Shadow Footprints

Wanderings in Virtu and Verity.

Thursday, January 15, 2004

Developing Discipline

Dan Perez writes about developing discipline in writing. He breaks it down into three steps:

  1. Analysis
  2. Deciding how much to write
  3. Keeping track of progress.
He also advises the following
  • Keep a journal
  • Avoid distractions
  • Reward yourself for a job well done
  • Don't beat yourself up for missing a day
Elizabeth Bear includes her journal of progress in her blog. I'm not disciplined enough to do that yet, just as I'm not disciplined enough to put a fitness log online.