In all of the years I wanted to write or practice music consistently but didn’t, I don’t think it was a lack of self-discipline.

After all, I wanted to do these things. And I did many other difficult things that I hadn’t wanted to do.

So what was the problem?

Prioritization. I spent all my time doing those other things.

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Most of my songs take a few hours to write.

Some take longer — several hours or more, stretched over days or even years.

Every now and then, one pops out that only takes a few minutes.

As far as I can tell, there is no difference in quality between the ones that took a long time and the ones that got done quickly. There may be a difference in complexity, but the aesthetic value is in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.

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I recently created a new website.

Creating websites is right up there near the top the list of the hardest things for me to do.

There are so many things that a website could be that it is difficult to focus and figure out what it will be.

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I go through phases in which writing is really difficult.

During periods of personal growth, I don’t yet have perspective on what I’m experiencing, so it’s hard to write about that.

At the same time, the changes I’m going through cause me to question what I thought I knew, so it’s hard to write about that.

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Whatever hard times I may go through in life, I will never forget the spring of 2020.

Not only did I face massive upheaval in my professional life and social life just like everyone else, I was one of those who migrated.

When I got the questionnaire for the 2020 Census, I didn’t know what to put. My permanent residence was in Atlanta, but we were renting an apartment in Maine. But we weren’t there — we were staying with my parents two hours away.

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