ILP - Day 16 - Simplicity

There's an air of unreality about my current practise. Not because it's going poorly or exceptionally well, but because I'm in an in between state with regard to commitments that doesn't require me to do anything other than sit at my computer and study. This frees up a tremendous amount of time for performing ILP related material, and so to a certain extent it feels artificial. Despite the fact that I'm technically employed full time, I don't have to get up early (I try to anyway) and I don't have any engagements that are particularly pressing.

Compare my situation with that of my girlfriend, who's constantly busy with a degree that demands a lot more attendance, not to mention a large amount of travel time and constant forays into extra-curricular activities. Somewhere in that whirlwind she finds time to do as much ILP stuff as possible.

There's not much I can do about my current situation (not that I'd want to anyway) so I guess the trick is to demand more out of myself. I've been blessed to be put into a situation where my practise is my primary daily obsession, therefore, I should be getting more out of it and demanding more of myself. That means more writing, and getting things done on time for a change.

So tomorrow brings with it a trip to the library and the photocopying of countless journal articles, coupled with a strong desire to get 5000 words written this weekend, and thus have a first draft completed almost a month before due date. Viva productivity!