Monday Musings – Dsitractions

At my local RWA chapter meeting this past weekend we revisited an idea that had come up before Christmas.  While many writers were jumping feet first into NaNoWriMo (The challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November) several of us lamented the hellish structure of our pre-holiday lives and joked that Spring was a much more convenient time. Of course, circumstance alters production. And in fact, this month I’m in a rewriting/revising phase that is more tedious than spinning a new story. So what we’ve decided to do is focus on putting out ‘butts in the chair’ and creating new, better habits.

My biggest roadblock to good habits: the many distractions of the internet: namely Facebook, Twitter, and my email accounts.

So, in an effort to increase my production, I am committing to spending 90 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on the weekend days in a chair, focused on my work with zero of those distractions.

Today was my first attempt and the fact that it was so hard for me to push through those ninety minutes without checking Facebook and/or twitter (I failed on the email front) is an indication of just how bad I need this.  They say the internet has shortened our attention spans, and I’m beginning to think that might be true! Or maybe I’m just addicted.

Either way, here’s to trying to be less distracted this spring.