Simple

My job was reduced from full-time to part-time in May. Well, you might say, “At seventy-nine, you were still working full time? You were still working at all?” Yes, quite happily as a matter of fact. My job running a small access television organization is not onerous, not normally stressful, and I am appreciated by the Board of the corporation I work for.

Business as usual was interrupted, however, by changing cable habits – cord-cutting. At least where I am, revenues for cable access organizations are tied solely to a percentage of the revenues from traditional cable boxes. People “cut the cord” for streaming services and revenue drops. I think in some states the state governments have made other funding arrangements, but not in mine. So, when revenue went down with no prospects for going up, funding for my position was cut.

The outshot of this was much more time on my hands. Whoppeee! Youy might say. But I’ve struggled to use the time profitably. Days are vacant that I was used to filling up with shooting video, editing, working on servers and such. I floundered. Business was not as usual, and instead of being productive in my other persuits like my garden, or carving I actually became less.

At last, I’ve begun to grapple with time management. It’s a simple tool that I used to use in my consulting days. It’s just a simple checklist that I can check off with checks and notes as I complete tasks.

Sometimes it’s true the simple things work.

K.I.S.S , Keep It Simple, Stupid!