Words and lines

[bjornwilde]

One thing I was never told and have only now realized the value of, but as an adult with grownup responsibilities, you really need to schedule time that's just for you and only you. Otherwise, you day gets filled with work, and chores, and things for other peoples. There's value in these things of course, but all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy.

So starting Monday I'm going to schedule two 15 breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I mean to step away from my desk for these and either draw or write on my tablet. I also plan to step away from my desk for my lunch breaks, again using the time to write or draw as the mood strikes me; likely writing as I've got the word count goal for this year.

I've decided there are just too many distractions at my desk. I've also noticed that any creative surge I have before I hit my desk seems to disappear when I hit it. Not sure exactly why, and this is something I will need to unpack.

I also am going to start experimenting with Siri's dictation for notes during my commute as my writing brain seems to thrive in my car. This way I hopefully won't lose anything.

I also aim to practice my drawing skills with both pencil and paper, and digitally on the tablet. I've been having mixed results with the tablet, but I've come across a new app, Sketch by AutoDesk, which seems to be my jam and doesn't randomly make squiggly lines when I try to draw straight, like my last program. We'll see what my results are.

So yay? 

Comments

[ceitfianna]

That makes a lot of sense. I know that I always feel better when I get away from my desk for lunch and with my job, I have little walks built in. Though I have been able to do some writing but I'm also in this weird quiet point at work. Also hear you on commuting and ideas, its really good for them but getting them down can be tricky.