Chapter 5 - Why trying to do stuff is hard

I'm writing an essay. Saying it is easy. Writing it... not so much.

I cannot stay focused. Got up at 10am today, stayed up until after midnight the night before writing yet again. Only this time not my personal comedy hobby novel/sitcom stuff. I was doing the early stages of this essay; The history, manufacturing and consumption of comedy via BBC Radio. I tend to write at my best at 11pm onwards which is bad as I am missing a huge and frankly obvious 10 hours of writing time during the day. On average a pro writer does 3000 words a day (I think, don't quote me). So if I did 3000 words over 10 hours that is 300 words an hour (300wph). Perfectly manageable. As I am the kind of person preferring 11pm to write, I get pretty knackered by 1am. That leaves me at 1000wph. 1000wph! That like driving to work at 150mph; or you could look at it as living in the world if Jeremy Clarkson were in charge. Maximum motorway speed 70mph, anyone under will be fined.

Very rarely can I stay up all night. From the 6 odd years I've been trying, I've wrote through the night at max 3 times. But anyways, the essay. I spent today trying to write what I should have done the day before. I did half of it half an hour ago. Just got to wait til late Monday night to carry on. What to do in the meantime...?