Day 4
Think of two very different people you know. Invent a character who combines characteristics of both of them. Then put this character in a stressful family situation...
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This is the next scenario! I'm gonna need some time to construct a decent character using the two people I have in mind. I think the stressful situation is what I need the most time to plan out. Then I'll do my 10 minutes. I'm not sure if I'm suppose to plan things out this way, but the exercise is pretty much just typing for 10 minutes a day, so I guess as long as that gets done it doesn't matter how I go about it. I mean, I'm not even posting a thing everyday haha but it's because I'm working on other things. I'm just doing a lot of planning.
I was thinking, if there are people who also enjoy reading/writing and happens to stumble onto this blog, please feel free to do your own free-writing. You can also post your 10 minute exercise below. :) I'd love to read them.
Above all else, I think these exercises aren't meant to be taken seriously. It's to get the creative juices flowing and to not procrastinate from writing. It's just to get a person up and going. I try to work on a little bit of some of the things I'd like to improve on. Recently I found that I haven't touched a pair of knitting needles nor crochet hook in months! This has to stop lol I learned to much and I'm sure if I picked up a hook or needles I wouldn't even know how to create a simple slipknot. So I want to get back into this.
I also watched an interesting video by a youtuber by the name Thoughty2 on the topic of procrastination. He said back in ancient Greece people believed procrastination was necessary, so they sought to do it often. Watching the video helped me to realize that procrastination isn't a bad thing, but it can create laziness if one doesn't do something at least for a short time everyday. Procrastination is our brains way of relieving stress.
During the past months, I use to have a tough time just relaxing without the constant thought of getting some kind of work done. I think this may have caused me to stress a bit, because if I wasn't busy I'd feel unproductive, but now I'm relaxing a lot more and to be honest I'm like "I haven't done anything in two days.Am I okay?" So now I actively seek to at least devote some time to a project I haven't completed.
I'm not going to rush to finish the projects, but I want to complete at least complete a piece of it to a certain extent. Any effort is a step forward.
He also stated in the video, that we should manage larger task into tiny bite size pieces. It's not something I haven't heard before, but I think when it comes to a huge project, say for example, crocheting a blanket, it may seem like it will take forever (which is why I've stuck to knitting/crocheting scarfs lol), but if we say "I'll just do 10 rows today", and stick with that everyday, eventually the task will get done. It simply takes perseverance, which is something I lack.
I can't help but feel a larger project will take a lot of time and effort, but I think the payout will be great. I just think it will take quite a bit of time. For example, I have this 2D animation I haven't completed. It's been years! lol I remember telling my teacher "I'll show the class when I'm done" xD It's something that can't happen seeing as I graduated. I'll have to manage my time if I want to fit these task in my days. I'd love to finish it, but it's literally every time consuming, but I think once I'm in my zone, I'll put in some good effort. I'll more than likely have to plan on which days I'd like to work on each of my projects.
Anyways, if it's any reassurance to anyone out there wanting to work on a project that is constantly pushed back, just know you aren't alone. :) All that matters is that you just keep picking it up and putting more and more towards it at a time.
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