I should post a freewrite, but it is after 10 pm and what little brain energy I have left is already fleeing for the night. I’ve been trying to reactivate myself. I walk at least four miles every day and, up until two days ago I was working out in the gym nearly every day. I’m slipping because I’m wearing myself out, but also because I am very lazy when it comes to doing things I don’t want to do. Mike Tyson is quoted with saying “Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.” I love that quote, but struggle with following through. It isn’t even that I hate exercise. It doesn’t interest me. I struggle with doing what doesn’t fire off the dopamine in my brain. Of course, physical activity is known to increase dopamine (according to animal testing at least), but that hit doesn’t come as fast or as direct as playing a game of Pokemon Live. Such is the world we live in–where working out is a chore more than a lifestyle.
Getting right is key to being a writer.
It is just taking a lot longer than I thought it would… and it is quite a bit more difficult.