My version of Steal like an Artist: Point 5

Side Projects And Hobbies Are Important.

In this case, writing is my hobby. And I crave it when I don't do it. In the book, the author explains how without your projects you will feel a phantom limb. And I have been for years. I have been ignoring it. I have been satisfying the craving from time to time but not indulging. Without working for the time being, I will be able to reawaken this part of me and it may be the spark I needed in my life. 

When I procrastinate I somehow lose hours a day in front of my computer screen. This needs to stop. I need to turn those unused hours into learning, into dreaming, into writing. Not into Facebook and twiddling thumbs. 

Boredom is good for you. It allows your mind to create, to explore, to wonder what else could be going on. We live in a world where boredom equals death when it should equal peace. We fill that time with meaningless banter and the media and stories that have already been written. Instead we need to write our own.