1) Become a master at scheduling tasks: People often have a list of tasks they could be working on at any given time. Truly productive people are in-tune with their brain and know how to select the best task to do at that moment to maximize productivity. Tasks that may take a heavier cognitive processing load may go faster when you are in the zone for that work. Conversely, when you are wiped out, pick brainless tasks that still need completing. This does require you to have some control over your day and some discipline.

2) If you have a brain that is always in a higher processing gear than the rest of the world, you have to come to terms with some inherent levels of frustration. Accept it. This is not going to go away. I see this with creative people who are plagued with an idea brain that just keeps churning them out. They can be equally as frustrated. It helps me to choose my attitude and plan for those times where I am forced to slow down. For example, stuck on a long drive in a car? – get some phone calls or audio books out of the way (on fast forward of course). Have to sit through a boring meeting – make sure you have something productive to do so you can still participate in the meeting and keep the other half of your brain occupied. Spouse comes home and wants to talk endlessly about his day – multi task and let him ramble while you empty the dishwasher or sort through the mail. You still have to listen, of course.

I find being frustrated just slows the entire system down.

Jenn

1) Become a master at scheduling tasks: People often have a list of tasks they could be working on at any given time. Truly productive people are in-tune with their brain and know how to select the best task to do at that moment to maximize productivity. Tasks that may take a heavier cognitive processing load may go faster when you are in the zone for that work. Conversely, when you are wiped out, pick brainless tasks that still need completing. This does require you to have some control over your day and some discipline.

2) If you have a brain that is always in a higher processing gear than the rest of the world, you have to come to terms with some inherent levels of frustration. Accept it. This is not going to go away. I see this with creative people who are plagued with an idea brain that just keeps churning them out. They can be equally as frustrated. It helps me to choose my attitude and plan for those times where I am forced to slow down. For example, stuck on a long drive in a car? – get some phone calls or audio books out of the way (on fast forward of course). Have to sit through a boring meeting – make sure you have something productive to do so you can still participate in the meeting and keep the other half of your brain occupied. Spouse comes home and wants to talk endlessly about his day – multi task and let him ramble while you empty the dishwasher or sort through the mail. You still have to listen, of course.

I find being frustrated just slows the entire system down.

Jenn