The last couple of weeks have been insanely busy as I finish a new major feature on the project. So much so that I took my first more than a day off this year. The irony was hilarious. I've taken days off so that I can catch up on work. It was a good move though; the last few weeks have been non-stop. Finally got it done today, well sort of. There are still a lot of final touches to be done, but that can be done over time. Strangely, I quite enjoyed the last couple of weeks. Having a clear set of things to do, albeit without a deadline but with people depending on me to pull through. It has been a great combination. At the same time, work has been quite hectic too. Strangely, it's the first time in weeks where I have not been so distracted and have found myself working for four or five hours completely engrossed in what I was doing. To the point that I'd be quite exhausted or hungry and I'd have to force myself to stop momentarily. Even when I have stopped, all I could think of was the solution to something I've been stuck on. Once I knew what the final outcome needed to resemble, there was no stopping.
You see, this is something I've missed. Especially in the last five to six weeks where I've been bored out of my mind and spent seven to eight hours a day watching Netflix or YouTube. It's disgusting, I know, but it's the truth. Thanks to Apple keeping me honest with their weekly updates on screen time. The whole time I was wondering how come I'm so distracted. It's because I couldn't find anything to focus on. It sounds lame, but that's part of it. I know it's not that simple; there are other factors that I'm failing to see, but I'm glad to be on the other side. Hindsight is 20/20, so over the next few days I can try and understand how to stay focused without losing my way. At the same time, it was the first time this year that I've totally let loose and done next to nothing, so I'm not so concerned. It did get a bit scary a few weeks ago when I thought I had lost my ability to focus. Not yet, anyways.
It's also why the blogs have been so sparse. Although I'm going to put some effort into showing up more often. As in about twelve days it'll be a year since I decided to write every day. Even though I've not managed to write all the days, but I have managed to write quite a few of these. Would be good to do a recap. At least I've crossed 250. Which is already a W in my books.