I used to be good at staying on top of my e-mail. I wrote to people constantly. If communication dropped off, I was always the last person to send a message. I was always doing research and writing essays on my favorite topics. When I wasn’t doing that I journaled.<\/p>\n
But now when I have something to write, I put it off for weeks, even months. It’s like I can’t be bothered to think. Why do I do this?? This is not good for my future! I believe the thought process goes something like this:<\/p>\n
– I don’t have as much time as I used to.
\n– I’m a slow writer to begin with.
\n– Everything I want to write about seems so much more complicated now and would require so much more thought to write well about it.
\n– I have a bunch of other stuff I want to do, too (things that take less work!), so I don’t want to spend all evening writing one little thing.
\n– My mind feels blank, as if I have nothing to say.<\/p>\n
I need to get over this. It worries me. Sometime later I’ll write more about why. (haha)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I used to be good at staying on top of my e-mail. I wrote to people constantly. If communication dropped off, I was always the last person to send a message. I was always doing research and writing essays on … Continue reading