TravelPeople in a muddle about the spuddle

Truth is we all spuddle from time-to-time. [Spuddle (archaic verb from the 17th century) - to work ineffectively; to be extremely busy while achieving absolutely nothing; to assign trivial things undue importance ..] Let's face it, sometimes it's easy to get sidetracked or caught up in everyday mumbo jumbo despite our best efforts to focus on the task at hand. This usually results in us taking twice as long (or longer) to complete a task. Multi-tasking also does not help. Besides the fact that it has become the norm, focusing on, thinking about and doing only one thing at a time does feel like a bit of a luxury these days, don't you think? Not to mention that for some people, focusing on only thing can be quite monotonous and boring .. Back in the 17th century people probably did not have to multi-task, so the root cause of 'spuddling' then was obviously different, but as we have been doing it for so long it's probably part of our human makeup. So we really don't have to get in a muddle about it and beat ourselves up when we start to spuddle. Instead, let's graciously accept it and make a fresh start tomorrow!

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UPCOMING TRADE CONNECTIONS

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• Pretoria - 12 June: The Centurion Hotel
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TRAVEL SPECIALS

Loads of exciting winter deals, conference deals and pay less for longer stays deals!

• Hawksmoor House - mid-week stay & 5 night getaway offer
• Stay longer & save at De Zalze Lodge
• Outstanding winter conference deals at CedarWoods of Sandton, Piekenierskloof Mountain Resort and Le Franschhoek Hotel & Spa
• Industry promotion just for you at Hotel Sky!
• Warm winter offer from Cresta Grande Cape Town
• Stay Pay Offers from The Liz McGrath Collection

TRAVEL NEWS - SATSA Trade Advisories for SA Tour Operators and Product

EXPERIENCES - The Wonderland "7 Fires" Cooking Experience at Le Grand Jardin

SUPPLIER DIRECTORY - - all you would ever want to know about 63 favourite suppliers.

JOBS - Keep an eye out for that dream job! Updated daily.

INDUSTRY CALENDAR - Plan ahead and stay on top of those important trade show, road show, workshop dates and more. Updated continually!

"Activity is often unrelated to productivity, and busyness rarely takes care of business." [Gary Keller]

Keep your focus and have a good week!