Juggling
Old joke: How do you kill a circus? Go for the juggler.
A friend mentioned learning to juggle earlier today. At first I thought she meant it literally, and prepared to offer a little advice that was good for me when I first learned.
When learning to juggle, stand with a chair, table, or bed in front of you. This does two things: first, when you drop the balls (and you will!), they don't fall far, and are easy to pick up; second, the balls want to travel forward, getting away from you -- you can't chase them, they fall, you pick them up again, and continue.
When I actually read the post, it was not about literal juggling, but juggling of tasks, which can be just as impressive when you get good at it, but is just as difficult to master. Still, the same advice holds...when tasks start to get away from you, don't chase them, and if they fall, just pick them up and continue!
Of course, when the boss learns how well you juggle three or four balls or rings, they'll bring you the knives and flaming torches...
(before anybody asks, I can juggle three balls or hankies fairly well, but that's about it).
A friend mentioned learning to juggle earlier today. At first I thought she meant it literally, and prepared to offer a little advice that was good for me when I first learned.
When learning to juggle, stand with a chair, table, or bed in front of you. This does two things: first, when you drop the balls (and you will!), they don't fall far, and are easy to pick up; second, the balls want to travel forward, getting away from you -- you can't chase them, they fall, you pick them up again, and continue.
When I actually read the post, it was not about literal juggling, but juggling of tasks, which can be just as impressive when you get good at it, but is just as difficult to master. Still, the same advice holds...when tasks start to get away from you, don't chase them, and if they fall, just pick them up and continue!
Of course, when the boss learns how well you juggle three or four balls or rings, they'll bring you the knives and flaming torches...
(before anybody asks, I can juggle three balls or hankies fairly well, but that's about it).
