tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post4928389094471623112..comments2023-10-09T12:51:42.666-04:00Comments on MiG Writers: Time management, creative productivity and multitaskingS. J. Laidlawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15331913537063339275noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-26378061340979430142013-09-03T14:57:38.349-04:002013-09-03T14:57:38.349-04:00Time management, creative productivity and multita...Time management, creative productivity and multitasking are all the integral part of today's business world and are more over interrelated to each other. <br /><br />People always look out for the better way to manage the time and be at the top all the time. But the time is a factor needs to be taken absolute care of. Being the most devastating factor in the business world the proper tracking of the same has got a positive read through. 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I'm terrible with time management myself, so I have to force myself to do things by setting the timer on my stove for 15 min. increments. I can do ANYTHING for 15 minutes.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-35092498051116503702010-10-04T22:02:09.486-04:002010-10-04T22:02:09.486-04:00Wonderful thoughts and definitely know you're ...Wonderful thoughts and definitely know you're right about using time wisely. I recently did a challenge to get more writing done in just 10 minutes a day--the idea comes from Leo Babuata at Zen Habits site and also more information can be found at the site www.literaryliving.com. Really wonderful ways to manage time and discover that we do have more of it than we think! Thanks for this great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270110112484149651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-45122455209806846422010-10-02T19:44:39.124-04:002010-10-02T19:44:39.124-04:00Not watching TV is huge for me. I'm not a morn...Not watching TV is huge for me. I'm not a morning person but I stay up late at night. However, I never thought of tracking all my different personal projects on a spreadsheet. It's funny that it never occurred to me, but I guess I never had such a hard time deciding on what to work on next.Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-21442690187312596162010-09-28T21:59:07.699-04:002010-09-28T21:59:07.699-04:00Fantastic post. I like how you pointed out each id...Fantastic post. I like how you pointed out each idea and explained them!Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-31636934850595295832010-09-27T12:25:55.842-04:002010-09-27T12:25:55.842-04:00I'm not particularly good at managing my time ...I'm not particularly good at managing my time to use big chunks of available time to its fullest, but I am adept at snatching moments here and there. Twenty minutes on the London Underground, forty minutes on my lunch break, ten minutes idle daydreaming about a plot problem while stood in a queue, a few minutes re-reading material while eating my dinner...<br /><br />Time is there, ready to be used!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-1778118182740495392010-09-27T03:20:57.479-04:002010-09-27T03:20:57.479-04:00An Amazing post. I really enjoyed reading your pos...An Amazing post. I really enjoyed reading your post and thank you for sharing. I'm thinking about my self and how i'm killing my times. To me, deadline is the only inspiration. : ( <br />You inspired me. Keep your hard work and I might be able to follow your steps. Thanks again.진주살이https://www.blogger.com/profile/09096930382877377391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-1406828596986382912010-09-24T16:47:43.823-04:002010-09-24T16:47:43.823-04:00Great post. I have always been honed to deadlines ...Great post. I have always been honed to deadlines as a designer ... now I am working on projects that do not yet have a deadline, it is so much harder. Connecting with other like minds is the biggest help to me, and without the SCBWI and FB I would be floundering. My to do list is my biggest motivator, because I like crossing things off. My worst thing is getting out of the studio. It is such a true statement that taking 1/2 hr to go for a walk can totally make you 50 million times more productive when you get back. (Note to self: follow that advise ;-))Hazel Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195335932993401440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-68812490238129383352010-09-23T17:13:04.231-04:002010-09-23T17:13:04.231-04:00I could identify with all your points. I too have ...I could identify with all your points. I too have no television service - haven't had it for years. I love to walk, and to get up early. Great post. Like Veronica I love spreadsheets for project tracking. I have a spreadsheet that serves as a daily to-do list... it keeps me on track better than any other method I've tried.Book Lady: Linda Jo Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774487309848980351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-28763894672049019602010-09-23T16:55:15.590-04:002010-09-23T16:55:15.590-04:00Debbie, this