As much as I have procrastinated and wasted time in my younger days, I’m surprised it wasn’t as obvious to me recently having less time available for writing might be a factor in why I wasn’t as productive at times.
Then again, as much as I’ve been using data to track my writing productivity, it should have made sense I’d have more time to write this week when I only have to commute 50 minutes round trip to work as opposed to two hours when I was driving all the way from Des Moines, where I was staying with my son in his apartment, to south central Iowa (Marion County) and back again. Who knew, right?
So, even though I did enjoy the experience of living in downtown Des Moines and urban existence, and it turned out my son and I got along relatively well as roommates, I enjoyed having a shorter commute and more time to myself last week. Also, it had a positive effect on my productivity.
Writing statistics for the week ending 20 April 2024:
5,203 words written.
Days writing: 6 of 7.
Days revising/planning: 2 of 7 for 120 total minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met (500+ words or 30 minutes of planning/revisions): 7 of 7 days.
Even by my current standards, this was a pretty good week for me. I’ll be interested in seeing what the numbers look like after next week is done because we’ll have one-third of the year wrapped up by then, so I’ll want to know how far behind I am on my writing quota. I was a couple thousand words off my pace to write 200,000 words this year, and just on target to make my other goal of meeting my daily goals 75 percent of the time. Well, we’ll see what the next week brings.
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