I wrote a post or two yesterday but decided after posting to delete them because they just didn’t feel like they represented what I was really thinking and feeling even just a few hours later. That happens sometimes, so the best way to deal with it seemed to be DELETE. :D
I’m doing an experiment today, with breaking up my writing into chunks that I’ve scattered throughout my day. I’m really hoping to get 12 sessions of 24 minutes each done by the end of the day. I’ve already completed two.
| Hours | Words | WPH | |
| 1 | 0.4 | 86 | 215 |
| 2 | 0.4 | 213 | 533 |
.4 hours = 24 minutes :)
I’ve scattered them out with breaks between pairs, but the breaks aren’t really meant to be breaks as much as opportunities to do other things—distractions, in other words, but useful distractions.
The hope is that by allowing the distractions, and planning for them, I will accomplish a lot more and not feel a bit of guilt about any of it! Let’s just call them structured distractions. :D
And I did put these on my calendar, but it’s not a schedule, it’s a plan. :D
Schedules feel so set, don’t they? As if you miss a start time, you’ve failed. Plans feel flexible. Sure, it’s a bit of a game, but all of life is in our heads, and I’m just playing to the referee.
I have several things to do today that ARE on my schedule, and those can’t change, so I’ve used it to see how many sessions I should do at various points in the day to stay on track. It’s working well so far.
I need to finish 4 before lunch, 4 before dinner, and 4 more before bedtime. If I finish all these today, I’ll end up with 4.8 hours of timed writing.
Anyway, off to write more, because I do want to finish the next two by lunch and stay on track. :)
| 3 | 0.4 | 276 | 690 |
| 4 | 0.4 | 299 | 748 |
And the numbers continue to improve. :D
| Hours | Words | WPH | |
| 1 | 0.4 | 86 | 215 |
| 2 | 0.4 | 213 | 533 |
| 3 | 0.4 | 276 | 690 |
| 4 | 0.4 | 299 | 748 |
| 5 | 0.4 | 287 | 718 |
| 6 | 0.233333 | 207 | 887 |
My final numbers. Unfortunately, I had to take a nap. The caffeine withdrawal is getting to me. I had a cup of decaf coffee hoping that would be enough to stave off the headache, but it didn’t work. Just not enough caffeine. I finally ended up drinking about 3/4 a cup of green tea when I was supposed to be finishing session #8 but was in actuality only on session #6 because of the desperately needed nap. Said session was interrupted when I had to leave for a family event.
The event lasted longer than I thought it would and made me more tired than I expected. I came home and did some puttering around online and didn’t even finish session #6 (as you can see in the table above).
Well. Tomorrow is a new day. :) I can only aim to fit in 10 sessions because of more family obligations, but I’m going to try for a full 10 sessions! :D Wish me luck.