How do you do it?

I used to wonder how people will sit to write for hours without getting tired. During my University days, some people said they read for 8hours at a stretch while I will just read for four hours I will feel so drained as if the book had taken the whole of me. Or is it writing? If I should sit to write something will come up and I want to give it a name because I have been greatly disturbed.

But now I think I have found a name to it. Its name is Mr. Distraction. He's a cruel being that comes to deceive you. Why do I call it cruel? I have been in a situation where I am supposed to do something but I got distracted and I even enjoyed the distraction. Now as I'm done with distraction, I couldn't continue with what I was doing, I become so angry with myself.

In as much as I called it cruel, it also can be a lifesaver. Have been in a situation where I went blank on what to write but I got distracted a little and I had an inspiration. So permit me to use this oxymoron that Mr. Distraction is a cruel lifesaving being.

Distractions can come in various ways either negatively or positively. Ok, here are my distractions...

Sickness

Like I said earlier, some of these distractions are good and also bad. Some also when they come may have a role to play. I began having signs of sickness on Monday. I did my normal routine, going to work and doing some home chores. I thought to write on read.cash by Tuesday because I was already stressed out. Tuesday came, it gave me some signs but I managed to go to church. As I finished everything, I have to do that night and retired to bed I became extremely tired and I decided to rest a little. Only for me to wake up in the middle of the night with so much pain and a rise in body temperature. Meanwhile, on Wednesday I have been thinking of how to meet up with my marriage class. I was tired of going through the process of taking permission. And then this sickness came in the early hours of Wednesday. Well, I just called I won't be coming to work that I'm down with Malaria and Typhoid. Immediately, I went to the pharmacist shop, got some drugs, and used them. Within an hour I became better. I joyfully threw the blanket I was using to shield myself because I was feeling cold, took my bath, and began heading for my marriage class.

It was a good distraction for me because I don't have to go through the rigorous process of taking permission and hinder unnecessary attention from my colleagues to know where I am always going every Wednesday. But it was a bad distraction because for some days, due to signs of the sickness, I have not been able to write on read.cash.

Social Media

Earlier this year, I have had so much distraction from my social media beeps. Once I'm on read.cash and I see a WhatsApp message, I would be tempted to check the message and that is how I will begin to chat and distracted.

Sleep

Someone had said that this song "I can't kill myself" by a musician has made so many youths lazy. Atimes I will be reading or writing then sleep will come knocking. If I try to resist and can't resist anymore, I will just say in my mind "I can't kill myself ooo" 😝 zoom off, I have begun sleeping already.

Distractions are everywhere but your reaction towards them matters a lot. Even right I feel like going to bed to rest because I just home from work but I refused to be distracted.

This is my write-up on distraction, a challenge by @JonicaBradley.

Thank you for reading my little scribbles.