Always Be Writing

Hooman | Techie | Budding Wordsmith | Writing my 4th 4/28 challenge like life depended on it.

[Janet @Ridsdale7]

I am grateful for my family and friends

How about you?

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@PontificaMuse AC on a hot humid sticky day.

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@johnyoungcoach Accomplishing something rewarding for the day for sure!

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Social media can be a huge distraction from your focus. I've noticed lately that when I'm doing hard work, I tend to flip back and forth for a quick burst of dopamine when I get bored. When I flip, I just start doom-scrolling and reading any random article that grabs my attention.

This happens multiple times throughout the day, and I think it is becoming a habit now. So for now, I'll be blocking this site to keep my eye on the prize and not consume empty calories.

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@sabrinacoaching Now this is outstanding. My friend wants to do this in Hawaii, but I'm terrified thinking about it, as I don't know how to swim and the ocean scares the heck out of me.

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@dianthaleavitt I'd like to take a road trip across the US comfortably. I remember doing this from Colorado to NY as a kid, but that felt so rushed because it was for a wedding. This time, I'd like to just take my time, enjoy the route and explore states I've never been to.

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@MitchtheSmith Try to reduce it, Mitch! I wonder how much more value we add when we stop giving our time to these low-value sites.

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@LaneSieran I got one from my Chinese teacher saying my pronunciation was spot on, along with another classmate, so we both celebrated. It was unexpected because feel like I'm struggling a lot with memorizing a lot of the Hanzi characters and sometimes struggle with basic tones.

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Instead of visiting said social site, I think I'm going to augment this bad habit with something good, such as reviewing some vocabulary for my Chinese lessons. At least that's a value add vs. a negative.

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@Ayrspirit2021 @dianthaleavitt Go Linda, as a Vietnamese person by birth, I guarantee you'll have a blast!

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@KuhlSawyer Have never heard of this, will add it to the reading list. Thanks for the recommend!

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@LaneSieran 😟 As long as you can you can feed yourself? I can see you pivoting 100% into writing at some point though so I think you are on the right track.

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Anyone out there feel that when they invest more and more time into their side passions and not in what pays the bill, their skills will slowly degrade in their careers?

For the last few weeks, I've been feeling like my downtime has been spent on writing and learning other languages rather than programming languages and learning about technology.

How do you keep your skills sharp in your career while also continuing to explore side interests?

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@MariaGamb Thanks for the insight Maria, the monetizing part is hard... Will keep chugging along.

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@thoughtfullykat Love this perspective Kat!

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@Borlokva It's a vicious cycle but I guess if it gives you inspiration down the line, it can't be bad right? :)

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@LaneSieran Moare cats!

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Learning art, writing, and a foreign language can be overwhelming at times. But I'm taking it slow by learning what I can and adopting a beginners mind each day.

There's a lot to learn, and it feels like it could take years to master any of these subjects, but if you are willing to put one foot in front of another daily, it can be done.

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@sabrinacoaching I find it amazing that you have this garden and random foxes and animals just show up. This is a life goal right here.

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One take is that if I put play before work, there's a certain chance I might not get what I need done for the day. That's a stressor for me, so I'd rather bite the bullet and get A done before B. But I'm no angel, sometimes I do B before A and still manage to get A done but probably not as great as if I put A before B.