deepstash
Beta
10 Daily Habits and Mindsets That Helped me Write 4 Books
Almost all writing is influenced by other people’s work
Even if some writers avoid reading when they’re writing a book because they’re afraid of being influenced by other people’s work, finding your unique voice is most times the result of borrowing ingredients from other people and coming up with your recipes.
298 SAVES
This is a professional note extracted from an online article.
Read more efficiently
Save what inspires you
Remember anything
IDEA EXTRACTED FROM:
1
Key Idea
Almost all writing is influenced by other people’s work
Even if some writers avoid reading when they’re writing a book because they’re afraid of being influenced by other people’s work, finding your unique voice is most times the result of borrowing ingredients from other people and coming up with your recipes.
SIMILAR ARTICLES & IDEAS:
7
Key Ideas
One hour of writing
Writing for an hour a day can improve your personal and professional life.
A lot can be accomplished by a focused hour of creation time, in which you are not disturbed. Deep creativity tasks,...
Increment progress matters
We tend to underestimate incremental progress. Successful people have a willingness to set micro goals and focus on the process instead of the end goal. It is natural for many to miss this as they cannot see the immediate progress.
Writing helps mental health
Writing daily can help in improving our mental health.
- It lowers anxiety
- It makes us feel present for that time
- A good habit that we enjoy makes us look forward to it
- It heals our painful experiences by making us see them objectively.
4 more ideas
11
Key Ideas
Routines and structure
Having no routine or structure is so much more draining mentally, physically, and emotionally than any routine could ever be.
You're depriving your body and mind of the energy an...
Brian Tracy
"Good habits are hard to form but easy to live with. Bad habits are easy to form but hard to live with."
No e-mails in the morning
If you immediately check your email or social media accounts when you wake up in the morning, you’re starting your day off in reactive mode instead of proactive. It means spending the best part of the day on other people's priorities.
8 more ideas
14
Key Ideas
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
Is a Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology. He has taught at Harvard and the University of Toronto and is an accomplished scientist on the psychology f...
Jordan Peterson
"To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. It means adopting the burden of self-conscious vulnerability, and accepting the end of the unconscious paradise of childhood...It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality."
11 more ideas