Multi-Tasking Is Not The Answer: Productivity Hacks for Busy Actors

I slowly realized that the benefits and enjoyment of each activity were greatly diminished by the multitasking. Watching a movie with my boyfriend while updating my website didn’t really count as “quality time with boyfriend” and the work on my website took twice as long since I was distracted. As a multitasker I saved very little time. I didn’t add more hours to my day—I just made the hours I actually had less enjoyable.

Christopher PetersonDecember 14, 2018auditioning, time management, acting, Audition Rep Matchmaker, actors, multitaksing

Say No To Unpaid Positions and Stipends: A Newcomer Takes a Stand

The expectation to dedicate 20+, 30+, even 40 hours a week and be offered a daily or weekly stipend to ‘offset the cost of housing and living expenses; is simply absurd. Institutions “providing opportunities” like such are only doing harm to those that can’t afford to work for you.

FeaturesChristopher PetersonJuly 24, 2018internship, stipend, unpaid internship, theatre, Broadway, acting, actors, New York City, starving artist

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