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What Substack missed about writing habits

The promise of habit - writing consistently without the need for willpower & effort. But writing habits are about more than output. Here's how to build…

Sep 27 •

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Tip 5: Bright-line goal setting

Make your writing goals clear and unambiguous so you can't miss them.

Sep 25 •

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Failing to focus & write? It’s not your fault.

Why productivity hacks aren’t always the solution & how building resilience takes a community not just personal action.

Sep 20 •

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Tip 5: Design a shut down ritual

Let's inject some magic into your writing day with ritual, inspiration from Cal Newport to bookend your day, leave work at your desk and reduce stress.

Sep 18 •

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What does resilience mean?

Defining resilience not as the power to tough things out but the vulnerability to ask for help. Angela Duckworth updates 'grit', we ask a favour for the…

Sep 13 •

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Tip 4: Visualise your writing goal

The first step in setting a goal is to dream big - here's how.

Sep 11 •

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Why choose to do hard things?

When a crisis of confidence hits and you want to give up - the benefits of keeping going. A month of resilience-themed posts.

Sep 6 •

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Tip 3: The cliff-hanger effect

How unresolved actions keep you writing.

Sep 4 •

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August 2023

How to distract a lizard

Why distraction is normal and how our brains protect us from hard things. Why I am procrastinating plus lots of links on distraction which might be…

Aug 30 •

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Tip 2: How to find distraction-busting solutions

Grab your notebook - we're channelling your inner improv troupe to find solutions to distraction.

Aug 28 •

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How to stop getting distracted

Distraction hacks! Inspirational inventions to prevent procrastination. While there isn’t one tip that will magically stop distractions, there is…

Aug 23 •

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Tips from the Writer's Sandbox: Managing distraction

You're happily writing away but then for one reason or another, you get distracted by 'that urgent task over there'. So what do you do?

Aug 21 •

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