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Oh. I discovered that I only get any writing done if I bring a simple notebook and a pen with me to the coffee shop. Tiny victories!

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Thank you. This is great. I do see myself in this piece. I recently made a promise to myself that I would take time every weekend to sit down and write. I’m on the phone and on my computer all day every day during the week and in the evenings i’m pretty involved in service work. Usually, right after work a short nap sounds way more appealing than sitting down and writing.

Anyway, on the weekends, I would drag my laptop to the coffee shop and spend hours… getting distracted! Usually by Substack notes of all things. This lead me to some really great writing, by others. (I see you’ve written of peace about Substack notes. I plan on reading that soon, I promise!)

If you’ve read “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield, you know what’s going on here. It’s called “resistance”.

I had heard that “comparison is the thief of joy” quote for the first time just last week, so that’s an interesting coincidence.

Thank you for sticking with it and not giving up.

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