Jul 01 2009
Distractions
The longer I spend at home the more that I realize that writers have a tendency to get lazy. We spend our time glued to televisions or video games and absorb sloppy writing habits and cheesy dialogue. I wonder if part of the problem I’m having with writing is coming from that legendary “brain rot”. My brain has become so accustomed to short bursts of information that it perhaps can’t process the length of time that I would need to actually write a full length piece.
I can’t concentrate to read for any extended period of time either some days, which I think is partially because I’ve been losing a battle with depression. When your brain is in a funk you don’t want to do anything, and half the time on bad days I barely even focus on the TV either.
