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10th June 2020
Hello, Chaps and Chapettes,
When I started to do these challenges, I was very clear that the point was to sit for thirty minutes with no distractions, just my keyboard attached of course to a computer and a screen, and maybe a cuppa. Then, whether I sat staring blankly at the white page for thirty minutes or wrote a small essay, I would let what would be, become, and would not be, not come…
That last bit sounded smarter in my head but my idea with these is to make corrections, not rewrites.
Therefore, tonight’s challenge is to write something when nothing is springing to mind. In several of the past few blogs, I’ve had at least one topic I’ve had rattling about in my head that I’ve wanted to cover. This time, I’ve had nothing-- Wait, no, that’s a lie, I have a LOT of things that I want to cover but I don’t want to use up all my ammo in one go. It’s easier to hold some pennies back for another day than to spend them all at once and be penniless. See what I’m saying?
So I turned tonight into the true test of my challenges. Can I write one of these, based on no topic I’ve previously considered covering? Can I sprout something from just ensuring my fingers keep hitting the keys? The answer so far seems to be yes, since this does seem to be a coherent blog so far. It’s got a point and if there’s anything that makes me happy, it’s something having a point. It’s frustrating watching a movie or reading a book, getting to the end and discovering it was all pointless, isn’t it?
The point in this instance is that I am able to use this as an opportunity to evaluate my progress so far and what I will be able to do with them going forward. I can see from writing this that these blogs have been extremely beneficial for me if no one else. I’ve learned that if I set myself a task daily, or as near to daily as I can make it and make it as simple as possible, I can achieve it. By not forcing myself to do anything other than to take half an hour out of twenty-four hours in a day or thirty minutes out of one-thousand four-hundred and forty minutes, I’ve written well over the ten-thousand-word count. When you put it like that, the timestamp is minimal. That is just from eleven blogs I’ve written by the time I finish this one.
The idea now is to continue to write these days, missing Sundays, until the end of the month. Once I get to the end of the month, I will start to spread these out, most likely changing my schedule to write one on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The reason for this is because while I am enjoying writing these, I don’t want to burn myself out by writing them. I am the sort of person who can struggle to tell people what I did in a month, let alone a day. Doing that over and over could create a sour taste for this project.
That’s not to say I will be lazy in the days that I’m not writing. My plan is to ensure that the time I regain not writing blogs will be put to use writing other projects, or in other areas such as my vlogs, online reading, learning, and relaxing. Like I said in one of the previous blogs, relaxing is key to smashing goals.
However, for me personally, it’s an achievement to get this far. I said at the start, it is rare for me to start something and keep it going and at times I’ve considered stopping, only to enjoy it when I finally do start landing fingers on the keys. There are a few important learnings I have found I need to take away from this and one of them is certainly that I am not so weak-willed as I believe I am. It is very easy to put yourself down and assume your past failings are forever yet if you do that, you’ll never release there’s much more you can achieve. You can put your heart to anything if you believe in it.
The other thing to take away from this is repetition. As I touched on yesterday, it always helps to cement a thought or idea by repeating it, and in this instance, creating a cycle of always doing a blog for thirty minutes a day has helped them become something I stick to daily. It’s like brushing your teeth - do it however often you do it per day every day and you’ll always do it that way. Don’t, the habit will slip and you’ll forget to do it more often than not. We’re creatures of habit, so give us a cycle to follow and our unconscious brain will love it, no matter what our conscious brain thinks.
Finally, I have discovered that there is much more to my thoughts that just random jumbles and odd noises. The great responses I’ve had to them have been inspiring to hear and read, encouraging me to keep these up. There’s kindness out there and sometimes it is as simple as telling someone that they did a good job that lightens their day.
How many times do you think the thing you discarded as just being your own nonsense might have made a difference to at least one person, hmm?
I hope you’re staying safe, happy, and strong. You got this, whatever it is you’re tackling right now. Stand for something, don’t fall for anything.
All good things,
Love, Scaramouche.
