We’re all scared to do something. The fear of starting is often more terrifying than the action we dread. We spend too much time fretting whether we can do it right than actually doing the work.
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Digital vs. Analog Journaling
via The Argument for a Digital Diary
Carolyn Nicole had a nice post on why a digital journal has its advantages over a traditional paper journal.
I liked her point that a digital journal is always with you. For me, that also means I can search and read a digital entry whether at work, home or on the road. I love my paper journals, but also love combining the two.
Day One is my go to app for journaling. By all means, give it a try and see what you think about digital journaling.
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40 Reasons Why I Write
I read a Positive Writers blog post on posting 40 reasons why I write. I haven’t written a blog post for a while, so this got me thinking about my motivation. I decided this is a great way to restart my writing.
So here are the first 40 reasons why I write:
I am taking a Christmas break today. Here is an interesting article on maintaining productive writing habits. It is good advice no matter what kind of writing you do.
It especially rings true for content writers, copywriters and writers at church.
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Beware of the toxic time triangle!
I am attending the Indiana Faith and Writing Conference this weekend in Anderson, Indiana. Yesterday, Doc Hensley of Taylor University spoke about the toxic time triangle. When you are pursuing a writing career, you have to balance all the necessary, good things like friends, family and health on one side, routine paying jobs on the other, and major career work like novels and writing for the stage on the third.
It is quite a challenge to take care of one end without causing the other two ends to suffer.
I’ve found this to be true. It’s amazing how no matter who we are, we have the same amount of time each day. Yet, some people are able to do so much more with it than others.
One suggestion of Doc Hensley’s was to eliminate time sappers by taking an audit of your time. He said you’d be amazed how much time you waste on a daily basis.
I’m looking forward to trying this and some of his other time management suggestions in the coming weeks. In the meantime, it’s off to the rest of the writers conference!
