intention and the art of executive dysfunction

[foreverinasmile]

It's been...an interesting week and a half...and I don't feel very accomplished. I can't really cross anything off my fandom to do list, and I'm a bit frustrated by that. It's not like I didn't have the time, I did. It's not like I didn't have the motivation, I do. But when I thought about sitting down and writing, or reading through a story so that I could write a summary, I just...didn't. I thought about doing it, but when it came to actually sitting down and executing, it just didn't happen. I can't really explain why.

I do admit to being somewhat distracted. Years ago, I was really into Japanese dramas, a remnant of the couple of years that I lived there after college. For whatever reason, I felt the need to rewatch one of my favs, and that meant digging out my old external hard drive and watching 10 episodes of Code Blue Season 3 in like 2 days.

So this past week has been more watching than reading or writing. That's ok, and I know that I'll get back into the groove.

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[callioope]

I've been there, too. I feel great, I sit down, I open Google docs, and then... I jump over to tumblr and waste time scrolling. Don't know how it happens when I spend so much time daydreaming about what I'm going to write later when I'm at work or driving or whatnot. One thing that helps me is doing Productivity Hours with other writers -- you set a time (it doesn't have to be a whole hour) and a goal and check in afterwards. If you ever wanted to try I'd be down! (I'm on tumblr chat and discord if that's easier.)

But watching is okay too! Plenty of inspiration -- also just destress/relaxtion -- that provides.

[foreverinasmile]

My best idea thinking times are either in the shower or while I'm driving, too. Never somewhere where I can jot anything down! Super frustrating!

I've never heard of Productivity Hours, that sounds like a really helpful idea! Thanks for offering to try it out with me, I may take you up on that. Although, I've still never been on discord and am still pretty novice on tumblr, but I'm sure I can figure it out. I'll let you know, and, really, thanks.