I read this article this week about late-stage pandemic burn-out and the long-term effects of staring at a computer screen for far too long. Which, basically, are that: “I’m just so exhausted all the time. I’m doing so much less than I normally do—I’m not traveling, I’m not entertaining, I’m just sitting in front of my computer—but I am accomplishing way less. It’s like a whole new math. I have more time and fewer obligations, yet I’m getting so much less done.”
Totally agree. Most of the stuff on the internet is worthless and a waste of time. The result of social media addiction or attempting to have a social media "presence." Or build a following. The lame question writers continually post on Twitter are a perfect example. It's just noise.
I also agree that you have to live to write. I get my best story ideas when I go for walks. Not at my computer. Tonight, I have band practice. Live!
This pandemic has given many of us more free time, but kept us from what we really need to write. A full life.
I agree with your position wholeheartedly. I wrote this morning, then spent the afternoon in a distanced visit with two of my sons and their families in a park. You need to replenish after writing, so there's something to work with when you next sit down to write.
Totally agree. Most of the stuff on the internet is worthless and a waste of time. The result of social media addiction or attempting to have a social media "presence." Or build a following. The lame question writers continually post on Twitter are a perfect example. It's just noise.
I also agree that you have to live to write. I get my best story ideas when I go for walks. Not at my computer. Tonight, I have band practice. Live!
This pandemic has given many of us more free time, but kept us from what we really need to write. A full life.
I agree with your position wholeheartedly. I wrote this morning, then spent the afternoon in a distanced visit with two of my sons and their families in a park. You need to replenish after writing, so there's something to work with when you next sit down to write.