/
Posted by: Bob Eckert | 06/07/2013 at 08:22 AM