inkwell dweller

Also I don't have the problem of thinking "I need to start this task at a number that ends in 5" because I can see visually that oh it's around the time I should be doing this. Cool. I'll do it.

With digital clocks I need to do mental math to know how long it's gonna be till the next thing (gross) and it's all a vague intellectual concept. With an analog clock I can just feel and know the time. I only have to translate the exact time over to numbers and words if someone notices I have a watch on and asks me what the time is.

Day 9/100 of Productivity

Download all your sources or print them so you can turn off your wifi

Give your phone to someone

Just. WRITE. Writing is analysing, you’ll get more ideas as you write. It doesn’t need to be perfect, for now you can just blurt out words and ideas randomly. You can fix it later.

Create a skeleton/structure before writing.

Stop before you get exhausted. It’s best to stop writing when you still have some energy and inspiration left, this will also motivate you to get started again next time.

Make a to do list

Work in bite sizes. Even if it’s not much, as long as you put some ideas on paper or do some editing.

Simple language =/= boring language, simple language = clear language.

Own your words. If they are not your words, state this clearly in the text, not just in the footnotes.

i am nothing better than a monster. touch the locket and the argentine of fondness will kill me.

i am every age i have ever been …

tumblr user @blossomfully, tumblr user @wastelandbebe, “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, “Untitled” by Franz Wright

You can put your strength down. I’m sitting here with you at your kitchen table. You don’t need to say anything.

Naomi Shihab Nye, from Fuel: Poems; “Hidden”