Discussion Deep Work Chat

[Lisa Creane]

Here is the PDF of the first part of this chat.

The "homework" is to think about the questions in red and either respond in this forum or be ready to in the follow-up chat this week.

Part 1 is identifying the style you want to strengthen.
Part 2 this week is all about tips Lisa

 

[Kathleen McRae]

Lisa, first...HUGE kudos for an entertaining, informative!!, and visually beautiful (and FUN to read) presentation! I love your approach to teaching this, and the use of visuals. More, please

Your daughter is amazing and such a beautiful person! Please pass along my compliments regarding all that she has achieved (and will...)

HOMEWORK...

I so want to believe that I need and would thrive in the Monastic approach, but I'm not there yet. The idea of being alone, just needing to focus on one thing until it is done makes me feel so happy...but when I DO have the periods of alone time, I am not nearly as productive as I expect to be. Which is why I believe I need it, but that it doesn't work for me yet.

I need to create a Deep Work habit first, really strengthen those muscles. Build toward it like a skill set...so when an opportunity to be alone is offered, I can fully utilize it. Now, I fear I'd just waste too much of a good thing.

What helps me right now is working between Biomodal (the partnered sprints to work for me) and Rhythmic (scheduled time keeps me on track since I am very easily distracted.) Kind of an, Oh, it's almost 9? Get ready to sprint-write for two hours.

After last week's chat, I bought the book. Since reading it, I've recovered my focus on what should be my true plot for this current ms and got more writing done than I have in six months.

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

 

[Lisa Creane]

Lisa, first...HUGE kudos for an entertaining, informative!!, and visually beautiful (and FUN to read) presentation! I love your approach to teaching this, and the use of visuals. More, please

Your daughter is amazing and such a beautiful person! Please pass along my compliments regarding all that she has achieved (and will...)

HOMEWORK...

I so want to believe that I need and would thrive in the Monastic approach, but I'm not there yet. The idea of being alone, just needing to focus on one thing until it is done makes me feel so happy...but when I DO have the periods of alone time, I am not nearly as productive as I expect to be. Which is why I believe I need it, but that it doesn't work for me yet.

I need to create a Deep Work habit first, really strengthen those muscles. Build toward it like a skill set...so when an opportunity to be alone is offered, I can fully utilize it. Now, I fear I'd just waste too much of a good thing.

What helps me right now is working between Biomodal (the partnered sprints to work for me) and Rhythmic (scheduled time keeps me on track since I am very easily distracted.) Kind of an, Oh, it's almost 9? Get ready to sprint-write for two hours.

After last week's chat, I bought the book. Since reading it, I've recovered my focus on what should be my true plot for this current ms and got more writing done than I have in six months.

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

Kathleen, that one was a little wordy. I'm hoping to be pithier tonight but I'm glad you got something from the book and chat. Very glad

 

[Lisa Creane]

Here's the second half of the chat, hopefully we have a fun discussion

 

[K.S. Elkins]

Lisa,

Although I didn't participate in the chats (schedule conflicts on Wednesday evenings right now), Kathleen passed on the info for Deep Work.

After I downloaded the suggested book and dove in reading, I wrote more in a 7-day week (20K, with my first 5K day) using the methods shared (more than I wrote in the rest of the last month and a half combined.)

Thanks so much for sharing such timely and vital info! Just what I needed when I needed it.

With much appreciation,

Kathy

 

[WorkingBackwards]

Just wanted to say I used the concept of Deep Work to get through my edits for the publisher. the manuscript just went in for proofreading. I kept telling myself 'Stay here, don't let yourself be distracted. Concentrate. Work. Flow.'

 

[Lisa Creane]

Finally posted this on one of my blogs, if you need to use any of this for a blog post yourself you can reference it here.

I also submitted it for the CTRWA newsletter here.

Multitasking, people. In a good way .

Every chat we do should be at least a blog post, if not more.

Writing smarter, not harder, that's the Deep Work way .

 

[Kathleen McRae]

Finally posted this on one of my blogs, if you need to use any of this for a blog post yourself you can reference it here.

I also submitted it for the CTRWA newsletter here.

Multitasking, people. In a good way .

Every chat we do should be at least a blog post, if not more.

