Week 1 - Procrastination

15-January-2024

" I should go back to writing my thesis. " 'Should' being a key word here. Feeling the comfortable heated air coming from laboratory's central heater made starting anything serious almost impossible. It was cold outside and getting cozy in such times made my body and mind adjust to...being cozy. My normal course of action would be to grab the switch and spend the next hours playing it. However, even with these huge forces pushing against me, I tried to focus.

" Ok. Preparing the environment. " First, put the switch away from the table. " If I need to stand up I won't play it. " Second, open youtube and look for a gray noise sound. Risky move. A lot of distractions came up on the screen but one of them was conveniently placed. " ADHD relief music for studying...I'll try this today. " Convenient. Third, open the note-taking app with all the bibliography PDFs. I scratch my head reading the titles, looking for something that I really don't know what it is until my eyes glance at the folders in the app. " Scripts... " I made that folder after I decided on one of this year's resolutions: Write one short story every week. I unconsciously click to open a new note in said folder. " Title... "

Update from 24-March-2025: Nope. No stories were written every week. F