Comments on: Keeping your balls in the air http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/ Sim' Hampel (aka Simon Hampel) Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: andreas http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-7524 andreas Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:22:28 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-7524 I Like your analogy with the balls with different weights indicating the importance (or weightiness) of the task/obligation. My concept has been attentions units. You have so many attention units and when you run out there are no more to be had they can only be recycled. These units had an implied weight but not imperical like the ball analogy. Just on thought on holidays that occurred to me recently. Basically came about thinking why holidays are in the main relaxing to you seeing that most holidays are so busy that you go home to relax. The bleeding obvious using your juggeling ball analogy was that when you go on holidays you drop all your balls and everybody expects and excepts that you drop all the balls. So as a result you are completely relaxed with no ongoing obligations during the holiday. Unfortunately as a lead up to the holiday you become frantic landing all those balls so they don't fall in your absence. I Like your analogy with the balls with different weights indicating the importance (or weightiness) of the task/obligation.

My concept has been attentions units. You have so many attention units and when you run out there are no more to be had they can only be recycled. These units had an implied weight but not imperical like the ball analogy.

Just on thought on holidays that occurred to me recently. Basically came about thinking why holidays are in the main relaxing to you seeing that most holidays are so busy that you go home to relax.

The bleeding obvious using your juggeling ball analogy was that when you go on holidays you drop all your balls and everybody expects and excepts that you drop all the balls. So as a result you are completely relaxed with no ongoing obligations during the holiday.

Unfortunately as a lead up to the holiday you become frantic landing all those balls so they don’t fall in your absence.

]]> By: Richard Cockrum http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 Richard Cockrum Tue, 30 May 2006 13:36:33 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3501 Your dad referred me to this post in a comment he left on my site. Your article is excellent. I love how you worked with the keeping the balls in the air analogy. You're right. We can only do so much, and have learn to focus on what is important to us. This <b>is</b> hard. Your dad referred me to this post in a comment he left on my site. Your article is excellent. I love how you worked with the keeping the balls in the air analogy. You’re right. We can only do so much, and have learn to focus on what is important to us. This is hard.

]]> By: Trevor Hampel » Discipline in the Writer’s (or Bloggers) Life http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3485 Trevor Hampel » Discipline in the Writer’s (or Bloggers) Life Sun, 28 May 2006 10:46:33 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3485 [...] Of course, he elaborates on these three steps in his article, but this is the bare bones of what he is saying. And it makes a lot of sense. In my writing and blogging I find that I get so easily distracted and jump from one task to another without giving anything top priority. Another good article on this can be found on my son’s blog where he uses the picture of trying to juggle too many balls at the same time. [...] [...] Of course, he elaborates on these three steps in his article, but this is the bare bones of what he is saying. And it makes a lot of sense. In my writing and blogging I find that I get so easily distracted and jump from one task to another without giving anything top priority. Another good article on this can be found on my son’s blog where he uses the picture of trying to juggle too many balls at the same time. [...]

]]> By: Nigel http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3239 Nigel Thu, 11 May 2006 07:43:21 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3239 An eloquent elucidation of the malaise of modern man. The tyranny of choice and opportunity eh? I think it takes real courage and insight to not only recognise there are some balls you just can't keep airborne, but to then choose let them hit the ground. Well done Sim'! An eloquent elucidation of the malaise of modern man.

The tyranny of choice and opportunity eh?

I think it takes real courage and insight to not only recognise there are some balls you just can’t keep airborne, but to then choose let them hit the ground.

Well done Sim’!

]]> By: FatBoy http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 FatBoy Fri, 05 May 2006 03:52:58 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3222 Good stuff Sim, interesting read. Certainly helps put things in perspective and helps make me realise i'm not the only one constantly biting off more than i can chew !! I only stumbled upon this through a link off Duncan's blog - keep up the great work !! Cheers, Paul... Good stuff Sim, interesting read. Certainly helps put things in perspective and helps make me realise i’m not the only one constantly biting off more than i can chew !!

