One of these days, I’ll start writing my posts in Word. That way, when my computer crashes (which is does at least once a night, maybe twice) or I accidentally press the wrong button and delete 45 minutes of work *cringe and sigh*, it won’t be lost forever.
Until then, I’ll just be learning patience and mourning over the nice things I say that you never get to read (and you’re breathing a sigh of relief, thinking, I didn’t really have time today to read something that took 45 minutes to write).
So, the gist of it . . .
Do something you love for work? Having trouble staying motivated to do it for yourself? Follow this list when the potato chips and Amazing Race reruns are looking particularly irresistible, compared to practicing your talent for yourself.
Do a personal project that you love. Then you’ll want to work on it.
Schedule time to work on it. Because time is a sneaky little booger that slips through the crevices of the day if you’re not careful.
And to not work on it. Rest and physical activity reinvigorates the mind.
When you get discouraged, definitely don’t quit. ‘Nuff said.
Join a group of people with common interests. Peer pressure and synergy go a long way.
Build careful boundaries around your relationship with work. It’s a job. Not your identity.
The post I just accidentally deleted (yes, go ahead and ask yourself how I can be a millennial in the 21st century and still be so bad at technology) had lots more words, but maybe it wasn’t really any better.
Because what do I really know? I’m just trying to figure it out myself.