[Jewelry making - Article 00071] - Re: [Orchid] Concentration and productivity

[Jocelyn Broyles]

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    this thread is so interesting and i'm feeling reassured that i'm not
    the only one needing 4-8 hours at the bench at one time. something
    my sweet husband cannot understand. he said to me, "but surfing
    should be an interruption that just flows along with your
    creativity" or something like that. and yes, surfing is very zen in
    its own way, but i still had to GET UP FROM THE BENCH to do it! 

    anyway, thanks to all who have put in their two cents. here is mine: 

    luckily, out here there is a smooth jazz station that comes in
    great. i turn it on as soon as i walk into the studio and turn it
    off when i'm finished for the day. i recognize and register a lot of
    the songs and if i really like one, i am especially aware that it is
    on -- for about 10 seconds, then who knows how many songs go by
    before i register another. i can't work in silence very well, and
    music other than this nice, but rather bland station is too much for
    me. i am a multitasker, but do seem to be able to shut off the
    drunken monkey. i don't think about much when i'm at the bench
    besides my current project. BUT, put people in the house with me (my
    studio is a spare bedroom) or other music and i'm doomed. the
    concentration goes out the window. i do have the added benefit of
    living in the tropics with no A/C so my fan or fans are on full
    blast and the windows are all open, adding much more noise to my
    world than i would get in a closed studio. 

thanks again!

jocelyn

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Jocelyn Broyles
Designer/President
www.jocelynbroyles.com
Costa Rica ph(011 506) 376.6417
U.S. fax (253) 669.1679

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