THAT LACK OF CONCENTRATION

Feilding Star, Volume 2, Issue 316, 21 August 1924, Page 2

THAT LACK OF CONCENTRATION

You and I have both met and bean

irritated by tho woman who suddenly in the midst of an apparently interesting discussion on a book or plays, says, with a far away look in her eyes,, "1 wonder if there is enough bacon f>- breakfast^'

it may be argued that she lias the '.interest of her liou.se and family so closely at heart that all else is shut out, and that she is living for her family rather than with it. And yet, how can she give her best if she never takes a holiday with them, and how can she work to the best advantage if she cannot concentrate oil tho task in hand 'i

It is well known that the mind can only hold one picture or thought at the same time, and that women who cannon hold the single vision is usually found to be the possessor of a spotlessly clean, faultlessly run house, but also of tired-out nerves and body and unstable temper. We all know the story which Charles Lamb tells of being invited out to dinner in which roast duck was to be the principal item, and finding on his arrival only roast lady.' And so it is well worth making a strong effort to concentrate on the thing in hand at the moment, and to determine resolutely to stop work in time while there is yet health and vigour and capacity to> enjoy life. Jt has been said truly that "There is no waste in the world equal to the waste from needless, ill-directed and ineffective motions, and their resulting unnecessary fatigue;'." Often by a little planning and alteration in methods, fatigue can be abolished, or at least, very considerably lessened, and it is well to realise that when fatigue creeps in efficiency creeps out. After all, if the keeping of a. certain standard of living and entertaining means exhaustion, it is better to have a radical change 'n the standard and to adopt simpler methods 0 f life. The reward of efficiency and concentration on the task in hand is obvious. Jt means steady nerves, a smiling housewife, and a happy, harmonious relationship throughout the bousehold.