How do you stay focused?
12-21-2010, 10:06 PM
#51
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I focus on the quilt I'm working on by turning on my computer. I have music downloaded on it, and I didn't put a tv in my quilt room cause I knew I could be distracted. I just listen to listen to music and quilt away. I couldn't stay focused otherwise.
12-22-2010, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jill
I say about myself that I have the attention span of an 8-year old, so I share your problem. One helpful thing (for me) is making a list and I try to make myself do those things before I start sewing, computer time, etc. Then sometimes I remember that I retired almost nine years ago, and everything gets done in time, so why should I try to be structured and that I should just go with the flow. I don't have the answer, but I surely have the problem!
12-22-2010, 05:06 PM
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Some days I can't focus, other times I can't fall asleep as I'm restless over projects. I've been known to go to bed, get up after an hour of tossing and turning, and work through the night finishing a project. And not because I have a deadline - I do this for fun. That project might be something I didn't touch at all the day before.
I just go with it, an hour of a project, an hour doing something else - they say moving around every hour is good to do. But if I'm on a roll, I can sit at my machine forever!
I just go with it, an hour of a project, an hour doing something else - they say moving around every hour is good to do. But if I'm on a roll, I can sit at my machine forever!
12-22-2010, 05:18 PM
#59
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There are a bazillion websites with advice on how to stay focused on tasks. Just Google how to stay focused and start reading. I treat quilting like any other job, establish a regular schedule, set priorities, take breaks every hour, all that kind of stuff. Good luck to you.
12-23-2010, 04:52 AM
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Boy, am I not alone! My sis told me this summer that when I was young, and to this day, I was a classic ADD. Mom didn't know what to do with me. Maybe there is something about us creative folks that is accompanied by attention problems. No problems at work, deadlines, structure, etc. Another thing, when something is not "just right" I can't continue, must walk away till the solution presents it'self.
My younger son was diagnosed with ADD, by a neurologist, and with medication and ld support, outgrew it. I haven't. When someone starts in on not giving meds to "real" ADD/ADHD, you know that they have not been down that road. Ignoring a problem like that in a child can lead to a child not finishing high school.
I feel much better now, thanks for listening to my rant.
My younger son was diagnosed with ADD, by a neurologist, and with medication and ld support, outgrew it. I haven't. When someone starts in on not giving meds to "real" ADD/ADHD, you know that they have not been down that road. Ignoring a problem like that in a child can lead to a child not finishing high school.
I feel much better now, thanks for listening to my rant.
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