Hey readers.
So last night I had a realization, after watching the 4th episode of that 70s show in a row, I came to the quick conclusion that I watch way too much television.
The last two months I’ve been trying to convince myself to start writing, I mean really writing, between songs, poems, a free form role playing game, and a very quietly attended blog, I realized I needed more coaxing. I read a lot, and I feel reading is a good way to stimulate creativity, find authors voices and styles who inspire my own, and figure out how they influence me. But television for the most part is a time drain. Sure, there are pieces out there that are truly well written stories, but binge watching mindless old sitcoms just to kill time the easiest way I know how is really just draining away valuable creative hours.
So my ultimatum for myself is as follows- from now until December 12th, the premier of the Netflix original series Marco Polo, I will abstain from watching anything on television. I will give myself the exception of movies, but even then there aren’t many on my radar, so my goal is to spend all the time I would normally use to watch tv to focus efforts on writing and catching up on music that I’ve been missing out on. So help me out! Give me something you’d like to hear me write about, and help me think of new music to listen to.
I already wrote a 1,300 word piece on the train home today, (which I might share with you if you ask nicely) and I can really tell that this will force me to actually use my brain.
Until next time,
Cheers.
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