plate spinning
Circus balance act
Plate spinning is the circus or variety act of keeping multiple plates rotating atop flexible poles, rushing between them to maintain momentum before any wobble and crash.
The image extends to managing multiple tasks or responsibilities simultaneously, preventing any from failing through neglect: Between the kids, the job, and my mother's care, I'm constantly plate spinning.
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- balancing actManaging multiple competing priorities
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- circus performerBig-top entertainer
- variety actSolo entertainment segment
balance · performer · acrobat · one man band · wobble · poles · sticks · momentum · timing · coordination · multitasking · drop the ball · china · fine china · porcelain · crash · smash · variety
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
- variety actsacrobat, juggling, aerialist, magic, clown
- Asian performanceBeijing opera, Peking opera, Chinese opera, lion dance, dragon dance
- circus skillstrapeze, acrobatics, tightrope, contortion, juggling
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
plate spinningsingle-tasking
Focusing on one activity
monotasking · doing nothing · undivided attention · laser focus · deep work
plate spinningcompletion
Act of finishing
finishing · delegation · prioritization · systematic approach · abandonment
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