Why use schedules? They give us Cues just like an Actor or an Athlete
Your brain sometimes needs a jolt, it needs a cue to tell us to get to work. Have you ever had one of those moments where you wanted to do something but you just did not know what? Bloggers out there, have you ever sat down at the computer to write and then came up with nothing to write about? Writers does this sound like you? How about all you entrepreneurs? Have you ever gone to your workshop and spent an hour being active but not really doing anything? Yes I am sure we have all been there.
Using a schedule gives your brain a cue to start working. Part of a good schedule will tell your brain what to do also. But, the point is that sometimes we need a little jump start. We need a little kicker to get going. OK, I am starting to ramble so I will just give you the info short and sweet.
When you feel like being productive but you don’t know what to do we end up wasting a lot of time. No one wants to do that. Instead have a schedule of things to jolt your brain, or your body, into doing something. Say to yourself, at 2pm I am going to take a break for 15 minutes, then after that I am going to write for an hour. The break is the cue for the brain to get ready. You can be doing anything but the cue is telling the brain we are getting ready for something and here we go. Your brain will actually start working for you. It will already begin to work on the task that you have scheduled.
Lets do two examples to illustrate the point.
Actors Cues
An actor gets a cue from a fellow actor on what to do or say next. This might be in the form of a line, or maybe the form of a movement. When it works well time is not important, and the actors are able to just react to each other. Check out this comedic timing genius.
Athlete Cues
Basketball and Hockey are the most obvious to the cues and reactions for athletes. But since most people know basketball, and like it better, I will use basketball.
Basketball players set up a play. They wait until the other team reacts and they use this as their cue to start running the play. The play all depends on how the other team reacts. That is their cue. Here watch this fine example of passing and an easy basket. The play is setup by positioning. The passes are done by timing and cues. Once the player sees the cue he makes the pass. It is done without even thinking. The players just react.
Here is a good passing highlight from hockey.
Setup a schedule and cue your brain into action. Actors and athletes do this all the time. You should too.
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