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It was hit or miss and I wasn’t entirely sure it was going to be successful
I was deciding the best way to measure this hour without a clock I would stare at,
In my infinite wisdom, I got the vision of an hourglass sitting on my desk
How cool and eccentric I thought, as I imagined turning the hourglass over and seeing the yellow
I didn’t buy one in the end as it finally dawned on me that I was
Sometimes you can be procrastinating on something that feels like it will further your craft
Yes, even planning out your writing schedule can be an important task
A way to check if you’re on the right track is by taking a moment to
If instead you say “Oh I was just doing xyz but I’m going to get to
Your boss comes to you first thing in the morning and says to you:
You of course say yes, because he’s your boss, but you start to worry
You wonder about doing it now but no, a little later, you have some emails to send
You don’t want to spoil your lunch so you decide you’ll eat the frog after
Dang it, you were supposed to call your friend to see how her project is going
Anxiety starts to creep in wondering how long the taste will linger
Aww man, it’s quitting time, you better call it a day and eat the frog tomorrow
It’s uncomfortable, it doesn’t taste great but you know what? It wasn’t nearly as
I love it but sitting down to do it can be painful and difficult at times
However, if I don’t sit down and do it, I end up on Amazon looking at
I tell myself that maybe an hourglass will make the frog taste better
In fact, writing can feel so hard that our brains think it must be a dangerous task
You can realize your brain is wrong and make sure you are actually doing the work that
Whether you get there through a disciplined routine or… Well to be honest I think routine is
But however you find your routine make sure that what matters is at the heart of it