Dr. V said something on one of the first days of class that has stuck with me: “The most precious gift you can give anyone is your undivided attention.” I wrote it down. The rest of the day I proceeded to text one person while in conversation with another and to count vegging out in front of the TV as “spending time with my boyfriend.” Some things need to be preached to me more than once.
Today, she mentioned the myth of multi-tasking, and I started wondering. How often am I fully present in what I’m doing? How often is my mind elsewhere? How would my relationships or my work improve if I were to give an honest attempt at single-tasking?
I’m trying to think of ways to make this a measurable crusade. Maybe if I’m aware of how distracted I truly am I can begin to call my attention home. All I have come up with so far is to count the number of times I read and respond to a text while spending time with someone else or while trying to do homework. Does anyone have other ideas?
