One of the hardest things about writing is dealing with the distractions. The internet is one of the biggest ones.
Realizing that you need to research something can be worrisome. Especially if you have ADHD and a chronic illness that causes brain fog. I will open my browser and almost automatically start opening my social media tabs.
It's not intentional, rather, it's a habit. If I'm not entirely focused on the task at hand, I could end up scrolling through Facebook and Instagram for an hour or more. Sometimes, research leads to a "wiki-walk" and I end up reading about things that have no bearing on what I was there for.
Discord is my other distraction on the computer. I am in so many fun groups. I want to talk to everyone or scroll through and see what they were talking about while I was gone.
Outside of the internet, there is housework, errands, kids, cats (one of whom loves playing fetch and could do it for hours), and my husband. Plus, I have to try to maintain friendships and I am more of an introvert now than I used to be. I have to push myself even harder to get out of the house for anything shy of appointments for the kids and grocery shopping.
Finally, there is my mind. My own brain works against me. It decides to focus on weird random story ideas which have nothing to do with what I'm trying to write.
So, I was distracted today and got very little done.