tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post1928407965804152393..comments2023-10-19T08:50:34.773-07:00Comments on Notes Along the Way - Mary Montague Sikes: Creativity Focus - What Makes You Lose It?Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-67443548657780284732010-07-19T18:02:51.102-07:002010-07-19T18:02:51.102-07:00I drop my writing for any opportunity to spend tim...I drop my writing for any opportunity to spend time with my grandson and his family. <br /><br />Having lived in Chicago, my husband and I are still hopeless Cub fans when it comes to baseball.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-52616709863825833382010-07-19T16:06:47.984-07:002010-07-19T16:06:47.984-07:00Focus block is right on! Getting distracted from ...Focus block is right on! Getting distracted from writing is bad enough, but I've also got several knitting projects going on, and reenactment thngs to tend to, and cake-making to keep up with, and about a dozen new books to read...The Yard Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613458143059218286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-75638509116480206642010-07-19T09:43:49.759-07:002010-07-19T09:43:49.759-07:00Actually, sometimes organizing myself causes me to...Actually, sometimes organizing myself causes me to lose focus. I get so involved in making lists that I have little time to accomplish the items on the list! <br />Oh, and I love baseball too (Go Red Sox!)<br />PeggyPeggy Frezonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087038771857532951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-68434292356452182892010-07-19T06:31:09.218-07:002010-07-19T06:31:09.218-07:00Wow, if I played slots we'd be living in a sha...Wow, if I played slots we'd be living in a shanty somewhere! It's not fun to lose...Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-71599094390952919652010-07-18T18:20:12.407-07:002010-07-18T18:20:12.407-07:00I love to play slots, but fortunately it only gets...I love to play slots, but fortunately it only gets in my way of writing while on vacation. I refuse to indulge at other times or I'd be broker than I already am.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://facebook.com/morgan.mandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-90463060676410755442010-07-18T16:28:29.151-07:002010-07-18T16:28:29.151-07:00I'm often lured away from my writer's life...I'm often lured away from my writer's life by stage plays, television, movies, and books (reading for pleasure). It's okay with me...I'm having a great time, no matter what I'm doing.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-52038179950246816322010-07-18T14:07:38.537-07:002010-07-18T14:07:38.537-07:00My great-grandson can sidetrack me in a blink. I l...My great-grandson can sidetrack me in a blink. I love to play and he is my "excuse." <br />Making memories is a big distraction but that also provides inspiration so not sure if that counts.<br /> <a href="http://gigglesandguns.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Giggles and Guns</a>Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-37357061521546872102010-07-18T11:18:21.462-07:002010-07-18T11:18:21.462-07:00Great comments, you all! That's the trouble I ...Great comments, you all! That's the trouble I have with blogs, I keep finding more interesting links to divert my attention and send me away from my focus. I used to have the same problem with encyclopedias when doing research. Now research can be even more distracting on the Web with so many little paths to follow off focus!<br /><br />Thanks, Alex, Annabelle, Katharine, and Lee!Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-75067213742420205762010-07-18T09:54:58.294-07:002010-07-18T09:54:58.294-07:00Like you I never have "writer's block&quo...Like you I never have "writer's block", but I have focus block or, perhaps I would called it focus distraction. If anything I get too many ideas running around in my head and keep getting sidetracked. It's the one thing relates to another syndrome. I could get diverted for hours by Google searches if I didn't stop myself. When I was a child I used to do the same thing with encyclopedias--I'd keep moving on to related articles and end up searching volume after volume. And now I've added blogs, which really can get diverting because they can be so interesting and so much fun.<br /><br />Lee<br /> <a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-54710950853833861022010-07-18T04:21:31.673-07:002010-07-18T04:21:31.673-07:00Monti, what a smart way to approach your distracti...Monti, what a smart way to approach your distraction--embrace it! <br /><br />Back in the 70s my mom took a course with a big diet guru. He called some foods "niggling foods," the foods that you can't seem to stop thinking about until they become obsessions and you lose all focus entirely. He said every so often, just eat them, then they won't consume everything else you do. Always sounded like a smart strategy to me!Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945179782098934391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-28920381515599997992010-07-17T14:02:07.932-07:002010-07-17T14:02:07.932-07:00I find the activity of my family members makes me ...I find the activity of my family members makes me lose focus. I like to write in the morning if everyone is out of the house and sometimes in the late evening after all are asleep, which doesn't happen too often. All the chores that I have during the day is a definite turn off to creativity.Annabelle Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02239181090192561199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-58928087831008893992010-07-17T10:50:18.839-07:002010-07-17T10:50:18.839-07:00I enjoy having an air-conditioned art studio and w...I enjoy having an air-conditioned art studio and writing office, so unless I go outdoors I don't know about the heat. Guess that's why I enjoy baseball spring training games but don't go to games in the summer.Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-81128232434053710762010-07-17T10:42:16.909-07:002010-07-17T10:42:16.909-07:00Most of my passions are creative in nature or spar...Most of my passions are creative in nature or spark creativity. I find the summer heat just drains me on all levels and I just don't want to do anything.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com