One Hour One Thing
As both of my readers have no doubt noticed, I haven’t been very active online lately. Life ebbs and flows and it’s been ebbing more than flowing for some things of late.
Tonight my wonderful wife gave me a gift - an hour and a half to be all by myself at home (while it was still light outside!). I can stay up late - which I’ve been doing too much of lately - and be by myself, but my focus and energy are usually diminished.
Tonight my wife took the kids to our usual Wednesday night activities at the nursing home and I stayed home. I sat down at my desk and did one thing. It did involve my computer but just as a note-taking / info organization tool as I thought through and planned for a group discussion I’m going to lead on Saturday.
Refreshing doesn’t begin to describe the way I felt after being able to focus in a quiet, well-lit area without any other distractions.
One hour. One thing. No distractions.
It was like rain on a parched ground. I finished my thoughtful preparations. I got a sense of accomplishment. I relaxed.
We fill up our spare time and space thought cycles with so many extras that continually keep us distracted (see Twitter, RSS, tv, etc.) Multitasking can be valuable, but I’ve realized that you need to be able to have a time to do just one thing.
If you haven’t spent an hour doing one thing lately, give it a try.
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