Working from the library beside the RL model for the X-Mansion today. I don’t know why I ever choose to work elsewhere. This spot has all that I need and makes me feel like I am back in a uni mindset. I love working as a student or a teacher in these spaces because the energy is good. I believe in the power of such things. It is why I feel I struggle so much at home. Bad energy. Worse distractions. At least my dog is there. Most of the time when I work it is a balance of things that keeps the mind active. If left entirely alone I will wander off into the internet–especially if I have multiple screens. Here on a laptop I find that my focus can be held so long as there are people remotely nearby–moving around, working, carrying on conversation. Those things make me feel a part of something larger, which is a catalyst to work hard and be productive; a reminder that when I am working I am usually working as a part of something larger or at the very least serving a hungry audience. This mindset keeps me focused. Being focused is the key to getting any sort of productivity out of my hours.
Today I have extra emphasis, because I was paid for some old work (2024). Getting paid makes me feel guilty for what I haven’t turned in. That being said, I have no expectation of getting paid for what I am working on now for the foreseeable future. I just want to turn in good work and feel good about the work I turn in. So far I do feel good about these drafts. This is the last one left and the largest, so post blog it is off to work I go.
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Dead baby is found in a portable toilet at a music festival in Michigan” sad stuff there. The bonkers or crazy is the kind of person who does such a thing. Wild behavior.
- It is getting harder to find bonkers news that is not political.
- It is getting harder and harder not to want to write on such things…