Comments on: Why you should write every day

By: gangamma

gangamma — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 07:46:00 +0000

Hey thank you, I now understand why I am stressed out early morning making decisions, thinking about what to do next .

Thank you, I do write after going to office, for 5 minutes, mostly what I saw in my dreams, and any conflicts. It helps me.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 03:51:00 +0000

In reply to Tiffany. Yes, journaling is a great idea. But ANY type of writing you can do daily will help.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:58:00 +0000

I’m an academic and write every day, if only for 15-30 minutes. It keeps ideas fresh in my head and helps keep the momentum going. One thing I just started doing is journaling about my progress for the day and how I’m going to tackle sticky problems. I have a feeling that this might be another helpful boost.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 14:42:00 +0000

In reply to StefanieMH.

I just want to endorse your idea of taking a caffeine tablet. Many people might think this sounds unorthodox and perhaps dangerous but it’s no different from drinking coffee (or some types of colas) and it allows you to control your dosing better. I used caffeine tablets to get myself off Diet Coke, which I drank daily for several years. (Switched to caffeine pills for a couple of weeks and broke the habit, easily.)

Just be aware that your body adjusts to caffeine over time so you might want to change your dosing daily so your body doesn’t become too accustomed to it (and thereby seek ever higher doses.) Most drugstores sell caffeine tablets in several different doses so you may not need to cut it down to a quarter, if you can find a small enough does. Drip brewed coffee typically has 80-130 mg caffeine (although Robusta coffee has almost double that).

Caffeine content for starbucks coffee is here: http://coffeetea.about.com/od/caffeinehealth/a/Starbucks-Caffeine-Contents.htm

By: StefanieMH

StefanieMH — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 05:53:00 +0000

In January 2016 I found myself a routine that helps me write almost everyday: I get up at 5 a.m., throw in a quarter of a caffeine tablet (I don’t drink coffee) and then write for 30 minutes before I start with my daily routine (preparing breakfast, waking up the kids, getting to the office …)
I love it,
I was not able to write in the evenings because I was so exhausted. But the morning hour is mine. By now, I even get up early on weekends (6 a.m.) to write. And I am happy.

O.k. I go to bed pretty early (between 9 and 10 p.m.) but to be honest I don’t miss the evenings in front of the TV or Surfing the internet that much.

Cheers from Germany,
Stefanie

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 15:23:00 +0000

In reply to MP UPPAL. Glad it works for you!

By: MP UPPAL

MP UPPAL — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:31:00 +0000

In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant. Love your analogy!

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:56:00 +0000

In reply to Lost In Space. It always amazes me how much writing is like a form of exercise...

By: Lost In Space

Lost In Space — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:23:00 +0000

Agree writing is like biking in the spring, first few times you get major butt hurt but after a bit you get into it and it becomes real fun. My goal in writing is brevity and often I find as I crank out my crappy first draft the sentance will pop into my head! The previous sentence is 22 words, my draft was 75 and going strong!

By: Mai

Mai — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 02:21:00 +0000

In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant.

Yeah, that’s true. I have a journal where I write letters for my daughter. I also have tried morning pages.

But I wonder if there’s a way to apply this that may help me be a more productive writer, I don’t know.