When I reach
the second draft stage
of writing a story,
I withdraw from the world.
I drop posts
on social media
and run.
I don’t watch the news.
I don’t even watch
the few TV shows
I follow.
My focus is on
the story
and that’s it.
And it is glorious.
It is a break
for my brain.
It is a bit selfish,
me time
and it recharges me.
I’m a better person,
a nicer, happier person
for having done this.
And it hasn’t impacted me
in a ‘bad’ way.
We can’t do this
all the time
or for a long duration
but consider taking
a mini vacation from the world
and focusing on
one or two things.
Your soul
might benefit
from this.