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My first session: I have to admit that the idea is rather clever. A writing app that forces you to continue writing without pause, and terminates your session
by peterkelly 11y ago
My first session:
I have to admit that the idea is rather clever. A writing app that forces you to continue writing without pause, and terminates your session if you don't complete. That's a pretty strong incentive, if you ask me.
One of the problems I often encounter with writing is encountering writer's block. I have a general idea of what I want to say, but I'm worried that the way in which I present it will not be ideal, or that the text will be confusing to the reader. These concerns hold me back from writing as much or as quickly as possible.
One thing I've noticed with this app is that it doesn't force you to keep writing as much as possible, as such, but rather that you keep working. Editing counts as activity, and thus going back to revise what you have written is a valid way of keeping the app alive. And although the penalty for pausing too long is that it destroys everything you have written, you can still select all and copy to the clipboard, so you have the text around so it can be pasted into another app.
I think this app is a fantastic idea. It's a great way to put on the pressure necessary to get work done, avoiding the distractions of meandering off to look up references, getting lost reading other material. It really forces you to think hard and actively penalises you for not doing so.
I've now completed the five minutes. I'm pretty impressed with that because normally I wouldn't be able to get this much written without an enormous amount of motivation. Usually I lack the focus necessary to be this productive. Thankyou!
- lobo_tuerto 11y agoFor that problem you mentioned (writer's block because worry of presentation or confuse the reader) my solution was to just write it, then keep iterating over it (reading it myself) and rewriting little parts making it more clear. Basically, it was a work of polishing after I was done with the draft. What I write are mostly tutorials for my blog and found this approach acceptable.