Discover your writing preferences and how you can make the most of your time to write. Plus, time-based links & recommended reads from the BBC, Chris Guillebeau, Oliver Burkeman & Jenny Odell.
I am spontaneous, but I think that is due to circumstance, not preference. Given a schedule that did not involve a 40 hour work week that does not include writing I think I would lean toward the "blocks" method, but I am glad that I can adopt to small bits of time. I think it of it like when you have a new baby and they finally go nap- do something you can only do when the baby naps. Have 30 min? Go write.
So I'm spontaneous!! Which is no great surprise... although I think I cross between all of them at different times. It's so interesting though and has really made me think about the way I approach the big writing tasks... Interestingly I find I am so busy that it kind of prohibits planning weeks in advance as I have so many unexpected interruptions and pop-ups to manage, so perhaps there is another category out there! I feel like I also 'binge' but not in a very forward planned way, more in the 'ok, there are no immediate crises to manage, I'm going to clear the decks and go for it!'. Great tool for some self reflection x
Thanks for this little quiz. It was a good excuse to evaluate my writing-habit status quo. I'm a self-imposed Daily Doer, though my proclivities & personality would have me be a Binge Writer. I think the quiz suffers from one of the same problems as most "personality quizzes," in that it can't account for desire and forced behaviors. Like I absolutely have learned to "write anywhere, any time," because I literally won't otherwise, since I'm too busy. Having "weeks in advance" to plan doesn't help, since my "busy" isn't due to long-term projects and more due to the unpredictable responsibilities of homeownership and parenthood. I would much prefer to have a sabbatical or holiday to plan every new project but that's not remotely feasible, so instead it happens on scraps of paper at my day-job desk or notes on my phone before bed. Unsurprisingly, then, I'm a "Daily Doer" because I rely on the small bits every day, but my best work has always been done in long stretches of immersed, deep work. But such work is literally impossible in my life. C'est la vie.
Don't mean to complain! I liked this post and appreciate B&B :)
I am spontaneous, but I think that is due to circumstance, not preference. Given a schedule that did not involve a 40 hour work week that does not include writing I think I would lean toward the "blocks" method, but I am glad that I can adopt to small bits of time. I think it of it like when you have a new baby and they finally go nap- do something you can only do when the baby naps. Have 30 min? Go write.
So I'm spontaneous!! Which is no great surprise... although I think I cross between all of them at different times. It's so interesting though and has really made me think about the way I approach the big writing tasks... Interestingly I find I am so busy that it kind of prohibits planning weeks in advance as I have so many unexpected interruptions and pop-ups to manage, so perhaps there is another category out there! I feel like I also 'binge' but not in a very forward planned way, more in the 'ok, there are no immediate crises to manage, I'm going to clear the decks and go for it!'. Great tool for some self reflection x
Thanks for this little quiz. It was a good excuse to evaluate my writing-habit status quo. I'm a self-imposed Daily Doer, though my proclivities & personality would have me be a Binge Writer. I think the quiz suffers from one of the same problems as most "personality quizzes," in that it can't account for desire and forced behaviors. Like I absolutely have learned to "write anywhere, any time," because I literally won't otherwise, since I'm too busy. Having "weeks in advance" to plan doesn't help, since my "busy" isn't due to long-term projects and more due to the unpredictable responsibilities of homeownership and parenthood. I would much prefer to have a sabbatical or holiday to plan every new project but that's not remotely feasible, so instead it happens on scraps of paper at my day-job desk or notes on my phone before bed. Unsurprisingly, then, I'm a "Daily Doer" because I rely on the small bits every day, but my best work has always been done in long stretches of immersed, deep work. But such work is literally impossible in my life. C'est la vie.
Don't mean to complain! I liked this post and appreciate B&B :)