Cal Newport

The Top 8 Productivity Sites That Help Writers Write More in Surprising Ways

Indie writing is a peculiar profession.  We want to write more – always – but the roadblocks and self-sabotage we put ourselves through is unique.  General productivity sites don’t address our unique issues.  You must find sites like the excellent Prolifiko, run by Chris Smith and Bec Evans, to find productivity advice specific to writers.  […]

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Deep Focus While You’re Writing (or Plotting!)

Only a short post this week as I’m seriously behind. Cal Newport has a long and interesting post about the use of ASMR in Immersive Single Tasking. (Along with a retro image of Bob Ross painting, which was what caught my attention in the first place.) Immersive Single Tasking is the new sexy in productivity,

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How Shiny Objects Derail You Despite Your Best Intentions

One of the most basic, most quoted tenets of productivity, one engraved into our brains, is “avoid distractions”. Only, that isn’t taking it nearly far enough — something I (re)learned this week…finally. I don’t know about you, but when I read or hear a version of “avoid distractions”, I tend to slide over the statement

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