April 28, 2024 prompt

When do you feel most productive?

I feel most productive on a day off when I’m getting a lot of stuff on my to-do list done. Making appointments, paying bills, answering important emails, completing important documents… personal productivity seems more satisfying than work productivity. But I rarely have time for personal productivity between standard business hours of 9-5.

I also feel somewhat productive after writing a scene or two in my novel. It’s some sort of self-accomplishment productivity. It gives me a sense of satisfaction also.

Although I am working on making sure that productivity doesn’t determine my worth.

Do you prefer to write notes on paper or on an electronic device?

I do both. I have:

a ruled Moleskine notebook

Image from papyrusonline.com

 

and use Appigo’s ToDo app on my iPhone and ToDo online to have complete connectivity between my mobile device and computer.

Image from appigo.com/todo

Culture

Q. List five things you love about your culture.

A.

1. Griot and Banane Pesée

2. Speaking a language most people who don’t live in Miami or Brooklyn can’t understand

3. Parents from a different country

4. Good, homemade food all the time growing up

5. Spicy food like pikliz or piman (spicy slaws)!