Comments on: Impatience, meditation and page loading

By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:31:31 +0000

@Sherri – Four seconds not only feels like an eternity, it’s an indignity! “Why are you making me wait like this???!” Sigh.

Trying to fill her crush’s silence, funny.

Breathing does help…

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:09:29 +0000

“FOUR WHOLE SECONDS” – I laughed when I read this. It feels like an eternity these days, doesn’t it? I spend those few seconds trying to figure out what to do. Should I do something else while I wait? It’s too short of a time to really start anything. I usually wind up muddling through that time awkwardly like a school girl trying to figure out something witty to say to fill her crush’s silence. I like your idea of using that time for meditation. I may give that a try, too.

By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:09:10 +0000

@Michelle – Sorting/ tidying during slow loading times sounds like some very healthy and productive multitasking. I’ll have to try that. Hope your computer starts behaving soon.

@Joan – Marching in place to energize — excellent idea. I have your exercise book, and I’ll look in there for more ways to move.

By: Joan Price

Joan Price — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:43:25 +0000

Janet, I had to smile at this post because in one of my books, The Anytime, Anywhere Exercise Book, I give several energizing exercises to do while you’re waiting for a website to load or a file to print!

Just as one example, get out of your ergonomic chair and jog or march while you’re waiting — it will invigorate you for your mental tasks once you sit down again. Try it!

Joan Price

Author of The Anytime, Anywhere Exercise Book: 300+ quick and easy exercises you can do whenever you want! (http://www.joanprice.com/books/aaeb.htm )

By: Michelle Russell

Michelle Russell — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:44:31 +0000

Janet, this post couldn’t have been more timely for me. I’m struggling along on a borrowed laptop (hate these tiny keyboards!) because my own computer suddenly took a notion to stop connecting to the Internet for no apparent reason. And this thing is slow as molasses. It doesn’t belong to me, so I can’t offload all the programs *I* don’t need, and frankly, I’m just grateful enough to be connected while I figure out what to do in the long term.

I’ve started (when I remember) combining the chores I don’t like and avoid with waiting for pages to load. It’s not so big a deal to fold a few t-shirts while waiting for Google to load, typing in my search string, hitting enter, then hanging up some slacks…by the time I’ve navigated through the pages I want, the clean laundry is almost sorted.

I like your idea, too. That looking away from the computer that we’re all *supposed* to be doing? Perfect opportunity, and great tip!