I only stumbled upon this through a link off Duncan’s blog – keep up the great work !!

Cheers,
Paul…

]]> By: Kevin http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3215 Kevin Wed, 03 May 2006 15:11:19 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3215 The thing that struck a chord with me was that word 'Simplify" I made this my mission starting last year, to aim for a simpler life and to leave a minimal footprint behind you. It works for me, but now all I see are lots of people who would really benefit by simplifying their lives. Keep it simple and avoid all stress. It bewilders me the way some people live their lives. Doesn't seem to lead anywhere. No aim, no plan, and no result. Simon, this would make a brilliant thread to post on SS Kevin The thing that struck a chord with me was that word ‘Simplify”
I made this my mission starting last year, to aim for a simpler life and to leave a minimal footprint behind you.
It works for me, but now all I see are lots of people who would really benefit by simplifying their lives.

Keep it simple and avoid all stress.
It bewilders me the way some people live their lives. Doesn’t seem to lead anywhere. No aim, no plan, and no result.

Simon, this would make a brilliant thread to post on SS

Kevin

]]> By: Mum http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3173 Mum Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:46:25 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3173 How true!!! (I love this philosophical change of tack. It all makes good sense and you are writing what I have often thought to be so.) How true!!!
(I love this philosophical change of tack. It all makes good sense and you are writing what I have often thought to be so.)

]]> By: The Rhyme of Sim’ » Taking time to think http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 The Rhyme of Sim’ » Taking time to think Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:22:36 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3170 [...] Following up from my previous entry Keeping your balls in the air, I came across a post from the Fast Company blogs this morning about taking time to think. [...] [...] Following up from my previous entry Keeping your balls in the air, I came across a post from the Fast Company blogs this morning about taking time to think. [...]

]]> By: Mum http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3161 Mum Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:11:21 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3161 I have complained bitterly in the last 10-15 years that we (Simon's mum and dad) had more lifestyle when the children were still at school. This tends to be the opposite of what is said today...can't do this because of the kids... We did things together that Simon and his sister still remember and talk about. It is time to ditch a few of the juggled balls and reclaim what I like to call lifestyle. Reclaim family life by doing simple things... take a walk, go for a picnic somewhere close by...have the picnic in the front yard if time and place are truly impossible, play ludo with the littlies, go for a walk around the block, kick a football around, read a book aloud to ALL the family as a serial. None of these things takes a huge amount of time. It is being brave enough to let go of a few of those balls for a while. Most of them won't bounce. Those that do maybe need to be examined and a decision made as to whether they are worth gathering up again. No is only a small word, but it seems to be the hardest word of all to say in these circumstances. It can also be the most important word to learn for the sake of happiness, health and well being for any person. I have complained bitterly in the last 10-15 years that we (Simon’s mum and dad) had more lifestyle when the children were still at school. This tends to be the opposite of what is said today…can’t do this because of the kids…
We did things together that Simon and his sister still remember and talk about.

It is time to ditch a few of the juggled balls and reclaim what I like to call lifestyle.

Reclaim family life by doing simple things… take a walk, go for a picnic somewhere close by…have the picnic in the front yard if time and place are truly impossible, play ludo with the littlies, go for a walk around the block, kick a football around, read a book aloud to ALL the family as a serial.

None of these things takes a huge amount of time. It is being brave enough to let go of a few of those balls for a while. Most of them won’t bounce. Those that do maybe need to be examined and a decision made as to whether they are worth gathering up again.

No is only a small word, but it seems to be the hardest word of all to say in these circumstances. It can also be the most important word to learn for the sake of happiness, health and well being for any person.

]]> By: Andrew’s Blog » Life Balance - Sim Speaks http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-3158 Andrew’s Blog » Life Balance - Sim Speaks Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:51:13 +0000 http://www.simonhampel.com/keeping-your-balls-in-the-air/#comment-3158 [...] Sim has written an excellent post at his blog about managing your life and your time. [...] [...] Sim has written an excellent post at his blog about managing your life and your time. [...]

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