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Working Harder Starts with Time Off: Why Downtime Isn’t a Luxury (It’s a Strategy)

December 5, 2025 / Indie Health, Longevity & Wellness / 4 minutes of reading

We all know downtime matters — but most of us don’t actually build it into our week. After a weekend of enforced “no work, just play,” I relearned the surprising truth: downtime isn’t a luxury, it’s a creative strategy. Even ten-minute breaks can reboot your energy and make you want to work harder. Here’s why you need micro-downtime — and how to make it part of your indie life without guilt.

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The Flip Side To Beating Resistance – 2022 Edition

June 10, 2022 / Discipline & Motivation / 4 minutes of reading

This is an update of an original post from 2018. You can spend a lot of time teaching yourself to resist Resistance, to get your ass in the chair, to be productive. It’s a never-ending challenge. There is a flip side, though. I’m looking at it right now. If you’re following my work logs, you

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The Vital Cog In Your Writing Business

July 12, 2019 / Creativity, Disaster Planning / 8 minutes of reading / 1 Comment

How healthy are you? Before your eyes glaze over and you click away, first take a moment to do a simple thought experiment. The last time you binge watched anything, or went to the cinema, sat through the pre-show, the trailers, the advertisements and then two hours+ of movie…how did you feel when you got

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Weekly Log – May 7, 2018

May 8, 2018 / Uncategorized / 2 minutes of reading

Last week, I promised to talk about an eye-opener. Only, I’ve already shown my hand with Friday’s post. However, there’s more since then. Last week’s log: MONDAY 8,320 TUESDAY 8,161 WEDNESDAY 9,905 THURSDAY 6,206 FRIDAY 8,652 SATURDAY 0 SUNDAY 2,065 My weekend got shanghaied by domestic concerns, so I was very pleased to get

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The Flip Side To Beating Resistance.

March 16, 2018 / Discipline & Motivation / 4 minutes of reading

You can spend a lot of time teaching yourself to resist Resistance, to get your ass in the chair, to be productive. It’s a never-ending challenge. There is a flip side, though. I’m looking at it right now. If you’re following my work logs, you know that this week I’m on the mattresses, writing (well,

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Why “Live Well”?

January 26, 2018 / Definitions / 3 minutes of reading

If you read this week’s log post, then you’ve already been acquainted with one aspect of living well in relation to being the most productive indie fiction writer you can be. What is “living well”? It’s not just about making sure you hit the gym regularly and eat clean as much as possible, although exercise

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