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 distracting (sorry).
On the "ritual" of "moving away" from my draft, I send out to friends for comment. He or she may not have time to get back to me, but my draft crossing the internet is helps in "distancing" me from the draft and later read with a different pair of lenses. Sometimes, changing fonts and medium (word to power point and vice versa) also helps.
Scheduling kitchen clean-ups in-between writing is, indeed, a great hack. Organizing cupboards and drawers helps the brain organized my thoughts.
How to distract a lizard
I really love your regular tips, Bec and Chris!
On the "ritual" of "moving away" from my draft, I send out to friends for comment. He or she may not have time to get back to me, but my draft crossing the internet is helps in "distancing" me from the draft and later read with a different pair of lenses. Sometimes, changing fonts and medium (word to power point and vice versa) also helps.
Scheduling kitchen clean-ups in-between writing is, indeed, a great hack. Organizing cupboards and drawers helps the brain organized my thoughts.
Thanks, Bec and Chris!
Great advice.
I always tell myself “do it when you can, not when you have to.”