Walk Like You Are Late Going Somewhere
I have been walking at least 30 min a day a lot of days in a row — 2,125, to be exact. That's 5.82+ yrs.
You learn a lot when you walk maniacally, or spectrum-y, or whatever you want to call it. Like all the obvious, woo-woo things: how to make something a habit, all of that. But the other thing you learn is that when something becomes so regular and everyday, you can also form a real kind of laziness around it. Since I do walk so much, I start thinking, “I do not have to work out,” or, “I can walk slower,” or whatever. You really do have to watch for that.
I am very conscious of that kind of thing with this blog and with music. You do not want it to get so automatic — like breathing or eating — that you stop doing anything active with it. It cannot turn into a passive part of my day. I have to walk like you are going somewhere. I have to actually be doing something with it and make it count. Otherwise why do it.
What helps me, especially on writing days, is the day before I will get a song in my mind — something I really like — and I will think about what could be done with it. Then the next day, I am ready with that in mind, and I can depend on myself to really screw it up in my own way. In essence, that is how it becomes mine. (Preparation and lack of talent?)
I guess the lesson of the day is that I can always trust myself to really screw something up if I work hard enough.