Do the Work

I was sitting around tonight researching some computers in anticipation of an upgrade at some point in the near future.  I was thinking about how fast and how awesome this new computer might be and how it would increase my workflow and allow me to create awesome things.

Then I realized that I have been spending a lot of time thinking about creating awesome things while not actually creating anything of note.

So, I decided to put down the internet for a bit and work on my forthcoming WordPress calendar plugin.  I wanted to go to bed with the feeling of having actually done something interesting and possibly even having learned something.

Well, it is approaching 1:30 a.m., and I can say that I feel better about myself now than I did a few hours ago when I started on this adventure.  I fixed a bug in the plugin and re-factored some code.  It feels good to be productive, and, somewhat surprisingly, it feels bad to think about being productive while not actually being productive.

I need to remember to do the work more often.