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Writing Daily
To build a habit of daily writing, try to get three pages of writing done every day. It can be about anything and it’s important that you write all without editing or censoring.
Daily writing can be used to clear your mind, think out loud and troubleshoot problems, thoughts and anxieties. But before you start, figure out why you personally want to write more often as this will help push you forward when things are tough.
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Set Accountability Metrics
Come up with trackable goals like a number of words or pages per day. The specificity is important because being able to measure it allows you to keep track of your progress and better change your behavior.
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Register Prompts For Later Days
Keep a notebook of writing prompts in case you run out of ideas or want to leave something for later.
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Be Accountable And Make It More Fun
If you have a friend who’s also a writer you can challenge each other to write in different styles and with writing prompts. He can also help you as an accountability partner.
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Make It a Regular Practice
Keeping track of streaks is a very powerful tactic for developing any new habit. Knowing that you have consistently succeeded for a number of days helps you push through the days who are unmotivated.
Other ways to foster regularity: writing in a different style or genre, and
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Don’t Worry About Editing
It will take you forever to write 750 words if you worry about format and editing while doing the creative stuff too. Most people recommend separating the two actions.
Get comfortable with having tons of typos and your writing being mostly nonsense. You have the option ...
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- Publish your work. Writing is a process and releasing it is the final step.
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Daily writing routine
Haruki Murakami began to perfect the daily writing routine for which he is now as famous as for any single novel. He rises at 4 am to write for five or six hours, producing ten pages a day before a run of about six miles, and maybe a swim.
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Writing to shape your mind frames
Taking the time to write can quickly increase your ability to shape your mind frames to achieve your goals.
- Growth mindset. It would be absurd to always write about the exact same thing. Writing regularly will push you to progress and keep learning.
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