So I put on my big girl pants and did my own BDS. It was actually not bad! I was anticipating lots of distraction since I was using my computer to do research, but it didn't happen. I also enjoyed the process too because I became engrossed in what I was reading.
Here's the nitty-gritty of what went down tonight:
- approximately 20 minutes of BDS time
- set up a playlist on Spotify for this length so that I had gentle background music (a musician under the moniker "Goldmund" if you're looking for peaceful, simple piano music) that would alert me of when my time was up by going silent
- I took a break when a rather annoying add popped up in my earphones and took the opportunity to stretch and reevaluate my sitting position. jI noticed in this time my computer was a little tilted, causing me to read articles with my head crooked - not exactly comfy and imagination-promoting. So I propped the dear thing up a tad, closed my eyes, felt my breathing, and continued on. This occurred at about 7-8 minutes into the session.
- I utilized the double-note method in my composition book to take notes from various sources and REALLY appreciated it for its allowance of summarizing as well as reflection. The ability to connect ideas became alarmingly clear and excited me.
I believe this amount of time is good, but I wonder what it would be like doing more than one BDS like this a day. The deadline for this research paper seems to be breathing down my neck!
How can I wait to join the conversation when the conversation may end before I am fully prepared to join? Such a conundrum. Any thoughts fellow writers?
Cheers - and stay cool!
Here's the nitty-gritty of what went down tonight:
- approximately 20 minutes of BDS time
- set up a playlist on Spotify for this length so that I had gentle background music (a musician under the moniker "Goldmund" if you're looking for peaceful, simple piano music) that would alert me of when my time was up by going silent
- I took a break when a rather annoying add popped up in my earphones and took the opportunity to stretch and reevaluate my sitting position. jI noticed in this time my computer was a little tilted, causing me to read articles with my head crooked - not exactly comfy and imagination-promoting. So I propped the dear thing up a tad, closed my eyes, felt my breathing, and continued on. This occurred at about 7-8 minutes into the session.
- I utilized the double-note method in my composition book to take notes from various sources and REALLY appreciated it for its allowance of summarizing as well as reflection. The ability to connect ideas became alarmingly clear and excited me.
I believe this amount of time is good, but I wonder what it would be like doing more than one BDS like this a day. The deadline for this research paper seems to be breathing down my neck!
How can I wait to join the conversation when the conversation may end before I am fully prepared to join? Such a conundrum. Any thoughts fellow writers?
Cheers - and stay cool!
No comments:
Post a Comment