Do you ever find yourself wondering what you accomplished at the end of your writing day? Does this happen to you consistently?
If it does, you are probably not using your time effectively and as a result not using your writing time efficiently.
However, most of us struggle with this type of obstacle to being successful with our writing. The good news is that we can take steps to write more efficiently and get a lot more done.
Many of us feel like we don’t have enough hours in a day to write. Something always seems to get in the way. And yes, life is indeed busy. There is a lot on our plates, and given this pandemic, there are also other stressors such as finances and keeping safe. However, I reassure you that you can train yourself to write more effectively.
The reality is that we do have the time we need. We just have to stop doing nonessential tasks that are overburdening us and getting in the way of what’s important, which is our writing.
When we’re spinning our wheels, even our best efforts won’t get us any closer to our goals. It’s as if we’re running in one place on a treadmill: no m atter how hard you push yourself, you’ll never go anywhere. This can be very frustrating for a writer.
If you work for yourself or from home because of the pandemic, you can’t afford to throw away precious minutes in your day. Rather than trying to find more time to write, you should try to better manage the time you already have.
Here are three simple strategies that you can apply too all of your work, every day, week, and month.
The key is to think of these three strategies as the 3 P’s that follow a step-by-step order:
Before I get more deeply into these strategies, I would like to leave you with some action steps.
1. Start by clarifying your writing goals:
2. Determine what your current time management issues are:
So, start by working through these questions and answering them in your success journal or writer’s journal. Then on Friday, I will post another article on the steps to manage your time effectively.
Take care, and let’s make this year your most successful!
~ Irene S. Roth
If it does, you are probably not using your time effectively and as a result not using your writing time efficiently.
However, most of us struggle with this type of obstacle to being successful with our writing. The good news is that we can take steps to write more efficiently and get a lot more done.
Many of us feel like we don’t have enough hours in a day to write. Something always seems to get in the way. And yes, life is indeed busy. There is a lot on our plates, and given this pandemic, there are also other stressors such as finances and keeping safe. However, I reassure you that you can train yourself to write more effectively.
The reality is that we do have the time we need. We just have to stop doing nonessential tasks that are overburdening us and getting in the way of what’s important, which is our writing.
When we’re spinning our wheels, even our best efforts won’t get us any closer to our goals. It’s as if we’re running in one place on a treadmill: no m atter how hard you push yourself, you’ll never go anywhere. This can be very frustrating for a writer.
If you work for yourself or from home because of the pandemic, you can’t afford to throw away precious minutes in your day. Rather than trying to find more time to write, you should try to better manage the time you already have.
Here are three simple strategies that you can apply too all of your work, every day, week, and month.
The key is to think of these three strategies as the 3 P’s that follow a step-by-step order:
- Prioritize-this is the most important way to boost your productivity.
- Plan-Time out your writing goals.
- Produce-Execute your plans and complete your goals.
Before I get more deeply into these strategies, I would like to leave you with some action steps.
1. Start by clarifying your writing goals:
- Review your current writing goals and write them down in your writing journal, dividing them up based on short-term and long-term goals
- Set specific milestones and deadlines for each goal.
2. Determine what your current time management issues are:
- Identify areas where you’re wasting time.
- Note why you think these are an issue
- Highlight issues you want to focus on resolving as you keep reflecting on these obstacles.
So, start by working through these questions and answering them in your success journal or writer’s journal. Then on Friday, I will post another article on the steps to manage your time effectively.
Take care, and let’s make this year your most successful!
~ Irene S. Roth
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