Boxer shorts or not?

I have the same dream once, sometimes twice a year.

I'm usually the first to arrive in the office, around 6am.

Working diligently at my desk, building security walks in at 9am on the dot.

"Sir. Please leave the premises with us now."

"Why?" I ask.

"You cannot work naked here. It is an outrage of modesty to others - and not very hygienic," he says, looking down at me. 

Cheeky sod.

And he's right. I'm there in the buff, typing away, but oh what a great work ethnic to be starting at 6am....

The truth is, I'm wearing just boxer shorts. I'm never naked, as hot as it gets here in KL.  And I work from home. 

I have done so since January 2002, when I chose freelance journalism over investment banking, after witnessing the horrors of 9/11 in NYC. 

No office drudgery for me, please. Carpe diem and all that, but literally dying at my desk is not for me.

The dream only happens when I'm doing well, happy, and succeeding in my chosen career.

Its also my brain telling me that I'm very lucky to be in the position I am in. 

No three hours of commuting every day to work. Instead a short five-second walk from the bedroom.

Some, but very little, office politics.

Flexibility. My gorgeous wife can share the childcare (assisted by an amazing nanny), allowing us both to have an equal opportunity for interesting careers.

And best of all, the ability to choose my day's activities. 

I get out of it, what I put into it. 

Researching, writing, reading, traveling, taking photographs, talking, listening, interviewing,  or nothing. 

Writers "block" is a posh term for having no freaking idea why you are doing what you're doing, over-analyzing the fact that you are overworked and underpaid, and lacking direction.

Focus. And be disciplined. Write lists. It works. 

Plan for 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. It works.

I haven't had writers block for years.  Though I do wonder if I went without the boxer shorts, would that tip the balance and help me find the will to finish my first book.....?

(ADL)