| I think part of the view on an authors/artists work schedule is naive and idealistic. But often times they are really just normal folks with mostly standard schedules. I've known of few artist and one author, they all pretty much worked 9 to 5 with some small variation, but not much. Generally those types of jobs have the same flexibility as working from home, but also require more motivation, discipline, and time management to get works (book, commissioned art) out on time. I believe she alludes to this in her comment about being that person who keeps a log and tracks time and that its important within the context. When I started working from home full time about 6 years ago, I relied on them to help me not get distracted and get my work done on time. I struggled at first because I model my time on freedom, the idealist view of artist in my mind. I didn't work well, time slipped away, then I adopted a standard schedule and was back on track. I also learned getting dressed like you're going to work helps a ton. As for you schedule, its the word `need` that I would question. Do you `need` to do those things, or do you get meaning from them and so you make sure they done and the time for them becomes priority. I realize a job is essential in some very real ways, but use of need is similar to management in the sense that people need to manage there time to get more out of it and should focus on time efficiency. Which to me seems like they point she is making. |