Hyper-Focused · 30 September 2023
There are times when I get hyper-focused and concentrate on only one thing.
I do not write for a living at this point in my life. Of course, if you have been reading my blog for long, you realize that there is no way I could be making a living writing. Even if I had sold a copy of each of my books. Which I have not. But even if I had, I would still not be making enough money with my writing to make a living at it. Yes, it is still a dream. A dream that I am working toward, but still a dream.
Speaking of which.
Dreams are important. They help us to move in a certain direction. But if you are not working to fulfill that dream, it is just wishful thinking. If you do not have goals associated with those dreams, they are just notions that can be dismissed with a wave of the hand. So in order to make dreams a reality, you need to work.
The other thing about dreams is that you need to let other people in on your plan. You need to have somebody ask you about your dream every once in a while. “How much have you worked toward your dream lately?” After all, if nobody knows it is your dream, how can anybody help you accomplish it?
Oh. And if you love the Lord, you ought to include Him in your plans too. Make sure that your dreams align with His plans.
But where was I? Ah yes. Hyper-focused.
I am hyper-focused right now. Hyper-focused on finishing a writing project. Which means that my blogging is taking a back seat in the writing train. A far back seat. It is like when I used to write my blog one day and post it that same day. Usually in less than an hour. Those were the days. I was hyper-focused those days too. On getting out the door with all the kids and their supplies that they needed to be at whatever soccer game or other activity we were going to be late to. Yes. Those were the days. Eat, sleep, try to breathe. Make sure the boys were taken care of. And write when everybody was asleep and there was nothing else I needed to do.
Now, I can be hyper-focused on my most current writing project. I can put all my writing time into it. Which does mean that my blogging quality goes down. Not that it could get much worse. Yes. I am still striving to become mediocre.
Ah well.
I am not sure that I really said what I was going to say. I suppose when it comes down to it, being hyper-focused on one thing just means that everything else is a distraction. But you, dear readers, are never a distraction. Now, back to being hyper-focused.
© 2023 Michael T. Miyoshi
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