MDBCs 22 Feb 2023

Entry posted by sandrewn in Bread Crumbs 570 February 22, 2023

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February 22nd 2023 - Holidays and Observances

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Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance:
- Founder's Day or "B.-P. day" (World Organization of the Scout Movement)
- World Thinking Day (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
Christian feast day:
- Baradates
- Eric Liddell (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Roman Catholic Church)
- Margaret of Cortona
- February 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Crime Victims Day (Europe)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Founding Day (Saudi Arabia)
Washington's Birthday, federal holiday in the United States. A holiday on February 22 as well as the third Monday in February.
National Cat Day (Japan)

Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details)

Day of Fraternity and Cohesion Cook a Sweet Potato Day

National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day

Recreational Sports & Fitness Day

Baby Kaely’s Birthday

Fun Observances

Single Tasking Day

You may have been praised for your multitasking skills, but have you ever tried single tasking i.e. doing only one thing at a time? Try it on February 22, Single Tasking Day.

The made-up holiday clearly wants to encourage people to devote all their time and energy on accomplishing one task at a time. Some people also celebrate it on February 19.

Multitasking Lowers Productivity

Recent studies have shown that multitasking - the ability to focus on more than one task at any given time, can be less effective and productive than previously thought. Multitasking can also decrease the accuracy of certain tasks. This is because when one shifts from one task to another, the brain needs time to change focus. This can lead to a waste of time and can cause a lot of stress. Time management can also become an issue for multitaskers.

Increase Accuracy and Productivity

Productivity experts suggest that the best way to accomplish something well is to direct all of one's energy and time on the task. Single tasking increases engagement and helps reduce errors. By improving productivity and accuracy, single tasking can help reduce stress and other health problems that are stress-related.

How to Celebrate?

Make a list of all the tasks you want to accomplish and go down the list one at a time.
Cut off all distractions. Switch off your phone, block the Internet, close your office door, and get started on your list. It may be hard now, but when you are done, you will be proud of yourself!

Did You Know…

…that according to research only about 2% of people can effectively multitask? The rest tend to be less productive when they multitask.

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Working as a secretary at an international airport, my sister had an office adjacent to the room where security temporarily holds suspects. One day security officers were questioning a man when they were suddenly called away on another emergency. To the horror of my sister and her colleagues, the man was left alone in the unlocked room. After a few minutes, the door opened and he began to walk out.

Summoning up her courage, one of the secretaries barked, "Get back in there, and don't you come out until you're told!" The man scuttled back inside and slammed the door.

When the security people returned, the women reported what had happened. Without a word, an officer walked into the room and released one very frightened telephone repairman.

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My older son loves school, but his younger brother absolutely hates it. One weekend he cried and fretted and tried every excuse not to go back on Monday. Sunday morning on the way home from church, the crying and whining built to a crescendo. At the end of my rope, I finally stopped the car and explained, "Honey, it's a law. If you don't go to school, they'll put Mommy in jail."

He looked at me, thought a moment, then asked, "How long would you have to stay?"

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I was on duty as an emergency-room technician when a father brought in his son, who had poked a tire from one of his toy trucks up his nose. The man was embarrassed, but I assured him this was something kids often do. I quickly removed the tire and they were on their way. A few minutes later, the father was back in the ER asking to talk to me in private.

Mystified, I led him to an examining room. "While we were on our way home," he began, "I was looking at that little tire and wondering, how on earth did my son get this thing stuck up his nose and…"

It took just a few seconds to get the tire out of Dad's nose.

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While serving as chief medical officer at Fort Ritchie in Maryland, I attended a nearby wedding. Since it was a formal affair at a country club, I went in my officer’s dress blue uniform.

Once at the club, I drove up to the entrance, where the doorman promptly came to the passenger door and assisted my wife out of the car.

He then made his way to my side. But before I could get out, he pointed to the other end of the building and said,