Homework-Adult Style

Ken Davenport writes a fantastic blog each day from the view of a Broadway Producer. So fantastic that I actually subscribe via e-mail to it. He's the only blog I do that for.

Today, his post is not just for the aspiring screenwriter or actor, but the busy workers in all of us. The many of us dealing with deadlines, clients, plans, updates, you name it. The ones that could always use a bit of a push in the system or break up our daily routines to keep things organized.

Ken calls it the "Adult Homework System" or AHS. I like it.

Here's how it works:

• Find yourself a friend, a teacher, a shrink, or even a random person online.
• Describe what you want to accomplish (complete a script, a song, or whatever).
• Make that person give you your homework with a due date.
• Do it in the allotted time.
• Rinse and repeat.

It's holding yourself accountable for things outside of the usual deadlines. So, for us all in the client service industry or agency land, your person would normally be your client. Instead, work someone else into the picture and have them be your "teacher". Break the mold of the normal and you'll think a bit differently.