I write 1,000 words every morning.
On paper, using a pen.
Yes, gasp, very low tech.
I type those 1,000 words
into the computer every night.
You may think…
“What a waste of time.
Why doesn’t she use a laptop
and type the words in immediately?”
Because
1) The actual act of writing
frees up a creative part of my brain.
2) I revise my words as I type them in
so I do 2 drafts in one day.
but most of all
3) My paper is disconnected
from the internet.
There is no temptation to check email
or to fact check on wikipedia.
I simply write.
Seth Godin has a great post
on using two electronic devices,
one for working
and one for playing,
and never mixing the two.
That’s another way to disconnect.
Find out your own way to disconnect,
and
use that offline time
for your creative work.