Writing smarter, not harder, that's the Deep Work way .

GREAT suggestion, Lisa. And I agree...and will be converting mine

Do you have a link (or a way) to subscribe to your blog posts?

 

[Lisa Creane]

Do you have a link (or a way) to subscribe to your blog posts?

I do on one of my blogs for sure here: Lisa Creane
Since I posted yesterday my mom has still not seen it and not made me take down the pic of her in a bathing suit at the pool so see it while you can . V cute.
There's a box there, follow by email (which is lovely if you do your own blog, by the way, it gives you automatic hits and steady readership so if you sign up, thank you! I post very infrequently! Unfortunately!)

For the newer site I set up last year specific to writing and romance (Lisa Hayden – Life is good. Romance is better.) , I can't figure out how to do that.
After hearing so many times how Wordpress was so much easier as a site home, I set one up there and thought I'd move my other one to it eventually.
But I've found it to be quite, quite difficult compared to what I started with (a Homestead site and a Blogger blog).
They are much more seamless to me, with fewer add ons, no one pushing me to buy more, etc.
So I'll probably do the revers eventually, but at Wordpress you buy your site for 3 years so I'm living with it.
Still not worth it to me to figure out how to do everything. If it ends up mattering, I'll hire someone .

 

[Kathleen McRae]

I do on one of my blogs for sure here: Lisa Creane
Since I posted yesterday my mom has still not seen it and not made me take down the pic of her in a bathing suit at the pool so see it while you can . V cute.
There's a box there, follow by email (which is lovely if you do your own blog, by the way, it gives you automatic hits and steady readership so if you sign up, thank you! I post very infrequently! Unfortunately!)

For the newer site I set up last year specific to writing and romance (Lisa Hayden – Life is good. Romance is better.) , I can't figure out how to do that.
After hearing so many times how Wordpress was so much easier as a site home, I set one up there and thought I'd move my other one to it eventually.
But I've found it to be quite, quite difficult compared to what I started with (a Homestead site and a Blogger blog).
They are much more seamless to me, with fewer add ons, no one pushing me to buy more, etc.
So I'll probably do the revers eventually, but at Wordpress you buy your site for 3 years so I'm living with it.
Still not worth it to me to figure out how to do everything. If it ends up mattering, I'll hire someone .

Heading there now to sign up! Already a fan of Life is good. Romance is better, so ping us on this site when you put up a new post. Great info there now.

Actually, if anyone posts new blog entries, we should post a notification. Whoever hits one up next, start a thread

 

[WorkingBackwards]

I do on one of my blogs for sure here: Lisa Creane
Since I posted yesterday my mom has still not seen it and not made me take down the pic of her in a bathing suit at the pool so see it while you can . V cute.
There's a box there, follow by email (which is lovely if you do your own blog, by the way, it gives you automatic hits and steady readership so if you sign up, thank you! I post very infrequently! Unfortunately!)

For the newer site I set up last year specific to writing and romance (Lisa Hayden – Life is good. Romance is better.) , I can't figure out how to do that.
After hearing so many times how Wordpress was so much easier as a site home, I set one up there and thought I'd move my other one to it eventually.
But I've found it to be quite, quite difficult compared to what I started with (a Homestead site and a Blogger blog).
They are much more seamless to me, with fewer add ons, no one pushing me to buy more, etc.
So I'll probably do the revers eventually, but at Wordpress you buy your site for 3 years so I'm living with it.
Still not worth it to me to figure out how to do everything. If it ends up mattering, I'll hire someone .

Okay, Lisa, perfect, if we were only Facebook friends for me to cross-promote you. I'm painting now, so I want to post today something soulful about getting rid of clutter. And reference your blogpost. And tag you in the post. I can't do that with just an author page. Soooooo, if you are checking in, please check the Facebook group thread and friend me and I can do my bit to cross promote.

 

[Lisa Creane]

Okay, Lisa, perfect, if we were only Facebook friends for me to cross-promote you. I'm painting now, so I want to post today something soulful about getting rid of clutter. And reference your blogpost. And tag you in the post. I can't do that with just an author page. Soooooo, if you are checking in, please check the Facebook group thread and friend me and I can do my bit to cross promote.

Will do