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nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 22, 2021, 08:08:56 PM ---The YouTube channels came up during my research. The podcasts I went looking for, figuring that would be another way to get more of a personal take on what I've been researching. They have both been helpful so far!
What kind of stuff do you make lists for? Is it like the spoilerish thing you messed me about?
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I'm glad they've been helpful! I haven't found a good podcast I've liked in a while, but I do love a good TED talk any time. I'm sure there's podcasts I'd enjoy, I just haven't stumbled on them yet.
I love lists. I'll make a list for anything. Things like the list you helped me with, I got a good list going naming the last book before I settled on my second idea. Lists of questions. I'm basically an inquiry study away from writing any story, really. Reference lists, trope lists...
I don't actually have that many lists going right now, surprisingly, but I have been trying to get some old things out of my head and on virtual paper instead!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 22, 2021, 08:10:28 PM ---Someone give me motivation to stop trying to procrastinate! I've been working on the same scene and have bits and pieces of it written, but filling it in is... a process for some unknown reason. Dreams are weird.
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Okay, made it! Phew.a
Anyone have any tricks they use when they find themselves procrastinatin g for no discernibly good reason?
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 22, 2021, 08:18:41 PM ---I'm glad they've been helpful! I haven't found a good podcast I've liked in a while, but I do love a good TED talk any time. I'm sure there's podcasts I'd enjoy, I just haven't stumbled on them yet.
I love lists. I'll make a list for anything. Things like the list you helped me with, I got a good list going naming the last book before I settled on my second idea. Lists of questions. I'm basically an inquiry study away from writing any story, really. Reference lists, trope lists...
I don't actually have that many lists going right now, surprisingly, but I have been trying to get some old things out of my head and on virtual paper instead!
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I mostly listen to true crime podcasts. That's how I fall asleep, listening to stories about disappearances, murders, and serial killers. LOL
I make lists when I'm trying to make decisions on things like titles and character names. It is definitely helpful.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 22, 2021, 10:17:05 PM ---Okay, made it! Phew.a
Anyone have any tricks they use when they find themselves procrastinatin g for no discernibly good reason?
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Good for you!
Hm... it's hard when you don't know the reason you're procrastinatin g. When I know what I want to write, but am having trouble putting it into words, it's usually for one of these reasons:
1. I'm distracted.
Solutions: Turn off the TV. Put my phone in another room. Switch to instrumental music. Close all other tabs. Hide the bookmarks bar. Disconnect from the internet (if I'm really desperate).
or
2. I'm tired.
Solutions: Drink caffeine. Take a nap or go to bed, and try again when I wake up.
It's harder when you want to write, know what to write, but can't seem to get going and don't have a good reason why. Sometimes I push through it and force myself to write something anyway, and other times I give up and try again another time.
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 23, 2021, 08:17:21 PM ---I mostly listen to true crime podcasts. That's how I fall asleep, listening to stories about disappearances, murders, and serial killers. LOL
I make lists when I'm trying to make decisions on things like titles and character names. It is definitely helpful.
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Ah yes, the lulling and peaceful sounds of gruesome murder. Sweet dreams.
Lists and weird written thought vomits/conversations with myself are how I get through writing. They're basically my version of an outline, haha!
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 23, 2021, 08:17:21 PM ---Good for you!
Hm... it's hard when you don't know the reason you're procrastinatin g. When I know what I want to write, but am having trouble putting it into words, it's usually for one of these reasons:
2. I'm tired.
Solutions: Drink caffeine. Take a nap or go to bed, and try again when I wake up.
It's harder when you want to write, know what to write, but can't seem to get going and don't have a good reason why. Sometimes I push through it and force myself to write something anyway, and other times I give up and try again another time.
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I think I was tired because I fell asleep almost immediately after I pushed through. Why was I tired at 7:30pm? :shrug: Maybe I need a vacation from the 2020-2021 school year.
RokofAges75:
Girl, I want to take a nap every night between 5 and 6 p.m. Sometimes I power through until I get my second wind around 7 or 8, and sometimes I just go sleep for an hour or two. Tonight I went and lay down, listened to one of my podcasts for a bit, and then got back up without actually falling asleep. Teaching is exhausting LOL. This is why I'm usually not productive on school nights.
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