Writing is Like Summiting a Mountain
With the many similarities between the sport of climbing and writing, there are several beneficial lessons to take from climbing that can be applied to the writer’s journey.
Writing
Pre-Project Procrastination
Many times the biggest hurdle to beginning a writing project is getting mentally prepared to be all in on this journey. There’s a moment before each project where you have this real talk with yourself about the honest accountability you need to hold yourself to.
Outlet Writing
Different forms of writing flex different creative muscles and skill sets. You learn little insights you take with you that become a part of your toolbox to use in any type of writing you practice.
15 Minutes
I’ve written before about Not Breaking the Chain, which is making a daily habit out of any specific task, in my case writing, by marking off each day when completed. String those ‘x’s together and you’ve got a chain. The longer the chain the more satisfying the
My Year of Not Breaking the Chain
Except when I did. Twice.
Revisiting, Actually is a Good Idea
Love Actually is not a great movie. That may not be a common or popular take, but that is the truth.
Powering Through
Accepting The Suck
I am tired. Very tired. Exhausted actually. I have felt this way more often lately, but I can really feel it at this moment. It is late at night as I write this, having gone long on a podcast recording. But I haven’t written anything yet