tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386176797312536980.post4346709083363977587..comments2010-01-06T07:22:14.365-08:00Comments on some wisdom to know the difference: The fifteen-minute guide to greatnessJessica {Team Rasler}http://www.blogger.com/profile/03605645521225532592noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386176797312536980.post-36048833699442577192009-10-16T16:30:28.979-07:002009-10-16T16:30:28.979-07:00Whew, I'm glad you said that you can "get...Whew, I'm glad you said that you can "get to a good stopping point", because I've been trying a "15 seconds to greatness" project and I just never seem to finBlairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386176797312536980.post-88567711941558605382009-10-13T17:43:31.227-07:002009-10-13T17:43:31.227-07:00hmm, a different definition of "finished"...hmm, a different definition of "finished" is a good place to start (or end?)Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033979930541697012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386176797312536980.post-843764567928667632009-10-11T14:41:07.078-07:002009-10-11T14:41:07.078-07:00A number of people have mentioned (here or on emai...A number of people have mentioned (here or on emails) not being able to leave things undone when the timer goes off. I don't literally leave the broom in the middle of the half-swept kitchen floor, either! What I find is that when the timer goes off, I get to a good stopping point. {Incidentally, this is what I say to my students when Silent Reading time is over - get to a good stopping point. Who can really stop mid-sentence? I can't.} <br /><br />Most tasks can be broken down into enough smaller pieces that you can get to the end of one of those subtasks. Sometimes I go a minute or two or five over, but I don't let myself spend the whole day on one task unless it truly is the number one and only priority, needed the very next day, etc.<br /><br />I guess the key for me is to be satisfied with a different definition of "finished."Jessica {Team Rasler}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605645521225532592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386176797312536980.post-90533852816756327352009-10-08T18:19:39.668-07:002009-10-08T18:19:39.668-07:00I love playing "beat the clock" ... I th...I love playing "beat the clock" ... I thrive on knowing that I only have minutes to do a task ... the pressure of it! However, I haven't been able to "let go" enough to feel satisfied with leaving things undone when the timer dings ... perhaps your post will be the reminder/inspiration to put me on that track :)~ DBrainsNWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336430064524475823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386176797312536980.post-68598953248953076732009-10-07T20:06:49.162-07:002009-10-07T20:06:49.162-07:00I like this and have been (unintentionally) doing ...I like this and have been (unintentionally) doing something similar. It is hard to concentrate on study when I keep thinking about odds and ends I want to do around the house. I have given myself an hour each morning to get things done, and whatever isn't completed must wait until the next day. It makes me feel better about leaving unfinished chores and focusing on school. The unexpected benefit is that I have gotten quite efficient at getting through a major part of the list each day! Quite shocked that things can be 'set to rights' so fast and with even 4 minutes left, I still move to the next task, usually completing it. On occasion, I will give myself permission to extend 30 minutes (huge dog + long fur = extra mud on rainy days). I will start setting up the more-manageable 15-minute increments for other things on my to-do list.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033979930541697012noreply@blogger.com