I called a friend of mine last night. He’s a visual artist. He’s got a sweet set-up in Lawrence, a little one bedroom apartment where he can produce, enjoy, and discover creative works. I wanted to ask him how he manages to focus on projects, get things done.
Somehow, though, it seems that the simple fact of calling him and thinking it out loud gave me an idea… well, that, and I went for a slow country drive. I took some Oreos with me. In any case, I called him because he seemed to be a person who could relate to my intentions. You see, there’re all sorts of projects that I want to do, poems that I want to write, songs, arrangements, physical conditioning, audio recordings, blogging, language learning. I feel like my problem is motivational and focus-related.
It’s like, once I get into a project, I can while away the hours and get a lot done, having a lot of fun and feeling in the zone. Yet, I tend to waste time just staring around the house trying to make up my mind what I’m going to do.
So, here’s what I came up with. I’m going to focus on one project at a time. It’s going to be an intense 3-day focus of each project. If I get it done, great; if I don’t, that’s ok, too.
I’ve arrived at this idea because I’ve noticed that I got a lot more done when I have something demanding on which to focus. When I was reading a book recently, I felt that all that I wanted to do was to finish the book. It seemed that I could focus super hardcore for a couple of days. I’d like to build up my focus ability, though. So, I think that three days of focus presents a good challenge. Here goes. First project: physical conditioning. Working on the core muscles for the next three days. Game on. 365 days in a year, so 121 projects to complete. If I do 121 projects, it should be a helluva year.
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