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> One way around that is this beautiful exercise called “morning pages.” You set an alarm clock for 30 minutes, and you just type or write. Don’t stop to correc
by pier25 3y ago
> One way around that is this beautiful exercise called “morning pages.” You set an alarm clock for 30 minutes, and you just type or write. Don’t stop to correct anything. Don’t stop to make it good. Just plow ahead. Write about anything while trying not to repeat yourself. This primes the pump and gets the gunk out.
I've done this technique and it's really amazing to learn to tame the inner critic.
AFAIK the origin is the book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.
- Fricken 3y agoI read that book in the late 90s, and the morning pages was the one thing I took to heart from it. The weird thing is when I go back and read what I wrote a week or 2 later, it's all from outer space. I have no idea where most of it is coming from, and usually have no recollection of writing it. You transition seamlessly from dreaming to writing, and like dreams, you forget it soon after you wake up.
- cubefox 3y agoReminds me of https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/j4WmrPTYk57teTQ7C/a-method-of-writing-content-easily-with-little-anxiety https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/j4WmrPTYk57teTQ7C/a-method-o...