Comments on: Suffering from MJSS? Get Organized! http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/12/suffering-from-mjss-get-organized.html The Craft and Business of Fiction and Freelance Writing Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:33:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/12/suffering-from-mjss-get-organized.html#comment-9813 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:34:56 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1788#comment-9813 It's moments like this I wish I had a door on my office. The room I work in is at the front of the house. It opens directly on the hall (with a view of the front door) and, ignoring the sofa I use to split the room in two, is joined directly to the dining room. It's a very nice space and I enjoy working here, except when the kids are being noisy and I just wish I could shut them out with a solid wooden door. I think the location and layout of my office is one of the reasons I have found my efficiency and productivity drops in the afternoons. I've begun taking a more relaxed approach to those ours of the day, making it time for family, household, and socializing rather than the more focus-oriented aspects of business. I think another important point is to work in ways that are efficient for your own lifestyle. I've discovered too much structure stifles me, it applies pressure to perform which tends to lead me into unrealistic expectations and ultimately failure. But I've also found I need some degree of structure because chaos is equally destructive to productivity and sense of sanity. That's where it comes down to finding what works for you, and maintaining the careful balance between what you get done, how you do it, and the other aspects of your life. .-= Rebecca Laffar-Smith shares: <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/12/december-seasonal-writing.html" rel="nofollow">December: Seasonal Writing</a> =-. It’s moments like this I wish I had a door on my office. The room I work in is at the front of the house. It opens directly on the hall (with a view of the front door) and, ignoring the sofa I use to split the room in two, is joined directly to the dining room. It’s a very nice space and I enjoy working here, except when the kids are being noisy and I just wish I could shut them out with a solid wooden door.

I think the location and layout of my office is one of the reasons I have found my efficiency and productivity drops in the afternoons. I’ve begun taking a more relaxed approach to those ours of the day, making it time for family, household, and socializing rather than the more focus-oriented aspects of business.

I think another important point is to work in ways that are efficient for your own lifestyle. I’ve discovered too much structure stifles me, it applies pressure to perform which tends to lead me into unrealistic expectations and ultimately failure. But I’ve also found I need some degree of structure because chaos is equally destructive to productivity and sense of sanity.

That’s where it comes down to finding what works for you, and maintaining the careful balance between what you get done, how you do it, and the other aspects of your life.
Rebecca Laffar-Smith shares: December: Seasonal Writing

]]> By: Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/12/suffering-from-mjss-get-organized.html#comment-9807 Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:28:33 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1788#comment-9807 Thanks, George! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Of course, you can always chime in with your wisdom, too! :-D .-= Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl shares: <a href="http://healingwithjuices.com/2009/12/amazing-contest-alerts/" rel="nofollow">AMAZING Contest Alerts!</a> =-. Thanks, George! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Of course, you can always chime in with your wisdom, too! :-D
Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl shares: AMAZING Contest Alerts!

]]> By: George Angus http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/12/suffering-from-mjss-get-organized.html#comment-9806 George Angus Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:22:19 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1788#comment-9806 Hi Michele, Oh yes. These are so valuable, especially this time of year when so many folks get overwhelmed by the Holidays and all that goes with it. Great job! George .-= George Angus shares: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TumblemooseProductions/~3/tXPjNtWPkz4/" rel="nofollow">Writers, Buy This Book!</a> =-. Hi Michele,

Oh yes. These are so valuable, especially this time of year when so many folks get overwhelmed by the Holidays and all that goes with it.

Great job!

George
George Angus shares: Writers, Buy This Book!

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