It's a sad fact that I have to learn a lesson many times before I truly get it (I guess that makes me normal, huh?!). And today, the lesson I learned again is what makes me the most productive.
Being relaxed, well-rested, pain-free, and generally patient with myself means I have a day that rocks hard. I'll compose and edit with great ease and pleasure. Writing is a joy to me and makes me feel amazing.
The minute I tense up and start nagging myself at how much I need to get done and how lazy I am and how much I suck....
Well, let's just say I'm better off going back to bed and calling it a done day.
So to this end, I do a wide number of things to put myself in the best possible place.
I work out five days a week (don't get too excited about this, somehow I'm still a super curvy girl). I give myself permission to take naps.
The hardest thing, though, is to remember that writing is not just Butt in Chair, Fingers on Keyboard. Everything feeds that fire - reading, watching movies, doing research, even taking a long, hot, scented bath - fuels the writer.
Nagging? Not such a good motivator.
Pleasure? The best motivator ever.
What are your pleasures? What motivates you?
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