Sacrifice, or SACRIFICE?

In my mind, there are two different kinds of sacrifice. (Well, three if you count the kind where you sacrifice an animal to a diety, but come on. I think we're pretty safe to say that's not the kind of sacrifice we're talking about in relation to writing, right? ...Right?! Oh, and, dictionary.com lists twelve different definitions for "sacrifice," but in the Dictionary According to Peggy, there are only two.)

First, the definition I don't love so much:
Sacrifice: To dispose of something, regardless of value.

Now, the definition I really love:
SACRIFICE: To surrender something of value for something of even greater value.

P.S. I don't recommend pressing "Illegal Software."

So I guess it all comes down to this: We, as writers, sacrifice a lot. But when we sit down to write, it's seriously easy to get... distracted. Especially if we're at a really tough spot! When things are hard, it's so easy to think of something online we need to "check." Or we think that if we just spent a little time [fill in the blank], we could be more focused.

If we let ourselves get distracted, though, then we're only giving up something of value. We're doing the not-love-so-much definition. If we're going to be brave enough to sacrifice so much, we want the really-love definition! We want to get something of greater value from our sacrifice!

And yes, my friends. That takes planning.

And preparation.
And some focus.
And okay, not being lazy.
But definitely a plan.
A how-to-not-get-distracted plan.

Hmmm... Anyone have a great plan?
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