Why do today what you can put off to tomorrow?
I just dug myself out of a very stupid, very self-inflicted all-nighter of video rendering, asset management, uploading and website management. The project was large, slightly complicated and entirely doable, as evidenced by the fact I ended up doing it in two days. Deadline achieved, waiting for client feedback.
I have procrastinated four times already in the meager writing of this post. It is easy to do some shitty humblebrag about writing term papers the night before and pulling alright marks, but the fact is my attention span is shot. And again, it would be easy to blame social media or a daily art project or screens or society, but I simply do not ever choose to exercise focus.
I feel “better” when I’m doing more than one thing – but I’m not talking a productive, type-a person multitasking. I’m talking about playing video games while watching tv and doing laundry and cooking. Or working and reading the internet and arguing with loved ones on the phone. Or, to be fair, my actual job, which can be webcast technician plus camera operator plus video director plus asset manager at the same time. I know some people don’t believe in multitasking, but there’s definitely fast switching. And I think I’m stuck.
By “better” I’m not sure that’s what I mean.
In terms of the #everydayart project, I think I can express a need to focus in doing more photo studies. Taking longer with some subjects to see what else they have to offer.
I want to do more writing as well, as I keep saying, every time I write something like this. More fiction. Work on the story arcs. Move the plots forward. Maybe focusing on one at a time is a better approach?
Just some non-fiction thoughts on a Fiction Friday. But at least I wrote.
