Reverb Day 2

Reverb Day 2

December 2 Writing.
What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?
(Author: Leo Babauta)

If you’re anything like me you probably spend 90% of your day online. Sure, I could eliminate it, but would it make me a better writer? Uh, debatable. Then again, the more you practice the better you get, right?

Up to this point, I haven’t made writing a priority everyday. I wouldn’t call myself a writer, per se. Then again, I write therefore I am?

Oh, man. I’m struggling with this topic, can you tell?

I don’t know that I’d actually eliminate anything in my day. There are things I could spend less time on, but I have to admit, I like how things are in my life now. At this point in my life, I’m a one-woman-show. I don’t have a significant other, a child, an animal, or a family member to care for. It’s just good ol’ me. So I don’t normally engage in things that I don’t like or don’t want to do. Feel like eating goat cheese and crackers for dinner? No big deal. Meet friends for drinks after work? Why not.

That’s my life. And sometimes I write about it. Without my life, selfish or not, I’d have nothing on which to write.

Do I need to write more? Possibly. Probably. I guess my goal for taking on Reverb 10 is to reflect on the year and prepare for the next, but for me it’s also about getting into the practice of writing daily or more often than every six months.

So would I eliminate something in my day to write more? Am I going to pass up cocktails with friends? Nah, but I’ll be mindful of writing more. In the meantime, pass another martini, barkeep.

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