Packing Heat 016: Ebb and Flow
Posted by Jordan Castillo Price at 5/6/2008 11:38 AM and is filed under Productivity,Motivation,Recommendation 
| Download | Duration: 00:24:35
Spoiler Alert
Note: my execution of the exercise from episode 15 has big-time spoilers for the Channeling Morpheus series, so if you hate spoilers (like I do) you may want to skip forward to about halfway through, after I start talking about this episode's topic.
Ebb and Flow
I have a very distinctive ebb and flow of energy during my day. I've often noticed that I'm simply more creative at certain times of the day than other times. If I'm at my day job and my computer starts doing something weird, and it's after 3pm, I leave it for the next morning. Why? Because I'm more likely to screw it up worse with my mid-afternoon brain!
Your Assignment
Set an alarm or make a note to check in with yourself at five times during the day. (Maybe you can send yourself a timed email, and reply to it!) See what your energy levels are, your mood, your creativity, and your productivity. Be sure to rate yourself in the morning, after lunch, and sometime in the evening.
I was shocked to learn that I was DOING DISHES at the most creative and productive time of my day. Consistently. Duh!
(not really my hands, or my kitchen, for that matter)
A Cool Site
EREC (www.erecsite.com) is a site that compares various epublishers of erotic romance. If you're trying to decide where to send your stuff and you're not sure who you'd like to build a relationship with, have a look here and see!
Paying attention to timing activities IS pretty important. I notice I'm creative in the morning and part of it is that I'm sleepy-spacey and have yet to develop any tension.
Reply to this
I'm trying to be better about getting my new writing done in the morning. It's so easy to get caught up in other activities, like participating in groups or blogs, or reading email, or doing my graphic design. I seem to be able to do design on command more easily than creative writing, but I figure that's just because of my education and work experience.
Reply to this