Life Hacks and the Practice of Tanka: 5 Rules for Maximizing Concentration
In our daily lives, we use brain resources when we are conscious of tasks or what we need to do right now.
However, those resources are limited, and when we exceed those limits, our work performance declines.
The capacity of these resources is called cognitive resources.
In daily life, it seems that we are overusing these cognitive resources, leading to increased stress.
To avoid wasting cognitive resources, it is important to reduce the number of things you have to do (^^)
To that end, it is said that it is good to categorize the vast list you have written down into the following three categories.
■ "Do Now" To-Do List
■ "Do Soon" To-Do List
■ "Someday" To-Do List
It would be great if you could make this a habit, but to save cognitive resources and reduce mental distress, it is important to establish the following three things, so please try to be conscious of them.
1. Reduce the things you have to do as much as possible
2. Reduce the things you need to remember (prospective memory) as much as possible
3. Ensure you complete only your routine work
However, since it is important to use life hacks that suit you, I think you should choose the methods that are easiest for you rather than trying to fit yourself into what is presented (^^)
Now, for those who want to think about what life hacks are,
"You who read me, are you sure you understand my language?" (from J.L. Borges, "The Library of Babel")
I will introduce concrete examples of hacks combined with the practice of Tanka, which I think could be called the repetition of presenting a way of life in the first person (self-making). Will you be driven into a daily world where such (hack-like) ways of living are considered desirable?
Please check it out (^^)
1. Eliminate factors that interrupt concentration
2. Single-tasking over multi-tasking
3. Keep a dedicated memo for handling miscellaneous tasks
4. Use a 'Doing' list
5. Know the one hour when your work is most productive
(Quoted from 'Information Diet Work Methods: Creating a System for Continuous Small Growth' by E. Masatake Hori (Daiwa Shobo))
'A little behind my body, my soul is now in the air, off the diving board'
(From Akio Kita's 'Ginto')
'A path along the upper reaches of the Tama River, a heavy, cloudy day under a straw hat'
(From Bokusui Wakayama's 'Death or Art')
'A ladybug has landed on my chest, as I walk aimlessly along the usual street'
(From Karo Aihara's 'Hamatake')
'Work gradually blends into daily life, heading outside in steel-toed shoes'
(From Shoichi Hirono's 'Mud, and Petals')
'Tadpoles beginning to sprout tiny limbs, the atmosphere of the rainy season drifts through heaven and earth'
(From Onisaburo Deguchi's 'Onisaburo Tanka Collection')
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