March 2nd 2011 / Immersion Project

I had to make a decision today. And I made the wrong one. I received a text message today from one of my friends back home asking when I was off for spring break. Instead of calling them and giving them the answer, I simply sent: "This weekend." As short of a message as it was, it was still going against what I had agreed to doing. Mistakes will happen in anything we try, but I was hoping it would take longer than two days to come to that situation. Any failure is going to be disappointing, but I'm just going to mark down my mistake and move on. I've already noticed a change in my productivity. We've all heard that time travels fast when you're having a good time. But really, time travels fast when you're thoroughly engaged with the topic at hand. In my architecture studio, I would manage building models and texting. My four hour studio session always seems so long and I now understand why: By alternating "texting" and building, my mind doesn't stay focused on what it should be focused on. When I kick texting out of the equation, my mind stays focused and time goes by more quickly. Now my cell phone only gives me the time; not a distraction.