Tag: Focusing

The Secret of Getting Good Is Not Focusing on How Good I’m Getting

I’ve started noticing the astonishing extent to which I’m busy worrying about how well I am doing instead of focusing on the task at hand. Not to brag, but I can distract myself with angst-ridden self-evaluation while doing almost anything, including but not limited to, writing ca...

This Is The First Year Of A New 9 Year Cycle: Here Is How I Started It Off and What I Will Be Focusing on

Woo Jan 1, 2024! We made it to another month! If you go by the Gregorian calendar then we’ve made it to another New Year. Happy New Year baby! 2023 was the conclusion of a 9-year cycle. Me at 26 looks a whole lot different from me at 35. In a really good way! Aging is a beautiful t...

Focusing (focussing?) on the English language

The squiggly red line failed to appear. Apparently, both spellings were correct. But they couldn’t be, surely. I looked back at my handwritten notes, where “focusing” spelt with a single “s” looked just fine to me. At school, spelling was never my strong suit, but a lov...