Time Blocking for People with Crazy Lives (MIDDLESODE 040)
Say hello to the single best strategy for countering distraction and boosting time- and energy- management throughout your day
The Opposite of Distraction: 3 Things I Learned from Indistractable by Nir Eyal
“The opposite of distraction is not focus but rather traction.” – Nir Eyal
The Most Dangerous Writing App: Nicole’s Ridiculous Experiment (Middlesode)
“If you stop typing for more than five seconds, all progress will be lost.” –The Most Dangerous Writing App
The Strategy of Low-Hanging Fruit (Middlesode)
https://media.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/content.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/008_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHere’s one way to decide when to do easy tasks, a.k.a. low hanging fruit: postpone them for as long as possible, and do them when you have a low-energy day. If they are something you need to do sooner rather than later, then save them for a time…
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Theme Your Days (Middlesode)
http://media.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/content.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/004_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s difficult to keep multiple creative projects moving ahead at the same time. In this episode, Sarah explains one tool she uses to make distinct times to work on different projects: giving each day (or half) day of the week its own theme. Resources we mention in this…
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Making Mental Space for Writing (Ep 003)
http://media.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/content.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/003_EDITED_with_Cuts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSYou need mental space. So how can you shape your life to create more of it? Think about these five areas and how they can be a friend – or a foe – to your mental space: time, location, attention, emotion, and other creative projects. Resources we mention…
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About Me
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Hi! I’m Nicole. This is my behind-the-scenes blog, where I share ideas and strategies for making the most of your professional creative life. (Hop over here for my personal writing.)