Comments on: The Productivity Benefits of a Timer

By: jay

jay — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:23:37 +0000

I, too, use a timer. Started with FlyLady as mentioned above, and find it an incredibly productive tool. Amazing how much you can do while waiting for coffee to brew, or (if you still have to suffer through them) a commercial. Makes those dreaded, tedious tasks tolerable.
Only caution is to not do the same small task over and over again, but rather have an overall plan.
Big Bang fan, too!

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:45:40 +0000

Absolutely spot on! Due to disability, I find my ability to do things decreasing rapidly, but find that I can do an immense amount of stuff just waiting 2 minutes for the microwave to go off, such as put clean dishes away, stack dishes, clean off counters, etc. I try to grab those spare minutes when I can. We turn on a room AC at night and so sometimes I have to wait to go to bed until the room is cooled down. Since my sewing room is next to the bedroom, I find I can quilt several seams in a quilt, clean out my machine, wind bobbins, clean up and put a few things away for those few minutes. I learned long ago from the “Side-Tracked Home Executives” (read this book if your housework has gotten away from you) that all household chores can be broken down into small sections of time and doing the work takes less time than thinking about it or procrastinating!

By: Minny

Minny — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:30:00 +0000

Look at Flylady – she advocates this regarding cleaning – I use it as she suggests.

By: Pretty Jewelry Things Stores

Pretty Jewelry Things Stores — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:38:52 +0000

I like this idea and will try it.

We’re Big Bang addicts also.

Thanks