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| Red Wing |
New habits are easily derailed by squirrels of distraction. Now, I'm not talking about the kind that haunt the trees (though my dog might disagree), I'm talking about the ones that haunt my peripheral awareness.
You know the ones, they hide just out of sight taunting you with things like, housework. Or worse, leisure time in front of one device or another. They remind you of chores left undone, of books unread. Nag you about friends you haven't seen in a while or that show at the local theater.
They lure you away from whatever it is you're trying to do simply because they can. And when you're fully engrossed in whatever they presented you in the first place, they'll remind you of what it was you were trying to do to begin with. But now you're comfy, or busy doing something else. Perhaps not even home.
In the end, what was supposed to get done, gets pushed off till tomorrow. Instead of learning a new habit, you reinforce an old one. Procrastination.
This habit is the bane of all would-be productive people. Like a begging dog, it's so easy to learn. And so hard to break.
Still, with a little determination and willpower, it's not impossible to unlearn a bad habit. I just need to capture those pesky squirrels and do away with them. Then I'll be fine, really.
Until next time :)
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