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It's the fifth day of my Daily Writing Challenge. I have exactly 47 minutes left today. It’s 11:13 p.m., and the thought creeps in — “It’s late, do I really need to write now?”
I already have over twenty prompts bookmarked, but each time I think, “I need more time to think about this one,” or “I should write that when my brain feels sharper,” or “Hmm... that topic feels a bit off.” So I keep making excuses, and suddenly, here I am — late at night again.
To be fair, I did write two other posts today — one was a course review I’d been putting off, and the other was about life in Korea with my foreign husband. Around 9 a.m., when I sat down for my “Blog Core Time” routine, an idea suddenly struck me, and I just went with it.
The problem? I lost track of time. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., I wrote without stopping. By the time I hit “publish,” I was completely drained. My brain seemed to whisper, “You’ve done enough today — don’t move a muscle.” I wanted to write a short challenge piece too, but... I gave in and lay down on the bed.
That’s when my body started pretending to hurt. My stomach felt off, my head ached a little — why does it always feel like I’m sick when I just don’t want to do something? If I got up, I could get something done, but I convinced myself to “rest just a bit longer.”
When I opened my eyes again, it was almost 6 p.m.! Time flies when you’re avoiding things. I realized I wasn’t actually sick, so I went back to my desk.
I sat down, but my brain still refused to cooperate. So I reached for a copybook on my rotating shelf and started copying good sentences from it — carefully, one by one. “Well, this counts as writing too,” I told myself, pretending it was enough.
After that came dinner with my husband. We talked about our day, and before I knew it, the evening was gone. Evening time always slips away faster. Always. (Or maybe that’s just me?)
Finally, it was bedtime again. Still feeling unsettled, I flipped through my prompt book once more — and there it was: “Write nonstop for 10 minutes about what interrupts your writing.” Perfect, I thought. Humans are natural excuse-makers, after all. I started typing right there in bed… and before I knew it, it was done.
The time now? 11:35 p.m. Wow. I couldn’t write all day, and yet here I am — done in just 22 minutes. Cheers to all the excuse-makers out there!
This article is the English version on Today 1 Step.
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