is so awesome and generous of you to ...Debbie, this is so awesome and generous of you to share. I'm always fascinated by the variety of ways others accomplish what they do. No TV and a daily walk are the best tips. I'm NOT an early riser but make up for it at the end of the day when I'm most productive (like 11 pm-3 am!) In your case, the axiom "Ask a busy person..." applies. Thanks for this!Debra Marrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052734665414193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-80156078624888587082010-09-23T14:37:38.504-04:002010-09-23T14:37:38.504-04:00Debbie: Can I ask what time you go to bed at night...Debbie: Can I ask what time you go to bed at night? And do you find that your work spills over into the evenings and every other time too? Or do you just have a strict cut-off time? Thanks for a fantastic post. Really enjoyed it. Love the cable TV idea and I'm not a big TV watcher but I do love me some Jon Stewart and Chelsea Handler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-37429248145309792142010-09-23T14:04:28.719-04:002010-09-23T14:04:28.719-04:00I find that I need to keep a notebook and calendar...I find that I need to keep a notebook and calendar handy every single day- I write down lists of things that need dealing with, both mundane and creative, as well as keeping a running log of the things I've been working on during the day and the week. I also am keeping my sketchbook handy so if I have a few minutes, like sitting with the boys supervising homework or whatnot, I might just sketch something, and that helps me feel like I'm not just doing stuff for everyone else and not getting to do anything for myself. Multitasking is my friend.<br /><br />I have to force myself to schedule time carefully since with the boys and all their activities I don't have much uniterrupted work time and I have to fit it all in somehow. I'm naturally a sort of go-with-the-flow sort of person, but the lists help me stay on task.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-47305729058122354562010-09-23T12:37:11.390-04:002010-09-23T12:37:11.390-04:00Oh, what a great post! Thanks for sharing those id...Oh, what a great post! Thanks for sharing those ideas ...<br /><br />I'm rethinking my relationship with the treadmill now. Maybe I should use it or at least walk around the neighborhood on breaks. Hmmm. <br /><br />I'm a first-time visitor to this blog but read the cartoons for writers and tweets.<br /><br />Quick background: I work full time at an online digital media company, where I write and edit. Plus, I'm the mom of four kids and a wife. But my creative writing urges just have to be indulged or else I'm a crabby, unhappy person. I need to be creative. And somehow, I am. My activity book of crafts and doodles is coming out October 15. Plus, I have a novel that a publisher is considering. (We're at the first stages with it.)<br /><br />So, where am I getting the time to do this?<br /><br /> I do some of what you do. I wake up at 5 a.m., though. I also stay up late. So, I skip sleep. Probably not great from a doctor's point of view, but good from a creative one.<br /><br />I also keep track of my projects in a spreadsheet. I've got a lot of ideas, so the first tab has a list of the names of the projects, then I have my goal dates for certain stages in another column. Then each separate tab is where I track where I'm at with the project.<br /><br />And I highly recommend having notebooks everywhere. I've got one in my purse, in the car, in the baby's diaper bag, in the kitchen, in the sofa. Whenever I'm thinking of something related to my writing, I jot it down. I'd rather have a 3-page conversation between characters written in a peanut-butter stained notebook in the minivan than not have it written at all. Then later, when time permits, I just collect the notebooks with the bits of writing in them and type it into the right document. <br /><br />Again, great post!Veronica Maria Jarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030132212087104875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-60207776932565475082010-09-23T12:30:36.813-04:002010-09-23T12:30:36.813-04:00Great post! You're so right about the walk/exe...Great post! You're so right about the walk/exercise being good for sorting out troublesome plots (I cycle instead).<br /><br />I currently have 5 projects on the go at various stages of completion with several more waiting in the wings. Whichever one attracts a paid contract first will obviously become my priority, but at the moment I try to give each project equal attention to avoid having all my hopes/dreams in the same basket... also to avoid getting bored!Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-21494457523474031532010-09-23T11:47:00.795-04:002010-09-23T11:47:00.795-04:00This is so tremendously inspiring. And thoughtful ...This is so tremendously inspiring. And thoughtful and thoughtprovoking. Hmm. Where can I add time/pinch time...Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505919558970094338noreply@blogger.com