#SOL18 Day 8
You can always find a distraction if you are looking for one. ~Tom Kite
I can become distracted so easily sometimes. Like take this post for instance. I have been sitting at my laptop for at least 90 minutes without writing a word. So what got in the way….well let me tell you.
- I checked my email – all three accounts – a couple of times.
- I perused many other slices – convincing myself they were all better than any lame idea I was envisioning.
- Talked to my daughter on the phone.
- Checked Facebook and Twitter
- Tried to reset our set top box because some of the channels were not working
- Watched the episode of This Is Us that I luckily DVRed because I fell asleep while watching
- Rummaged through my Writer’s Notebook
- Channel surfed
- Tried to fix the sound on my laptop so I could be inspired by Spotify – fail!
- Kept going over the events of the day in my head.
- Thought about my weekend plans
- Responded to other slicers.
The list could go on. Why am I so distracted? Why can’t I stay in the moment? Any ideas out there?
Rita DiCarne 
🙂 I call those distractions mind journeys. 🙂
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This sounds exactly like the last hour that I’ve spent in front of my computer! However, you persevered and created a slice that I’m sure will resonate with many slicers!
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I too was distracted. Too many things to keep us from settling in and writing. Tomorrow is another day!
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Thank goodness for the PVR that lets us fall asleep during shows and not miss anything! I wrote a list for my slice today too. Some days are easier than others.
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This sounds like me on a regular basis. You are not alone! I’ve been distracted by other people’s slices too (but I think that can be a good thing). Love how you included a list. It resonates with me. I’ve been a little “list-y” lately! Lists can spark those ideas too!
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I think some of your “distractions” seem like very valid reasons to not be writing. I think the hard part — and I’ve been trying to do this BEFORE I get my laptop out — is to check in with my brain (hello? any ideas?) and ask myself “What wants to be written?” I just trying to take a measure of what my inner writer is actually interested in. And, as small as the topic may seem, that’s what I go for.
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Thinking before I get to the laptop is a good idea. Thanks.
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I hear you! Number 2 resonates the most with me (though I have also distracted myself with many of the other items in your list). It feels hard to live up to my ideals of how great a slice of life should be, and I find it hard to post imperfect writing. Thanks so much for articulating how challenging this is! (Even if your writing is lovely and what I aspire to.)
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Thank you; you are too kind!
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