Solitude is the ultimate creative environment for some people.  In the silence of seclusion you can produce much more than in the presence of others, but again such an environment is only good for some. 

Being alone while creating something is good for productivity, but has many downsides if you are not careful:

Television

               If you leave your television on while you work, you will find that you don’t get much done in the process.  When your TV is on, you of course have it on something you like to watch.  This of course causes you to continually watch the show or movie instead of working on your project.  In order to stay on track, just turn off the TV and set aside time for it later.

Internet-Fun Websites and E-mail

               When you are working on a computer, the internet is loaded with distractions to get you off track.  From e-mail to video, you can find many ways to waste hours upon hours away before you even realize it.  To make sure that you don’t waste these precious hours of work, don’t navigate for entertainment and close your e-mail. 

Phone or Cell-Phone

               Sometimes you will get a call from a friend, you answer it.  And if that call just so happens to ring in while you are working on something, you could spend any amount of time talking instead of getting something done.  Instead of answering the call in the first place, don’t answer it and call the person back later when you have time.  If you do have to answer the call, give yourself ten to fifteen minutes to talk, end the call and then get back to work. 

So you see, continually interrupting your work will slow your progress and possibly cause your project to eventually fail.  For many, finding ways to not get off topic is a never ending battle.  If you are going to finish your project, the best way to do so is to set aside time for only one thing.  I will describe this in more detail in the future…  Some call it The Power of Concentration (link will be added here when the article is written).