Keep finding ways to reach your goal faster and faster, challenge yourself to think of creative ways to do so, and once you’ve done it, increase your goal.įor example, if you goal is to write 200 words in 25 minutes, set a timer of 15 minutes and try writing them in that timeframe. A tough but rewarding journey.Įven once you’ve established the habit and you feel more comfortable in writing everyday, as it doesn’t cost you too much effort to get started on it (which will take a lot of energy out of you in the beginning), keep working on it. If you get to take only one piece of advice from this post, then let it be this: this is the beginning of a journey. Personally, I think this is more about self-care and well-being than it is about trying to be productive all the time, which ends up being a nice collateral effect. You’ll have to find out what works for you through experimentation, trial and error but this is the beginning of an exciting journey to re-discover your body, mind and the impact they have on your life. Unfortunately, there’s not a rule of thumb for how you do it. Make sure you have your basics in place, and then constantly try to step up your game even more. That’s I got into intermittent fasting and found out my thinking was a lot sharper on an empty stomach in the morning. Don’t underestimate the power of a good diet, a consistent sleep and exercising routine and a healthy mind. It’s crucial to look after your energy levels in any way you can. That’s the difference between people who can do a million things a day and those who start to feel tired after 10 am. And I think that’s the true secret to productivity in general. And gets depleted faster or slower depending of what use you make of it. And one of the facts that surprised me the most has been that willpower is just like a battery. I even wrote an in-depth post on the subject, which you can read here. To be able to establish my own routine, I had to do lots of researching on habit building. But let’s take a step back to see how to avoid this trap in the first place. You might feel like you can handle it for a few days (some people even like bragging they’re sleeping 4 hours per night) but eventually it’ll start catching up to you and it’ll be harder and harder to get back to square one. Whenever you’re stressed and/or sleep deprived, you enter an energy-deficit state. I’m currently juggling way too many things at once (uni studying, freelancing work, hobbies, social obligations etc.) and I had to learn this the hard way. And they are a powerful as much as a precious resource. It’s important you keep in mind at any time throughout the day that your energy levels are limited. And if you break it, don’t make a big deal about it. This is to get you started, to build a positive, confidence-building chain you don’t want to break. Think of the minimum amount of words you’d be able to write down in a normal day (don’t overestimate it, take a look at what you actually get done) and set the bar even lower. Don’t compare yourself to more established writers, or those who can afford to only focus on that. ![]() And don’t you dare feel guilty about that. Set low expectations for yourself, especially in the beginning. Especially when finding some (any) time to write costs you a huge effort as you’re trying to juggle working and/or studying. One thing to add to everything we just said is to start small. If you can truly accept that as a natural part of the process, then you are way ahead of most writers. That’s why messy is the first way to go, the first path we’re all forced to take in order to succeed. That’s how you reach the goal, eventually, that’s how the uncomfortable transforms into comfort. As long as you show up, which is clearly a must. Don’t worry, you’ll be stronger the next day or the day after that. At times, even writing 50 non-sense words will feel like too much to handle, so you’ll have to make peace with what you have for the day, and don’t beat yourself up while you’re trying to improve and do better. Messy is the first way to goĪs we mentioned, you won’t always be writing your best work. Now, if you can accept this, then establishing this habit is gonna come a lot easier to you than to most people. And that’s the reality of writing everyday. Sometimes not even a decent one, at times it’s just gonna suck. I don’t believe in needing inspiration to write, what I’m saying is that you won’t always be producing your best work. ![]() It’s indeed almost utopic to expect yourself to write a good article - or articles - everyday. It does take a lot out of you, especially if you want to do a good job and write something meaningful and helpful - which is not even realistic to do everyday. If you study or work full-time, then it’s even more challenging. ![]() And I’ve been pushing myself to write 5k words everyday, so. It’s more time and effort-consuming than we might realise the first time we set this goal.
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