This is my current state when it comes to my blog:

The rapid-fire pace of events is such that you (or at least I) end up sitting at the computer sort of paralyzed. In the last few weeks we’ve had (in no particular order) the healthcare vote, hurricane Scaramucci, North Korea and racists marching with Tiki torches like the domestic terrorists they are. One straight up ran a car into a crowd, and the president bent over backward to say somehow everyone’s at fault for that one. You’re worried that if you get up to have a snack by the time you get back we’ll have declared war on, oh, I don’t know, Venezuela, which by the way we apparently almost kinda did. That anyone gets anything done these days is a minor miracle, snuggled deep inside the larger miracle that in fact we are all still here.

During Trump’s present, it’s hard to write the future, says science fiction writer John Scalzi

This is an excellent opinion piece, and I admit that instead of sitting down to write, I’m checking my Facebook feed or Twitter to see what new insanity is happening. Between the threat of nuclear war, Nazi fights in our streets, and Russia interfering in our election, I’m glued to the news instead of getting my own work done. I’m seriously considering a social media blackout to reset and get back to work.

What are you doing to keep focused on your work?