I’m sitting in a little coffee shop, sipping my iced coffee and trying to work. I’ve got my laptop open and my thesis in front of me, steno pad at the ready, and a stack of books open (ebooks, not real ones). Yet, I’m finding it hard to actually work. Can you believe it?
The whole goal of coming to work here was to get away from the familiar – the easy distractions and comfort of my own home where I spend most of my days. It’s easy to ignore what you are supposed to be doing in favor of doing other things – even good things, but not what you were originally supposed to be doing.
But the problem with coming to work in such a public forum is that when I’m in the mood to people-watch (always), I am easily distracted. For instance, rather than forming a list of questions, I’m watching the people walking by on the street. Instead of rewording my one-line questions into multiple-choice, I’m watching the interaction between an older couple at the next table. Instead of doing what I’m supposed to be doing, I’m writing this. In other words, instead of wasting time at home, I’m wasting time here. It would probably be better if I was wasting it at home because then I’m usually doing something semi-productive like sewing or cleaning.
{sigh}
And right at that point, they closed the coffee shop early for the day. The nerve of some people. :)
I love writing and I usually don’t have a problem writing. But now that the thesis is all written, I’m at the hard part – coming up with questions and turning my writing into a curriculum. Quite frankly, I stink at this part.
I’m almost there! I just keep telling myself…if I work hard and meet the deadline, this will all be over in two weeks, and hopefully sooner. :)