It’s the final day of this series of adventures!
The last 7 days (living with minimal distractions) have had a profound impact on me. In today’s video, I share the learning and insights that The Big Distraction Project has offered.
(I’ve also decided to change my relationship with social media as a result of my experiences this week…. that’s BIG … right?!)
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
5 days into The Big Distraction Project, I am not just surviving : I am thriving!
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Today, I realise that by removing the distraction of social media (in particular), I am beginning to appreciate human contact MUCH more!
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Whilst I may have felt disconnected from the world yesterday, today I’m feeling re-connected (but not to the same world!)
If you want to find out more about The Big Distraction Project , you might want to check out this post .
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Okay, I’m owning up : the radio silence is becoming a little uncomfortable. Yes, it’s completely true : I’ve been fabulously productive over the last 2 days, but I am starting to feel a little cut off from the world.
Today, I managed to craft a curriculum vitae to submit with my manuscript to the next agent on my list. The process made me smile (I haven’t written one of these since 1997) and I’ve produced a single-page document that is a complete reflection of who I am : I squeezed my whole life onto an A4 sheet of paper! I wanted to share the experience… not necessarily with the whole world but definitely with some of my friends with whom I’d normally have daily contact via a Facebook group.
I emailed them, but it’s not the same. There is something alive and connecting about social media; not all of it but certainly some of it.
So, it seems that behind my “distraction” lies a sense of disconnection. I might need a bit of time to process this : I work largely on my own with a transitory client-base. So I ask myself, is social media a distraction for me or does it, in fact, perform an important function for me? Does it provide me with colleagues and a lively working environment?
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Well, it’s Day 1 of The Big Distraction Project and things are going rather well! (It actually feels like I’ve been driving with the handbrake on until today 😛 ). In fact, things have gone so well that I’m ahead of schedule and have even managed to submit the manuscript for my short story to a literary agent (which feels very exciting).
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
The questions that came up for me yesterday (as a result of reading Steven Pressfield’s “Turning Pro”) have given me an idea for a 7-day adventure! For 7 days, I’ve decided to remove as many distractions in my life as I can. For 7 days I will not be active on social media. For 7 days I will not drink wine. For 7 days I will avoid “hiding” in work and start taking healthy, nourishing breaks.
If I remove these distractions, I wonder what I will discover? As usual. I’ll be keeping a daily video diary (I reckon this adventure could get really interesting. In fact, I reckon this adventure might even be a significant turning point for me!)
I am just going outside and may be some time!
JT
It was my 200th day of adventuring today, so I decided to make my celebration the adventure of the day! I bet that most of you will not have seen an outdoor fire like this before! (It was brilliant, by the way and a fabulous recycling adventure 🙂 ).
And for those of you who’d be interested in a fail-safe Irish coffee recipe, you’ll find that in today’s video too.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Today I write, and narrate, the 5th part of my original faerie story. Can you work out what the Hell Gate trolls want to take from Man Donaghy?
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I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
For today’s adventure, I’m giving you a guided tour of the real places which have inspired my faerie story, ‘The Faerie Thorn’! I’ve found that being in the real setting, or imagining the real setting, has really helped the story to take on a life of its own.
(Oh – and are you wondering how well the gifts I left for the faeries were received? …..)
There are 2 videos today ~ the first video is filmed on Man Donaghy’s farm and the second at the Gortanuey Bridge where the trolls live.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Humans Resourced 