"11 seconds"- the amount of time it takes to dial a number on a rotary phone (from the book Crazy Busy)
I remember reading this line. The author got frustrated when he had to use a rotary phone. He questioned himself if he had become too busy in his life that 11 seconds drove him nuts when he had to dial a number on the rotary phone.
This leads me to believe that our patience is very limited and we are putting incredible amount of stress on ourselves.
Many years ago I attended a Handling Multiple Projects with Multiple Deadlines course. The presenter asked how many people felt stressed. After most people raised their hand he offered the following definition of stress:
Stress occurs when we are working on many items but we never seem to complete them- In other words a lack of closure.
Today's question is:
"How do you assure that you finish the right things?"
I remember reading this line. The author got frustrated when he had to use a rotary phone. He questioned himself if he had become too busy in his life that 11 seconds drove him nuts when he had to dial a number on the rotary phone.
This leads me to believe that our patience is very limited and we are putting incredible amount of stress on ourselves.
Many years ago I attended a Handling Multiple Projects with Multiple Deadlines course. The presenter asked how many people felt stressed. After most people raised their hand he offered the following definition of stress:
Stress occurs when we are working on many items but we never seem to complete them- In other words a lack of closure.
Today's question is:
"How do you assure that you finish the right things?"
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