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Posted by: P.P.A. Dec 3 2009, 04:04 PM

In recent times I have found myself unable to keep up with my endeavours. There's many things I need to read, pictures I need to draw, chapters of my story to be written, and even a few games to be played and anime to be watched. However, a day is only so long and my speed at working through all of this has grown insufficient. Things pile up and I cannot do as much over the course of a sun's journey as I would like to, even if I'm diligent.

This is partially because I can only do one activity at once. While I take the liberty to keep chatting at the expense of some speed (which I however embrace because I think talking to others is rather the subversion of a waste of time), I'm unable to do any of the above simultaneously. If I write I can't draw at the same time, if I watch an anime I'm too occupied to read through wikipedia articles. Is there any way to increase my productivity to become faster and more efficient?

Posted by: Shiokazu Dec 3 2009, 09:44 PM

yes there is a way. and they call it by "activity calendar"

i dont use it, and i dont want, horray

Posted by: Yuka Dec 4 2009, 01:23 AM

Drop your story. It'll suck.

Posted by: aerozero Dec 4 2009, 03:07 AM

Grow extra arms

Posted by: Dr Sturm Dec 4 2009, 06:23 AM

Multitasking is bad for you. Science proved it.

Posted by: P.P.A. Dec 4 2009, 07:13 AM

I'm currently pursuing to simply eliminate all open tabs I have yet to read so I'll be free from them. I think it's less that I need to be more productive but rather that I don't want anything left to do which isn't a long-time thing liek drawing or writing, now that I think about it.

Extra arms sounds good though

Posted by: Sigmund Dec 4 2009, 07:38 PM

Hire a spanish man named Jose to help.

Posted by: Shiokazu Dec 5 2009, 05:15 AM

NOBODY CAN HANDLE TWO BIRDS AT ONCE!!!!

also i said. at every single day you do only one task. EX:

monday you play game 1

thursday you read the book 1

and soo on until its sunday(or saturday if so you can get 2 days to rest) you take a break then starts everything again at monday. its simple and it works! remenber the year have 365 days usualy.

Posted by: Raijinili Dec 5 2009, 08:14 AM

Draw while you watch anime. Problem solved.

Posted by: P.P.A. Dec 5 2009, 09:25 AM

That would be at the cost of quality though.

I guess I'm just freaking out too much. It would probably be better if I just dedicated some time to get things I've been delaying up until now out of the way so I can just sway with what I feel like doing again. (Which I have been working on for a few days already, the count of eternally open tabs is already down to half.)

Posted by: Shiokazu Dec 5 2009, 11:54 PM

are you by any chance reading my posts?

do that and your problems are over!

Posted by: Miki Trie' Dec 6 2009, 12:18 AM

Sleep later. You'll eventually adjust to it soon anyway. And, yes, you should draw and watch anime @ the same time.

Posted by: P.P.A. Dec 6 2009, 07:38 AM

I seriously doubt this is possible. I need to look at the subtitles all the time after all.
Also I already don't sleep before 2:00, I don't know if even later would be healthy...

Posted by: Miki Trie' Dec 7 2009, 11:07 PM

Okay, then you could compose yourself and do one thing every one or two hours or so.

Posted by: Shiokazu Dec 8 2009, 04:04 AM

just do the fucking programation, and follow it, everything will be fine. BELIEVE ME!

Posted by: Elnendil Dec 9 2009, 09:53 AM

Why multitask? Just merely take a few hours out of the day and pick one of them to do. For example, write for 1~3 hours, play for 1~3 hours, the rest can be whatever you want.

Posted by: P.P.A. Dec 9 2009, 09:55 AM

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Well, aside from that it's a good idea though and sort of what I'm doing just unfortunately not organised.
Also these exams are messing up my schedule a bit. I don't actually study for them but merely knowing that I am kind of supposed to throws me off. x)

Posted by: Elnendil Dec 9 2009, 10:24 AM

I'm not sure what to tell you. I have problems with being on schedule from time to time, but i'm a bit more organized I guess.

Posted by: P.P.A. Dec 9 2009, 11:00 AM

Oh it's fine, with the exams coming to an end it seems my rhythm is recovering again into a healthy patterns. Thanks though!

Posted by: Shiokazu Dec 10 2009, 04:41 AM

some stuff here stay hard to get