Do you have shiny object syndrome?
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Do you have shiny object syndrome?

I start off nice and easy, with one project I like to work on. It goes well, I see progression and I’m really stretching the creative muscle. But something about being creative gives you a surge of new ideas not related to the project you’re doing right now. Can I just shelve it and wait until I have the time to focus on the idea? Sometimes, but some start growing and takes on a life of its own. At this time it becomes impossible for me to ignore, festering in my mind and so I tell myself I’ll split my time between the two projects.

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The Feeling Of Reading Your Own Work
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The Feeling Of Reading Your Own Work

Some one might say, ‘if you cringe over your past work it’s because you see the faults and have gotten better.’ Whether that’s just editorially or through writing itself I don’t know, perhaps they’re not mutually exclusive. But what if you’ve always cringed at reading your own work? What then? 

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Why Are We Rushing?
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Why Are We Rushing?

On occasion which doesn’t happen enough, I notice my frantic pace. Whether I’m eating, working or any ordinary activity. I’m moving like a jittery man hopped up on caffeine. (I only drink a maximum of one coffee a day, so I know it’s not that.) Each mannerism is like I’ve put myself on x2 speed and it’s like an aggressive coach is screaming at me to ‘GO GO GO!’ But thankfully I recently noticed my manic movements. When this happens, I have to take a moment to slow down and go again in a more sustained healthier manner.

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When You Try To Complete Everything
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When You Try To Complete Everything

I’m curious to know if other people have the same troubling situation as I do now and then. Here is the issue.

When I’m working, I feel guilty. Because I should be spending time with my loved ones, knowing our time together is always limited. When I’m with my loved ones, I feel guilty. Because I should be working on building a future for me and the ones I share my life with.

Both things I enjoy doing, so I’m blessed to have multiple things I enjoy spending time doing. But no matter what I do, I feel torn between the two. Like two children wrestling between each other trying to take the toy for themselves. Me being the toy.

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Are People Seasonal Like The Weather?
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Are People Seasonal Like The Weather?

When I first think about this question, I can’t help but think about hibernation. Crawling into a warm and cosy domicile as we wait out the frosty dark conditions of winter.

As much as that may be evidence to the case, I want to look at something more internal when it comes to us. Can our psyche be more seasonal than we realise?

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