X
10th June 2020
Hello, Chaps and Chapettes,
When I started to do these challenges, I was very clear that the point was to sit for thirty minutes with no distractions, just my keyboard attached of course to a computer and a screen, and maybe a cuppa. Then, whether I sat staring blankly at the white page for thirty minutes or wrote a small essay, I would let what would be, become, and would not be, not come…
That last bit sounded smarter in my head but my idea with these is to make corrections, not rewrites.
Therefore, tonight’s challenge is to write something when nothing is springing to mind. In several of the past few blogs, I’ve had at least one topic I’ve had rattling about in my head that I’ve wanted to cover. This time, I’ve had nothing-- Wait, no, that’s a lie, I have a LOT of things that I want to cover but I don’t want to use up all my ammo in one go. It’s easier to hold some pennies back for another day than to spend them all at once and be penniless. See what I’m saying?
So I turned tonight into the true test of my challenges. Can I write one of these, based on no topic I’ve previously considered covering? Can I sprout something from just ensuring my fingers keep hitting the keys? The answer so far seems to be yes, since this does seem to be a coherent blog so far. It’s got a point and if there’s anything that makes me happy, it’s something having a point. It’s frustrating watching a movie or reading a book, getting to the end and discovering it was all pointless, isn’t it?
The point in this instance is that I am able to use this as an opportunity to evaluate my progress so far and what I will be able to do with them going forward. I can see from writing this that these blogs have been extremely beneficial for me if no one else. I’ve learned that if I set myself a task daily, or as near to daily as I can make it and make it as simple as possible, I can achieve it. By not forcing myself to do anything other than to take half an hour out of twenty-four hours in a day or thirty minutes out of one-thousand four-hundred and forty minutes, I’ve written well over the ten-thousand-word count. When you put it like that, the timestamp is minimal. That is just from eleven blogs I’ve written by the time I finish this one.
The idea now is to continue to write these days, missing Sundays, until the end of the month. Once I get to the end of the month, I will start to spread these out, most likely changing my schedule to write one on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The reason for this is because while I am enjoying writing these, I don’t want to burn myself out by writing them. I am the sort of person who can struggle to tell people what I did in a month, let alone a day. Doing that over and over could create a sour taste for this project.
That’s not to say I will be lazy in the days that I’m not writing. My plan is to ensure that the time I regain not writing blogs will be put to use writing other projects, or in other areas such as my vlogs, online reading, learning, and relaxing. Like I said in one of the previous blogs, relaxing is key to smashing goals.
However, for me personally, it’s an achievement to get this far. I said at the start, it is rare for me to start something and keep it going and at times I’ve considered stopping, only to enjoy it when I finally do start landing fingers on the keys. There are a few important learnings I have found I need to take away from this and one of them is certainly that I am not so weak-willed as I believe I am. It is very easy to put yourself down and assume your past failings are forever yet if you do that, you’ll never release there’s much more you can achieve. You can put your heart to anything if you believe in it.
The other thing to take away from this is repetition. As I touched on yesterday, it always helps to cement a thought or idea by repeating it, and in this instance, creating a cycle of always doing a blog for thirty minutes a day has helped them become something I stick to daily. It’s like brushing your teeth - do it however often you do it per day every day and you’ll always do it that way. Don’t, the habit will slip and you’ll forget to do it more often than not. We’re creatures of habit, so give us a cycle to follow and our unconscious brain will love it, no matter what our conscious brain thinks.
Finally, I have discovered that there is much more to my thoughts that just random jumbles and odd noises. The great responses I’ve had to them have been inspiring to hear and read, encouraging me to keep these up. There’s kindness out there and sometimes it is as simple as telling someone that they did a good job that lightens their day.
How many times do you think the thing you discarded as just being your own nonsense might have made a difference to at least one person, hmm?
I hope you’re staying safe, happy, and strong. You got this, whatever it is you’re tackling right now. Stand for something, don’t fall for anything.
All good things,
Love, Scaramouche.
X
