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Want to become a more skilled and in-demand writer in 2023? Setting new year’s resolutions can help
Setting goals and resolutions is a way to focus your attention and ramp up your motivation
Having the thought that you’d “probably like to do that one day” isn’t an actionable
When you spend time reflecting on what it is that you want out of life, you by
Once you’ve decided what you want, you can assess what is standing in your way from
Overcoming the obstacle that’s standing in the way of you and your goal becomes the goal
As I quote the great Marcus Aurelius, “The obstacle in the path becomes the path
Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition
SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based
Now you understand the basic goal-setting framework, here are the new year’s resolutions I recommend you
There are some writers on this platform that share their eight-hour-long writing routine they do seven days
While it may work well for them, it might not be sustainable — or enjoyable — for you
What IS achievable for you? Is it 20 minutes worth of writing daily? Perhaps you have a full-time
It’s enough of a challenge that it’s worth setting as a goal, but it’s
You may not, however, have fully realized the profound benefits of exercise for writing
Simply doing jumping jacks mixed in with burpees, push-ups, and sit-ups is enough
Essentially, it’s like switching on the oven — you’ve got to wait for it to warm
You might think that checking Instagram doesn’t require complex information processing — it’s simply looking at
But in reality, it’s an unnatural sensory overload that spikes your cortisol
Your cortisol levels are typically highest in the morning, so you want to avoid spiking them even
Writers need their brains to be sharp, so it’s a good idea to save your mental
After 30 minutes, I can read Medium or listen to podcasts or music — three things that I do
For social media apps, this ban will extend for the first three hours of the day
It’s time to manifest writing success for 2023 by setting clear, measurable goals