It's pretty difficult these days to avoid the distractions of mobile phones, apps, websites and that deadly social media! Especially if you're like me and have a mind that races with must-dos, want-to-dos and oh-maybe-I'll-just-do-this-firsts...
So, this weekend I got strict with myself:
BUM ON CHAIR, PEN ON PAPER!
I didn't have much faith it would work, but sitting in the sunshine in my lovely garden I began to scribble. An idea I've had for over a year now was suddenly being sketched out before my very eyes. Of course, my mind would wander... Oh look! My roses are flowering! Isn't the sky blue! But that was that. No I'll just check this or I'll just check that... Just me, the pen and the paper. One day later and I have a rough treatment down in black and white! I am very pleased with my powers of non-distraction!
Give good old paper and pen a go when you feel technology getting the better of you. You might just surprise yourself...
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Great reminder to go with the simple life from time to time!
I get around forty mins - most days, toddler permitting - when my son naps in the car whilst waiting to pick up my daughter from school - that's my pen and paper time - I find it really relaxing and even if I don't get much done on the paper, I feel ideas awaken.
But I must confess, I'm not one for the gadgets - quite the opposite - I really need an alarm to remind me to blog etc!
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