I don't particularly hate writing/typing, but it's also not my favorite thing to do. I think part of my qualms with writing is the amount of time, brain power, and dedication it takes to actually construct something meaningful. Now I'm not a perfect writer and I will never claim to be highly proficient in writing, but that doesn't mean that it isn't important and a stable in most of our lives. I would be hard-pressed to pass college without having decent writing skills for a vast majority of my work is submitted in essay form and short responses. But one thing, from my experience, that takes away from the "writing" experience are distractions. I feel that I constantly get distracted away from my laptop to go do whatever else has caught my attention in the moment. I've always had this problem and I don't quite know how to fix it. People always tell me "just put your phone away" or "turn off the electronics" but sometimes that isn't even the problem. I can account multiple times where I've been typing an essay and all of a sudden my mind just drifts away from the topic into a whole other world. It's a blessing and a curse, because sometimes these thoughts aid in my writing while other occasions completely draw me away from what I was doing.
From my perspective, I'd like to envision myself as "The Thinker" but maybe that's a little bit of a stretch... Either way, I question whether I get so distracted because of the topic of the assignment or if it's just part of my own writing process. I've never just not finished a writing assignment because of these distractions and ultimately I overcome and submit the assignment before it's due, but it's usually a super inconvenient process. Perhaps writing at school more often will limit the distractions and push me to focus on what the assignment is since I'm completely surrounded by school. Like right now, at the very moment of me writing this blog post. I'm just typing away on my keyboard sitting in the NILS building on campus completing this very blog post. I don't know if there is a lesson to be taken away from all this rambling, but maybe you all can take something beneficial from this little blog post.
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