Tag: Focus

  • Day 23 – Attention

    Today’s prompt: What has your attention right now — and what might need more (or less) of it?

    This is the one question I’m constantly struggling to answer. More precisely, the question is closer to, “What can I do so that I can get X, Y, and Z done together?” It’s this nagging sensation that aims to align disparate interests.

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  • October 10, 2023

    I learned something about myself today that I already knew. See, I was given the day to clean a room of the library. Just the one room. It was a mess, filled with loose cables and broken computers. Spending the day working on just the one task reminded me of how I work best when I’m given time to focus.

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  • May 28, 2023

    May 28, 2023

    Shortly after getting out of bed this morning, I put on some coffee and started my morning pages. While writing, I couldn’t stop thinking about making a bowl today. I had purchased a couple of bowl blanks in the fall and was waiting until I took my workbench outside to work on them. So, that’s how I spent my afternoon.

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