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Resistance
How do I get past resistance?
Back in June, I was doing the 30-day challenge when my computer decided to take a dive and prevent me from finishing the challenge. I had done well considering I had only been working on it for 27 days and I’d been completely self-published before starting the challenge. Before then, I had been writing and publishing those self-published articles at a rate of three articles a day.
The Problem
It all started in July when I got my computer back. I found I’d lost my previous momentum and couldn’t seem to make myself sit down and write. I wrote a mere seven articles compared to the 27 that I wrote in June.
In addition to the articles that I didn’t write, I have a book that I wanted to finish by the end of July. That didn’t happen either. Instead, I was binge-watching the Heartland series on Netflix, canning, and organizing my house. My computer watched me do this from the sidelines.
I could blame the lack of momentum on the lifestyle shift after being without my laptop for a fortnight. I could blame it on the fact that temperatures are soaring, and it is making me feel sluggish. I could blame it on being in the middle of canning season. I could also say I don’t know what to write about, but I do. I don’t get…