How my
productivity went up by playing!
“ You can increase your brain power three to fivefold simply by laughing and
having fun before working on a problem.
”
~ Doug Hall ~
Last weekend, I visited 60 countries in 6 hours!
Our city (Edmonton, Canada) has one of the largest international heritage
festivals in the world. In one of our beautiful river valley parks, 60 pavilions
featured the music, dance, foods and artifacts of many of the cultural
communities represented by the people living here.
Travel always makes me more open, playful, adventurous and experiential, and
this ‘world tour in one day’ event sparked the same experience.
It was great fun, and then the next day, I received an unexpected gift: great
productivity and clarity at work. Actually, it wasn’t unexpected – I know how
life’s magic works.
You see, the week before, I had been intensely creating and writing and I needed
a break.
The mind needs its balance. It needs the focus to anchor the facts and
information we are working on. Then it needs time to openly integrate the
material in its own way.
In fact, this is what happens when we dream at night. Our minds integrate our
daily activities to put them into the right perspective and into our memory
banks.
It’s just like having a big rainfall and the water pools on the surface. After
the rain stops, the water continues to seep into and nourish the dry soil. We
benefit when we let our minds do the same. Trust this process of learning and
integration.
So I thank you Nigeria, Croatia, Argentina, Japan, Guatemala, the Philippines
and the rest of the countries for helping me integrate, assimilate and put in
right perspective my learning of the previous week.
When do you plan to do something totally different or to do something
differently to free your mind and integrate your experiences?
“Many
people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in
other areas. But can it really? ...True effectiveness requires balance.”
~ Stephen
Covey ~
“Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.”
~ Eileen
Caddy ~
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