Comments on: The Three Rhythms of Workflow – Getting and Staying in the Groove http://www.quietspacing.com/organizational-skills/the-three-rhythms-of-workflow-getting-and-staying-in-the-groove/ Manage Time Better. Enjoy Life More. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Natalie http://www.quietspacing.com/organizational-skills/the-three-rhythms-of-workflow-getting-and-staying-in-the-groove/#comment-112 Natalie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:29:07 +0000 http://www.quietspacing.com/?p=2290#comment-112 I never thought the grouping the various types together as rhythms. That is an interesting way of looking at it. I disagree that the short burst activities generate mental energy. As a very introverted person, these activities wear out my mental energy. I generate mental energy when I've had a chance to bury myself into a project for an hour or 3. If something needs more than 2 minutes of attention but less than an hour, I put it off until lunch. I work on something very absorbing in the meantime. That gets my brain engaged so I can think and respond to those 15 minute activities. I never thought the grouping the various types together as rhythms. That is an interesting way of looking at it.

I disagree that the short burst activities generate mental energy. As a very introverted person, these activities wear out my mental energy. I generate mental energy when I’ve had a chance to bury myself into a project for an hour or 3.

If something needs more than 2 minutes of attention but less than an hour, I put it off until lunch. I work on something very absorbing in the meantime. That gets my brain engaged so I can think and respond to those 15 minute activities.

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