Five Things That Instantly Destroy An Idea For A Blog Post

This is taken from my own experience. Some of you might not have experienced this, but then some might share the same fate with me....

As a poor soul who resides in a 'third world,' there are lots of things that distract my concentration from writing. Most of this usually can't be avoided, as it involves matters outside my reach, e.g Infrastructure. Don't laugh, this is a reality, sad but true.

Want to know those 5 things that can destroy an idea? Here are they.

1. Internet connection suddenly gets dropped .

I got an idea for a post, started to write it down, and opened Google to get a reference. When I was in the middle of my research, bam... internet's acting up suddenly. No fun, really.

Of course, half of my post was still there. But hey, it's not finished! Yes yes,  I knew I could continue it later, when the connection is restored. Let's just say that the idea was already dried up... and the recovery wasn't going to be easy.

In this condition, who should be blamed? Don't tell me... I don't know the answer either. Oh wait, I think I am going to blame that kitty! But I think I should get a secondary internet connection before I blame that poor kitty.

2. Electricity is out of commission without prior notification.

A wise man says, prepare yourself before a rain comes.  A good writer says, prepare a UPS before the electricity is down. I had a bitter experience where I wrote something 'brilliant' (umm....) and then the electricity went down. The brilliant post also went down because... I forgot to save it.

I learned to save my work often while putting that great idea on paper.

3. Broken computer.

CPU is slow? Bearable, we can replace it later. Mouse trackball is dusty so it can't operate properly? Clean it! The monitor is problematic? Fix it or replace it. But what if it happened late at night, no spare computer, and you need to bear with them all?

Computer can't take care itself, so we need to help it first so it can help us later. If it needs replacement, replace it beforehand, so you don't have to deal with useless problems that take away most of your time that can be used to write/work.

4. Noisy environment.

Although this depends entirely on the personality of the writer herself, this factor plays a major role in destroying an idea. I am the type that needs a quiet surrounding to concentrate on anything. If it's noisy, I'd rather move to another place, and work using a laptop.

And you shouldn't write at work.  What if the boss found out you were blogging on office hours?

5. Lots of homework.

Hah, I say no. If the task given to me from my company is overwhelming, I'd rather concentrate to it first and avoid a scold the next morning. But hey, I want to blog... a dilemma indeed.

Okay, I have to admit something bad.. I am the type that can't concentrate if I have too many things I need to think of.  If I could, might I ask for a raise?

There should be more than five, but that's all I can think of at this moment. If you have more than I've listed, post it on the comment form, okay?