Shoutout to the free writing workshop at the Portland library that got me from zero ideas to a finished draft in 6 months.

I went from staring at a blank page for hours to writing 500 words a day after the instructor said 'just write the bad version first, you can fix it later'... anyone have a similar trick that got them unstuck?

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emmaj3315d ago

Totally get that. My trick is setting a timer for 15 minutes. Can't stop til it goes off. Usually the hard part is just starting.

robert_anderson6915d ago

Read somewhere that the timer trick works because it lowers the mental barrier. Makes the task feel less like a huge commitment and more like a short experiment. The article called it "time boxing" or something like that. Basically tricks your brain into just getting going.

the_finley14d ago

Ever wonder if the real trick is just giving yourself permission to do a bad job for those first few minutes? Like, the timer isn't just for starting, it's a contract to be messy and just get something down.