{"id":20854,"date":"2025-11-30T20:17:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=20854"},"modified":"2025-11-30T20:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:17:56","slug":"all-it-takes-is-a-little-poke-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=20854","title":{"rendered":"All It Takes Is A Little Poke #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-admin\/edit.php?post_type=post\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-pros-and-cons.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12605 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-pros-and-cons.png?resize=920%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-pros-and-cons.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-pros-and-cons.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-pros-and-cons.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-pros-and-cons.png?resize=700%2C350&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-pros-and-cons.png?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/a>December 1, 2025<\/p>\n<h3>Name a distraction that drives you mad when trying to work.<\/h3>\n<h4>It&#8217;s too easy to do something besides write, even when I&#8217;m at my desk.<\/h4>\n<p>And it&#8217;s far too simple to allow things to get in the way of being productive when I&#8217;m sitting at the computer. Facebook reels can be addictive, as well as YouTube shorts. At least I don&#8217;t spend a lot of time on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>But things as simple as housekeeping can be a distraction. No matter how many things I get done, I can always add to that list. And then there are the evergreens. I&#8217;ve had removing the fire detector in my little travel trailer on the list for over six months. And the dream of putting a lawn chair and table in the backyard (as far from the house as the wi-fi reaches.) has been floating around the back of my brain for close to three years.<\/p>\n<p>But the hardest thing to overcome is the location of my desk. There&#8217;s no privacy. I can shut out a lot of noise with my headphones, but I can&#8217;t stop someone from coming and tapping me on the shoulder or the grandkids looking for help with their homework.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20872\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?resize=788%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C998&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?resize=269%2C350&amp;ssl=1 269w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C150&amp;ssl=1 115w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/headphone-7877257_1280.jpg?w=985&amp;ssl=1 985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, you could say that life is the biggest distraction. It&#8217;s hard to be mad at that.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s distracting the other authors on this hop? 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