I think I might be on the overdoing it end of the spectrum, I admit it. And by "might be" I mean definitely need to save my eyes and back and health. So then comes the deciding what to do to take you away from the screen. Don't get me wrong, there are tons of awesome fun exciting things out there, but if you're as single-track minded and obsessed as I am it sort of becomes a challenge to find things to do away from a screen that still make you feel like I'm moving towards my writing goals. But I've come up with some things that might help. At least I think they'd help me.
1. A gym pass. I actually do pretty good, generally, at getting to the gym when I have a gym pass. For some reason it feels more productive then just "going for a run," perhaps because its a specific location made for that purpose. Also there is television.
2. A dog. Solves EVERYTHING.
3. A Guitar. I so wanna get a guitar and spend some away-from-screen time writing tunes. Not original, I know, and I'm a total noob, but you gotta start somewhere, right?
Those are my three personal solutions. There are some other really good ones, like starting a garden or doing something artsy. One of my roommates was an art major, and I was always jealous that she had that to work on when she wasn't writing/at the computer. So for those with any visual-art skills, that could be awesome too. There are so many beautiful and amazing outdoor things, like biking and hiking and rock climbing and all that, and if I was an outdoorsy person then that might work. But I'm no more outdoorsy than I am artsy, and I'm trying to go with what works here. So if those things work, more power to ya, and I'm jealous.
How about you? What worthwhile things do you do away from the computer screen? That not only take you away from the computer screen, but fulfill you personally and creatively as well?
Sarah Allen
5 comments:
The gym is my hobby and my work - so I'm there quite a lot. I don't have any other non-computer activities, apart from reading. I often wish I had other creative outlets. I'd love to be musical because I love music - but I also cannot recreate tunes (no singing talent at all :-() I drink hot chocolate with friends - is that a hobby? :-D
Well, I think everyone should have a dog. Especially a rescued dog. At the moment mine is sleeping in her little bed next to me but she'll be up in a while, reminding me we haven't gone for a walk yet.
Those all sound like great ideas! I would love to learn how to play the guitar. :) As for me, I spend a lot of my non-writing time dancing. I love dancing, and goofing off with my friends at the same time.
When I'm not feeling it, I can turn my head 20 degrees to the left and look at the 30in monitor and play some games on the other pc. It's a short 20 degree turn back to the work PC when I have to get serious again.
In addition to my to-do list for the day and week, I always have Working Out, Practicing Mandolin(I suck, thus the need for practice) and Reading on my daily list. I try to take the smelly rescued weimaraner for a walk every day and I love to cook too. You're so right; it's good to add variety to our lives and nurture different sides of our health.
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