Ever make a game of it?

[CaffeinatedBen]

I know we have the ability to slightly focus on so many things at once that we don't get anything done. Well, after reading Dr. Daniel Amen's book on ADD, I decided to time myself while cleaning. I set the timer for 20 minutes to clean the living room, and I ended up cleaning the dining room and my bedroom all within that time. Making it a game and having a time limit seemed to help me focus better than ever. Can anyone relate?

 

[savingme09]

Completely! I have used this technique for awhile and it works very well. I use it a lot when I am warming something up in the microwave or cooking something in the oven to do small chores like load and unload the dishwasher, put away groceries, or clean off cabinets. I always find that I can get a lot more accomplished when I set a time limit. Otherwise I wander aimlessly around the house cleaning one thing here, another thing there... at the end of the day I am exhausted but I feel like I haven't accomplished anything.

 

[Silvermoon-KS]

*blink*

I see I need to go and acquire this book. I had not even thought about timing myself on things... I can totally relate to the whole "end of the day .. exhausted.. feel like I haven't accomplished anything" thing.

Heh.. I had fully intended to lurk the forums for a few days to get a feel for it, but you two pulled me in!

*makes a physical note in his little black book with regards to Dr. Daniel Amen, because it will likely go the way of Goldfish Memory if I dont*