I have hit on a productive creative strategy – thinking whilst putting my socks on. After a certain amount of success with the technique yesterday, I managed to think about three projects this morning, including synopses and a few lines. Full of confidence, I set off down the stairs and, en route, completely forgot one of the pieces. Not only can I not recall the plan and lines, I can’t even remember the subject.
Fortunately two of them survived and the lesson about always having a pen and notebook available has been driven home. The trouble is that I either find myself with no notebook or too many notebooks. I am actually struggling with too many at the moment. I completed taking the notes from one last night but have one big book to do next and a few shorter notes to retrieve from other books. I can have as many as six or seven other books – upstairs, car, work, desk, living room, spares…
Then. like this morning, I can have none where I want them.
Nothing much else has happened today. I’ve dressed, thought, made two of the three notes I meant to make, had breakfast, read a few poems, checked a few things on Wiki, wrote a comment on a website and wrote this. Time goes, but nothing of consequence has been done.
I will now have another cup of tea, sit by the fire with an A4 pad and start to plan. After lunch (which will probably be soup and sandwiches) I must do something of consequence.
Alternatively I may watch Murder She Wrote.
“ It is the season for wine, roses and drunken friends. Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
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Consider yourself lucky that you can think of anything else while putting your socks on 🙂
🙂 I’ll take that as warning from one who knows. As they have done your knees, could they not offer you a sock transplant service?
That would be good 🙂
🙂
The countless times I have ideas for stories, then blink and forget them it is the curse of the creative mind!
It’s better to forget the ideas than not have them in the first place. At one time I worried I would run out of ideas, but it doesn’t seem to happen…
Master the voice activated note pad on your phone and reading handwriting will be a thing of the past. Of course, deciphering the gibberish which the app claims that you said may be more tricky.
Master it? I didn’t know I had it! I did buy a voice recorder from Amazon but it was so small I can’t work the buttons properly, so that was not a good buy, even at £11.
I’ve got a very usable voice note taker which keeps notes for three days.
Sounds good, I must check and see if I have one.
I usually have my cell phone in my pocket or very close by. I have taken to sending myself emails when ideas hit. If not they are lost in minutes. Especially in the middle of the night. No need to turn in the light.
Good thinking. I often email myself from work. Unfortunately I need my glasses to read my phone screen so will have to remember them too!. 🙂
Enjoy the day, Quercus and Julia!
It is overcast and threatening rain here, but I still might get the brush pile I made cut up and taken out back. Or I might do some reading. 🙂
There is little to beat reading. That is why our house is such a mess. 🙂
I took care of the brush pile, and did some reading. 🙂
That’s good – the satisfaction of two jobs done and the knowledge you have taken exercise for the body and soul. Plus you have cats. Definitely a good day. 🙂