Check In Day 6

[fleetsparrow]

Hello, all!  By the time I finish writing this post, it will be the 6th my time, so consider this extremely On Time.

Poll #32181

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

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How goes the writing?

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So far, so good!
0 (0.0%)

So far, so so....
3 (42.9%)

So far, too far.
0 (0.0%)

So far, so crying.
3 (42.9%)

Something else...
2 (28.6%)

Discussion:  Concentration.  We all have a relationship with it.  When the concentration is high, it can be great to get going on a writing project and really go to town.  Suddenly, the sun has set, dinner has been missed, but the story is complete!  (Or, OK, sometimes only nearly complete, but it's the same vibe.)  But when concentration is hard to find...

Oof.

So, the question for today:  What do you do when your concentration is shot?  When you've spent 20 minutes staring at the blinking cursor without realizing it, only to come back to awareness that not a single word has been added?  Do you try to force through it?  Do you put it aside for another day, or another topic?  Let's share!

Comments

[lilly_c]

My concentration varies wildly, some days I can sit and get tons of writing done and other days I'm constantly distracted by something. Being dyslexic I do have to factor in those days where I have to have a break to let my brain rest and reset. I'll fill in the poll later on, it's still early where I am.

[fleetsparrow]

You know, as someone who inherited dyslexia and dyscalculia from a parent, it never really occurred to me that my concentration does need a rest and reset after a lot of use of either/both.

Which explains why my concentration really goes down after doing math or word scramble type games.

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If anyone needs me, I'll be the one over here with the shocked Pikachu expression.