The Beatles sang a song at one time that I liked called Paperback Writer. As I begin work this morning it occurs to me that song is running through my head on a repetitive loop without actually remembering any of the words. The main point is. I want to make money writing.
Now, I am quite lousy at this while still being reasonably successful.
Sounds funny, huh? Let me explain. I have a very poor attention span. I will start to do something, then get distracted and move to something else before I can even fully finish starting the first project. Then I move on again… and again. I can keep going, project to project for a very long time. Trouble is. End of the day. All that multitasking starts back over, some of it on the same things I was working on the day before. Some things get lost, work piles up. Life responsibilities pile up. And in the middle of it all I am standing, my attention being drawn off by the next item.
Now, this is not always the case. I can get focused on just one thing. And when I truly focus, well… It can get just as bad. I’ll forget things and find myself not getting work done and it gets to be an ugly nasty mess all on its own because I look up and the day is gone and all I got done was one thing.
So, I decided that today I would start working on a scheduler to keep me more focused and on track so that I am not getting lost. I am also going to work on a reward system that lets me enjoy a reward for doing stuff that I am supposed to do rather than slacking off on things.
So, I am working out some kind of daily schedule that I hope to be able to stick to that will, with luck, help me keep stuff to a proper schedule and fit everything I have to do into a day, leaving time for the things that I want to do.


