A view of autism from along the spectrum

Productivity blogger Merlin Mann summarized some of GoDaddy founder Bob Parson’s tips for keeping the telephone from interrupting us. Merlin, as usual, draws a clear picture of how a simple productivity tip can make a noticeable impact in our quality of life. It reminded me how I need to prevent external distractions from taking away from the time I have with my kids. The timing was perfect as I chose to blow off a call from mom last night to focus on the kids. (OK, it was mom; I didn’t really blow her off. I answered and said I’d call back.) It’s pretty powerful to make that choice at a conscious level. The time with the kids was wonderful, and mom didn’t mind. I chose to blow off a few more distractions tonight until after they went to bed. It felt good tonight too.