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I didn't downvote it, but I also don't agree that a set of rules that amount to "pace yourself to avoid burnout" is a post-hoc rational justification of mysteri
by strken 3y ago
I didn't downvote it, but I also don't agree that a set of rules that amount to "pace yourself to avoid burnout" is a post-hoc rational justification of mysterious otherworldly guidance from the sky.
Since the actual rules from the article are about keeping yourself mentally healthy during the process of writing, the comment is obscure: does it refer to some other set of rules about art? (In which case it's off-topic.) Or is it making the claim that you could work in blocks of multiple hours and never socialise with other writers and see the same results? (In which case, why not clearly state a position so it can be discussed?)
- lsmeducation 3y ago“Pace yourself” is a general rule that can be applied to anything in life. claim that you could work in blocks of multiple hours and never socialise with other writers and see the same results? Yep. There were some writers that were straight up bed-ridden. They would laugh at your little ruleset. Lastly, I wasn’t downvoted. A reasonable amount of people seem to agree.
- broscillator 3y ago> Yep. There were some writers that were straight up bed-ridden. They would laugh at your little ruleset. C'mon, we all know exceptions just prove the rules :) I'm sure there's many coders out there who write their code with only one finger in each hand. That does not render "learn to touch type with all 10 fingers" as invalid advice.
- lsmeducation 3y agoI guess it's all perspective. I've always looked at exceptions as a base case.
- strken 3y agoIt's not my little ruleset and I agree that a writer doesn't have to hang out with other writers to get work done, or work in blocks of exactly 10 to 50 minutes; I just think you were very vague and never gave a specific objection to the content of the rules, which is quite a spineless thing to do. Prof. Robert Boice may be wrong, but at least his positions are stated clearly enough that we can see they're wrong.