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Focusing while editing - FINMT

Posted: May 05, 2010

I work with the eScription platform and I have no problem with editing - I really enjoy giving my fingers and wrists a break, but I have the worst time concentrating when I'm doing it, LOL. I can fly through reports when I'm focused. My line counts are great for an hour and then drop off...pick back up...then drop off again. They would be consistent and really good if I could just keep my mind from wandering. Any VR'ers have any tips and tricks for staying focused when you're editing?

I hop over to YouTube or MTV for some rocking music - RubySoho

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Cleans out the ears of those pesky voices, wakes me right up, and after a song or two, I'm able to refocus and get back down to business feeling refreshed.

And obviously I check out the boards here at MTStars while listening :-)

Boomerradio dot com. - CrankyOldBroadOnTheBeach

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In my case, the vintage rock channel. I have it on ALL THE TIME, and only turn it off when I have an especially difficult bit of dictation to decipher.

Holy Cow - MT

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You mean you listen to rock songs while transcribing? I can't listen to anything with competing voices, which would include music with singing, talk radio, nothing. I can, however, listen to elevator music that has no singing. Kind of nice, but it can also put me to sleep.

I don't have too hard a time if people are talking in the background, though, like when people are home and conversing.

How can you do that? LOL n/m - Seriously

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Oh, I dunno... maybe because... - CrankyOldBroadOnTheBeach

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the entire time I was growing up, I had music on in the background... reading, doing homework, whatever teenagers do. I even used to take my radio into the bathroom when I took my shower.

I DO have to shut off the music when I get an especially bad dictator... I'm good, but I'm not THAT good!!

And I didn't say I had the music on LOUD.... :)

Seriously, it helps me from getting as bored as I might get otherwise, and when I first turned on Boomer Radio, I heard some songs I hadn't heard in about 40 years, which was very cool.

I used to do that too - sm

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When I worked in house one of the ladies brought in a little boombox and when it was only us we would listen to the oldies station. It does for whatever reason keep you from getting bored. If ever I forgot to turn it on when I came in something always felt off and I definately did feel more agitated and alone (I worked alone most of the time!).

Now that I work from home the noise from the kids or the TV or my husband usually does the trick

I totoally agree! - ColtsFan

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I have an awful time keeping my mind on VR too. I do much better if I have OP reports or something more interesting. I know my line count could probably be twice what it is if I could keep my mind on my work! I don't think it is so much VR killing my line count as it is keeping my mind on my work.

Sorry-that should be "totally"-nm - ColtFan

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