No Interruptions Please.

Similar to a verbal fillers, I have recently discovered there a new concept called 'time' fillers. At first, I thought my Blackberry was keeping me from being productive as I would sit at the Library typing a paper with my phone next to my laptop as I would glance at the green light to see if it was red, I realized the 20 minutes I spent texting, could have been an entire page on my paper. I thought about it for a week with my good friend who would make a point that I was concentrating on replying to my messages and emails more than my work I was there to do.
In ESP Imagination 366, I began to think about how I can change my perspective on life to think more creatively. Did you know the entrepreneurs have thought of their most profound ideas while doing absolutely NOTHING.
Being a naturally productive person, there is usually not one part of my day where I can spend 20 minutes without doing something. Thinking about what is really the 'time' filler is not only my blackberry or electronic devices. I multitask 27/4 and that is an issue when it comes to thinking creatively. Texting on my way to class, in class, at King or while having lunch is a symptom taking control of my time. I am in the habit of residing to my phone when it comes to doing nothing.
The point is that I just need to take control instead of putting myself on autopilot and responding to a text within the minute it is sent. Texting and emailing is an activity, not a filler. It is an activity that I do everyday and I should set time aside to do what I have to do to communicate with the people around me.
As a result, this means I need to change my routine in terms thinking about what I am doing before I do it. If I want to change this habit then I need to be conscious of my new routine. Once I am conscious of the fact I am doing nothing I will feel a difference in my behavior and in my productiveness when I do my work.
I am going to do an experiment with my daily routine by being conscious of my Blackberry, Facebooking in between unfinished work or surfing online instead of just laying in my bed for 20 minutes to rest around 4pm.
I will keep a log at the end of the day of the times I use 'time' fillers. I will take note of how I feel through out my day how much more effective I am when sitting down to do work. By being conscious of my change in routine, I will be able to cherish my actual "do nothing" moments, charge my battery before doing something that involves energy.
In the end I will have a more productive day, not in terms of how many actions I take, but how effective and more creative my actions are.