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Making Time to Write…Something’s Gotta Give
Doing all that I want to do
I love to write. But with all the writing I do in my journal, for work, and here on Medium, I only average about 6 or 7 articles each month.
Of all the things I was excited about this year, it was the fact that I didn’t have to teach this semester. Yipee yay, I thought. I can spend the time to write more. I want to aim for at least 10–12 articles each month.
Becoming a Friend of Medium motivated me to read more and engage more in this community.
My excitement soon fizzled out when I found an error in my workload calculation and learned that I needed to teach one course after all.
Between new fitness goals, nutritional meal planning, parenting, a full-time job, spending time with my boyfriend, playing tennis, and socializing with friends, where do I find the time to write?
Oh, I forgot to mention my new responsibility as editor of a peer-reviewed journal in addition to my full-time job. Yah!
I’ve stopped watching any kind of television. Previously, I used to turn on the Tennis channel to watch the matches. It was easier to turn off and leave instead of binging on a show and being hooked until it ended. I don’t miss TV at all. Talk to me in two weeks when the Australian Open starts. Yikes!
The only way forward is to set a dedicated time to write on Medium. I will have to set aside 30 minutes to an hour each day.
Drop everything and write! Ugh, I haven’t had a chance to do my wall pilates session for today. 🙄
Do you struggle with finding time to write too? Please do share good habits or tips that work for you to be a consistent writer.
