It seems like every time I sit down at my computer, I have to keep telling myself that I need to finish updating the content on my portfolio. Not only am I lacking in motivation with the portfolio side of things, but I keep failing to fill out the blog side of things. I will have these great trains of thought, and when I sit down to write, it all seems rather trite.
I think part of the problem is that I am expecting this stuff to come easily, which I know it won’t. Taking the time to sit down at least once a week to write a blog post is going to be an effort and a commitment. I think it will require me setting firm dates for when things need to be done for me to be effective. For example, I want to become much more comfortable with After Effects during this coop session, so I have told myself that I want to make a video project once a week.
While it is all fine and good for me to tell myself that, I can always come up with excuses as to why I didn’t finish a video for the week. So instead of allowing myself to get away with that, I decided to tell my wife my plans, and am trying to get her to hold me to my timetable. I would love to do the same thing with the blog, but I know that I am really the only person that this is for. At what point does this just become a self-serving practice?
I am going to aim for a new post every week. Any bets on how long I can keep it up?
