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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Doing TOO much at the same time


Nowadays we tend to be doing so much. Time seems short and seems like it is getting shorter and shorter as the years go by. The other day I caught myself doing several things at once. It amazed me when I realized it. Ahhhhhhhhhh! - Multitasking has taken over.

It happened to be a Saturday. I had woken up early, maybe because I was worried about all the things I had to accomplish and simply woke up early although I had set up the alarm clock pretty early for a Saturday. I had breakfast and checked my social networks like I do every morning and meanwhile I was watching an interview with a writer on TV. Three or four different activities at once: eating, reading, writing, watching and soaking in all the info; my mistake, five different activities. It makes you wonder what a powerful organ the brain is. However, I could name a couple of people who do not have this skill of doing multiple tasks at the same time.

After having done this, the TV program changed and I decided to correct some tests; once again, multiple tasks.  You’d think that taking a walk in the park afterwards would slow down the mind. Walking and observing, taking pictures, posting them and thinking of a theme to write about for my blog; still doing more than one thing at a time.
All of this just leads us to today’s number one problem: Stress.

Any tips on how to reduce this stress?




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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Writer´s Block


Have you ever heard the expression writer´s block?  Writer´s Block (n.) Usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work (according to Dictionary.com)

I have been going through this for some time now. I have several ideas which I have started writing about but somehow they are just story starters that I just can´t seem to develop. I carry around a small notebook in my huge handbag to jot them down as I see them happening, for instance, a couple fighting in a paper box on a street corner; the dialogues I hear people say when I am walking in the park , just to mention a few. I have two files on my computer. One that reads: Blog and another: Blog in progress. The first one is filled with stories I have posted since I started sharing them with my followers. Officially I have five followers who receive my stories as soon as I post them. However, ever since I started a Facebook fan page, more people have been reading what I have been posting, which I am grateful for.

I really enjoy writing for it quiets my mind at times when there is a lot going on. I write, revise and still sometimes mistakes go by unseen or a punctuation mark is misused. Nonetheless, I post my stories. Perhaps one day I will have an editor to revise what I have written and help me with these little errors.



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