After reading two articles online, I was surprised to learn how much small distractions can lead to so much loss in work such as writing. In one short story called “How Can You Create Fiction When Reality Comes to Call?” by Carolyn Chute, the author presents us with how she has so many distractions in her day-to-day life that keep from her writing career. Distractions such as dogs barking, neighbors visiting, taking care of her pets, and negativity that is going in hers’ and other peoples’ lives stagnate her work. In an article called “6 Ways To Be A Hemingway-Level Productive Badass” by Drake Baer, the author states that Ernest Hemingway was very willful and showed it in his first statement, “To say that Ernest Hemingway is a writer's writer is an understatement…”. He then presents a list of six ways Hemingway “got it done” by making a list from one to six and a description for each number of things he did that helped him become a success in his work. Both writings mention distraction as a tool that yields a writer’s prosperity. Distraction is a dilemma that all of us face that halt whatever work we are trying to get done such as writing. I myself face many aberrations when trying to get college work done for example. I have many hobbies like many other people do and unfortunately get in the way of my effort such as watching videos on YouTube. Whenever I have for example, an essay that is due, I get to work on it but takes more time than would be reasonably needed. I do believe I can improve as a writer and can start by doing these 6 steps:
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