The Virtues of Single-tasking

This morning I listened to a 43 Folders podcast entitled "Goin' on a Media Diet" and took away two simple, but neat ideas: Once a week, devote 3-4 hours to enjoying just one type of media.  Read a book, watch TV or a movie, listen to music, but don't do anything else at the same time. Second idea: Call someone on the phone and talk for 30 minutes.  Don't do anything else while conversing.  [Note: If you use iTunes, you can subscribe to the 43 Folders podcast (or download episodes of your choosing)through the Music Store.  I'm not a Mac user, but I use iTunes.  Yup, there's a Windows version.]

I probably won't be able to do the first idea with great regularity because my job and my beautiful toddler don't allow me such luxuries most of the time.  But I could aim for an hour. . .  It's also difficult to find time for a phone conversation during which I can concentrate just on the call.  My daughter would have to be asleep at a time when it is still polite to call someone. . .