Working under the dream conditions is, well, the dream.
The perfect view, the perfect volume level, the perfect temperature. No one walking into the room. The kids quiet. The pets asleep.
Ahh…
But how often does that happen?
And, honestly, how easy is it to work when you finally get there? Are you able to actually focus, or do you tend to find reasons to put off starting. Picking the right music, adjusting the height of your chair. Making sure the cat’s still breathing.
Distractions are everywhere — so how do you work through them?
I write my blog posts on Mondays while my husband sits beside me and plays video games or watches youTube videos. Despite the noise, despite his cursing and swearing after he gets his ass handed to him for the 30th time in a row playing Sekiro, I do my best to write some at least semi-coherent blog posts that have something useful to offer.
Some days, it’s not easy. The focus isn’t there, and watching him work not to throw his controller across the room is far more entertaining that figuring out what words to put on the page.
But I get there.
Usually.
My personal trick? Honestly? Persevering. Buckling down, tuning out as much as I can, and taking things one sentence at a time.
So, really, the same trick I use to get my work done on the best day.
Not to say it’s always like that. In coffee shops or out in public, I’m a headphones in, music loud kind of girl. Drown out all the ambient noise and pick my own poison.
At home, in the “best conditions,” I voluntarily distract myself with Spider Solitaire every 500-1000 words, slowly stretching out the break times, which makes it easier to focus in between.
The distractions never go away, so if we let them stop us, we’d never get anything done.
What are you methods of drowning out the world to tackle your projects? Let me know in the comments!
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