craftsmanship

Your LeatherCraft Productivity is Being Killed by Multitasking

Are you under the impression that having multiple jobs or projects going at one time is more efficient for your leathercraft productivity than focusing on one one project at a time?

Have you been told and/or taught that it’s better to cut out all your jobs for the week or month at one time and get them all going?

Are you finding at the end of the week or that month that you haven’t finished anything?  But you have 47 things started!    

I use to be this way, and oftentimes still am.  Truthfully, I still fight this battle everyday.  For years we have been told that multitasking is a skill that the best and most efficient Craftsmen do.  This is what makes them successful and productive.

Multitasking is not as efficient as people once thought.

“Highly successful people attribute success to the ability to focus on one specialized activity. They don’t rapidly switch around from one interest to another — they start a task and then they reliably follow through with it. Instead of just “getting it done,” they achieve mastery or create something truly complete.”  -Article by Forbes Magazine in 2018 “Is Multitasking An Asset Or A Liability?” Continue reading

How to Price Your Work

David Picciuto is a woodworker from Toledo, OH and has a YouTube channel called “Make Something” where he posts videos on creating beautiful art using wood as his primary material.  I have been a fan of his channel for a year or so now and I love the way he presents his videos and the things he creates.  Although I am not much of a woodworker myself, I find a great amount of useful information from his videos and vlogs.

A video that he did semi recently helped to answer a question that is always a huge topic of discussion for any tradesman wanting to make a living within their craft.  This question is “How to Price Your Work?” Continue reading