It’s Friday.
If you live in the US… you’ve probably figured out by now that I MUST be a time-lord. 👨⚕️❓ (Gold star for you if you get that emoji combo! 😁)
Now… you may have got a small hint from yesterday’s email — if you made it right through that experiement to the end — that I’ve been a wee bit distracted these past few days.
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Phew! That was close…
Got away in the nick of time…
Just a harmless side-note!
Next time I might not be so lucky… could morph into a full-grown distraction death-beast without warning!
We’re talking next-level distraction here. Preeety butterflies? Pfft!
So, umm… distractions…
I’ve been rather distracted because I have a thing to do.
And:
I’m not feeling the confidence to do it.
Although my brain’s telling me I CAN do it: I have the know-how. I can string a couple of sentences together. And sometimes DO manage to finish things.
But the feelings… well, the feelings… they’re not quite aligning with my brain-speak. 😖
Yet… no need to fear, my intrepid freelancing companion! …
I have a plan!
Chris’s sneaky plan to give distraction the slip…
One designed to get article number one written.
No. Matter. What!
Not quite 🥁 worthy this time (hope you weren’t expecting something world-shattering)…
The plan is:
Step 1) Go to my favorite local cafe.
Step 2) Grab a long black… and maybe a bite.
Step 3) Sit in “my” corner (well… the one that people with laptops like to jostle over).
Step 4) Tap away on my keyboard until my first article is done.
(Well… I’ll at least work at it until it’s a solid draft. It’ll get its “polish up” edit after lunch.)
And… I’ll be TRYING to avoid too many chats with the friendly cafe owners while I’m sipping my Arabica-bean delight. ☕
Ironically, perhaps…
Even with the rain pelting down. The hustle and bustle of The Shearing Shed cafe. And occasionally rocking along to Ein Neuer Tag blaring in my headphones…
It’s surprisingly easy to focus.
I guess someone’s done studies on why this is? My pick is: it’s the environment change.
But, whatever… it works!
So… my simple plan for this morning is:
Finish one article!
Right! It’s 9:42am already.
Time to get my kit together: Laptop… check!… Wallet… check! Butterfl— er… Raincoat check!
Aaaand… mmmwah! 💋
…as I kiss Distractionland goodbye. 😊
And now:
{{Contact.FirstName}} … have a focused Friday (when you arrive). And great weekend!
Chris “first article or bust” Milham
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