From early childhood, we are brought up to be obedient.
Do what the babysitter says. Do what the teacher says. Do what the professor says. Play the notes like they're written.
Keep your head down and do what the boss says.
Sooner or later, creative people reject this pattern. They decide that if they want to produce great work, they can't do it while following orders. They can't keep coloring in the lines.
Either as a side hustle or as their main job, they stop being obedient and take charge. This has long been why writers, authors, and now bloggers are rarely salaried workers.
They call their own shots. They report to themselves.
There's an inherent downside to this freedom however: you have nobody else to blame. If you have a bad boss, that boss is in the mirror. With no time clock to punch, you need to set your own hours. With nobody barking at you to finish a project, you have to self-motivated to get it done.
Those who are naturally self-motivated find they get more done than when they were in an office. Even for them though, there's a nagging feeling they're not getting as much real writing done as they should. They feel like if they could just find the right app, the right hack, the right system tweak, then everything would hum along beautifully and the distractions would fall away.
Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Time management and productivity are complicated beasts, related to psychology and physiology as much as business practice. Getting a lot done every week requires vigilance and self-awareness, habit-forming and accountability.
Together, we can journey down a path that will ramp up your output in a holistic way. Isn't it time you reached your full potential as a writer?
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Productivity Power for Writers