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I needed this post! Monday accelerated off at 100 miles per hour with a very long to-do list packed full or urgent tasks. I started the day with 15 minutes editing my work in progress and finished the day with the same. It wasn't about word count or making progress, more about keeping in touch with it.

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Jan 8Liked by Bec Evans, Chris Smith, Breakthroughs & Blocks

Love this post, thank you. Off to do one small thing - 5 minutes of journalling.

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Jan 9Liked by Bec Evans, Chris Smith

Had a good start to the new year. Saved draft mss with the new time stamp!

Set some targets

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Jan 10Liked by Bec Evans

To a Fulfilling and Prosperous 2024 to Chris and Bec, and to all!

I've loved all the posts and tips, but I especially like this one due to the reference to the Chinese proverb re starting. Indeed, NOW is the best time, if the earlier opportunity slipped by.

Also, I enjoy portmanteau words. Language evolves and is agreed on by users. My favorites are "brunch" and "chillax", but am awkward using the "spork" (though I use the actual tool) and "frenemy" (though that the hard truth).

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My New Year’s Resolution is to get up 1 hour earlier in the mornings to write. So far I have succeeded a couple of times, but ended up napping in the afternoon instead of managing to go to bed earlier. This is not good. I need to be accountable and put myself to bed earlier if I want to get up earlier and write. I’d like to start with 10 minutes earlier tonight! Tiny steps.

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