Yesterday I reported that I had started feeling a little better toward the end of last week, like my focus was returning. I'm happy to report that yesterday actually was a fairly successful day. Not only did I get done the blog post and author social media post I'd hoped for, but I also tuned in to a couple of webinars throughout the day (one career-related, on the book launch process, and the other politics-related, on bystander intervention). And at the end of the day, I actually succeeded in writing for about an hour and a half, pumping out nearly 2,000 words — well over anything I've managed to write in about the last month.
The productivity yesterday did cost me a little, and I felt the effects of what I call a "productivity hangover" today — basically, feeling sluggish and unmotivated the day after a lot of productivity. It happens almost every time for me. Sometimes I can push past it and sometimes I can't.
This blog post is me trying to push past it today. I have a few other things on my list for the day too, some of which are more important to me than others. Yes, working on my novel again (can I get two days in a row and start a new streak?) is one of them. Hopefully we'll also be able to make it to our weekly Tuesday evening write-in, as that will help with my plans to work on my novel again today.
Balancing my own life and goals against staying informed about political events is going to be tough to achieve in the coming weeks, months, and years, but I guess I'll be getting some good practice at it.
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