When I looked at my Blogspot dashboard and realized that I had ONE (1) post for the entire month of June, I couldn't help but be disappointed in myself. Now, this is mostly due to the fact that the kids are out of school and I'm not sitting in a city I no longer live in whiling away time. Though one couldn't tell it from my absence here, the month of June has been fairly productive on many fronts. Interviews, creative projects, writing assignments, and some travel and family time.
That's the beauty - and the curse - of life in the 21st Century... so many things going on at once. To a certain degree, it's become more difficult to live up to the adage "Do one thing, and do it well." There are so many things begging for our attention, yet - last I checked - there still remain only 24 hours in a day. While I constantly challenge that "empty" space of life when I simply must SLEEP (damn hypothalamus!), it can be difficult to prioritize the other 18-ish hours of the day. Especially when the world is your oyster, as it were.
To ensure I'm spending time on things of import, I've been challenging myself, putting deadlines of one sort or another into place. It's amazing how easy it it to accomplish something when you've got a fire under your ass! As such, I will, dear readers, place a similar deadline on my blog time, so as not to deprive you of my wisdom and humor. I've seen it done by fellow bloggers... it appears to work.
So let's try Sundays.
I must go now, as I'm on several deadlines. Until next we meet, keep filling in the cells on your spreadsheets!
Dear Steve: Over stimulation from the frenetic pace of modern life does seem to be the bane of the 21st century. One hundred percent agreement. I had to laugh reading this because I have struggled with the same issue, structuring my time to include more blogging, and writing in general. In the past what has worked is to literally schedule the time. Since I was on an extended leave from the business and have lost the habit of daily scheduling, it's a muscle I'm building back up. Good luck with it, Steve! I'm so glad we've met on Twitter, you're a lovely person to know.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sid. It's been a pleasure to be your Tweep! My latest post is due, in part, to your encouragement here and on Twitter... :-)
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