Tag: productivity

Blog like Seth

I haven’t read any Seth Godin book… yet. But I heard about him. I also read about him and I sometimes read his blog.

I am puzzled by how he writes everyday in his blog. I wonder how it does that. I can’t imagine how one can write everyday. Especially someone like him who is busy.

I want to do that as well. But I wonder what to write.

Luckily, I stumbled upon an interview by Copyblogger.

Do you believe in “writer’s block”? If so, how do you avoid it?

This is a fancy term for fear. I avoid it by not getting it. Because I write like I talk and I don’t get talker’s block.

So here I am writing like I am talking. And so far, I am not running out of things to talk… and to write.

Thanks for the tip Seth.

Give Up to Move Up

This year I told myself to give up gaming so I can have more productive time.

Last year, I really got hooked playing Civ 5 that I spend hours trying out every character in the game. I also played other titles. All in all, I think I spent 3-4 months of gaming in 2017. I felt that 3-4 months could have been used for something else more worthwhile and productive.

So I stopped playing on my laptop. I still play casual games on my phone though. But I haven’t played my favorite RPGs and Strategy games. I logged zero hours of gaming in my Steam account for the year.

It was tempting to start when I was idle at times. I still haven’t played the Protoss Campaing for Starcraft 2 and Lara Croft is back with the new Shadow of the Tomb Raider. And there are several games I bought at Steam but never played yet.

But I had back up plans with the extra time I gained for giving up gaming. Maybe that is why I was able to resist the temptation to play.

I signed up for a gym. I get to workout 2-3 times a week. Sometimes even for a 4th visit if time permits.

I read books. Lots of books. I finished several novels and non-fiction books. I enjoyed it a lot and inspired me to start writing as well.

I had new projects. This kept me busy and had very little time to think about playing.

I also achieved new skills like developing an AI Bot. It was like playing a game while I tinker with the logic of creating a bot.

I would probably carry the same plan next year. There are new projects again. I would renew my gym membership for another 6 months. I already bought books that can last for 3-4 months of reading.

I am thinking of pursuing new passions too like doing yoga in the morning and learning to play the guitar just to compete with Gab.

I missed gaming but I think I could have missed more if I haven’t stopped.