Even now, as the day winds down, I'm listening to Tonight Alive and fighting the urge to play more Tetris while I try to write this blog post.
I like to call myself a writer, but I spend much more of my time consuming what other people have produced—outside of my own field—than I do practicing my craft. I even have a hard time generating original thoughts to discuss the things I consume.
It hasn't been a bad day. In fact, it's been an awesome day. My wife is super happy. We had lasagna hamburger helper for dinner. I enjoyed geeking out about English grammar for an hour this morning.
Sometimes I do feel like a failure for not doing a lot of writing, but tonight I'm just struck by how weird it is that I spend so much time watching, reading, playing, instead of writing, composing, or enjoying the outdoors.
Not that the sleet made the outdoors a desirable alternative today.
So yeah, that's what's on my mind today. Maybe forcing myself to blog at least once a day will help keep this in focus or even—Heaven forbid—lead me to change my ways. We'll see.
Once again, this is me shrugging.
1 comment:
I don't think you're alone. Writers in general, especially in today's technology heavy world, are bombarded by inane things that eat up our time. I could play Bejeweled Blitz for hours and it would barely register until I noticed the time. Thankfully my internal voice screams loud enough to get off the internet that I can listen. Don't worry, you're a fantastic writer. Quantity doesn't always outweigh quality.
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