thinking i should do dry december and dry january so that i can solely focus on building and launching online. i’ve got so many different ideas and my build-rate is higher than ever since i started over the last year and a half. but, alcohol disrupts evening flows. it dampens and distracts from one of my core goals: build my way towards freedom.
there is nothing special about “making it” other than effort x consistency and that starts with eliminating the things that stand in competition.
there are a couple of other things i need to do to come out of these 2 months having something at the end. mainly i mean: i need to significantly reduce distractions in order to clarify my work and produce the thing i am circling around.
- way less time on x/twitter just scrolling: only be there if i’m posting
- create a better work station on my laptop: this might be something i can build for me
- elevate aesthetics: 1. find good music to work to, 2. find a totem that, when present or visible, means i am working and locked in
- no halfway working, halfway with the kids: be fully in one or the other
- exercise: run or walk every day
i too often fall hard to parkinson’s law. i don’t establish a framework, therefore leaving an infinite amount of time do work on something. better, i should be “freed and bound” as wendell berry says.
this, like most things that are irregular or abnormal, is an experiment. we will see how it goes.
but, its purpose is clear: build and ship something by the end of january 2025.