July 11, 15 & 16: The Days My Blog Took a Vacation (And So Did I)


I proudly missed writing my blog on July 11, 15, and 16. Not by accident, but by pure talent of distraction. Those three days taught me that doing nothing can sometimes be a full-time job.

On July 11, I was fully prepared to write. I even told myself, “Today’s going to be productive.” I made coffee, opened my laptop, and stared at the screen like it owed me money. Then somehow, I ended up organizing my desktop icons and reading quotes about writing instead of actually writing. Classic move.

July 15 had real potential. My research article topic was ready, my documents were open, and my brain was (almost) working. But then came the villain my mobile phone. One harmless message pulled me into a vortex of reels, memes, and random scrolling. Hours passed. My phone battery dropped faster than my productivity. At one point, I felt like even my phone was disappointed in me.

Then came July 16, the day I was supposed to bounce back. I planned a study-related trip to Madurai, but instead of preparing, I started cleaning my photo gallery. Hundreds of pictures blurry selfies, screenshots of chats, five identical sunset photos deleted. It was weirdly satisfying. Digital decluttering at its best. I even found an old meme that made me laugh way too loud.

Though I didn’t write those days, I lived a little, laughed a lot, and learned one important thing creativity is fun, but discipline is rare. These missed days didn’t go completely to waste they just took a detour.

So here I am, writing this blog with a cleaner phone, a clearer mind, and a humble apology to my loyal blog. Some blogs are well-planned. This one? Pure confession and I’m strangely proud of it.

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