I’ve shared that I’m building the habit of writing for 30 minutes a day. I set my timer for 30 minutes (I’m actually using an app called Tide to play background noise for this 30-minute focus). Then I write. This habit is easier to stick with … [Continue reading] about Building the Stockpile of Drafts
Write it Down and Then Move On
James Pennebaker wrote a book about the power and the limits of expressive writing. "Expressive writing" is the writing you’re doing when you’re writing about something that has upset you or that bothers you. It’s a mechanism for coping with … [Continue reading] about Write it Down and Then Move On
Right Foot or Left Foot: Just Get on to the Lifeboat
If you’re on the Titanic and you’re about to step into a lifeboat, you shouldn’t spend any time thinking about whether you’ll step in with your right foot or your left foot. Just get in the boat. Don’t stay stuck on the ship. When I was first … [Continue reading] about Right Foot or Left Foot: Just Get on to the Lifeboat
What Do I Gain Even If This Fails?
When I think about writing for this site, some part of me asks: “Why bother? No one will read it. It’ll be a failure. And you will end up just wasting your time.” I’m not a big fan of that part of me. That part of me keeps me from doing things … [Continue reading] about What Do I Gain Even If This Fails?
A Post is Not an Article
I was listening to Flight of the Conchords a few weeks ago. They’ve got a song called A Kiss is Not a Contract. That formula - an X is not a Y - got in my head, which explains the title of this post: A Post is Not an Article. Here’s what I mean … [Continue reading] about A Post is Not an Article