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Katelynsam's avatar

Wow you’re so organized! I have no calendar whatsoever in my head with when I need to write and do publishing. I just have a sort of mixture of a written down checklist and a mental one, and according to my mood, I choose whatever task I feel like from those lists to complete.

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Rye Youbs's avatar

I like being organized 😆 but honestly, it feels like a hobby in of itself? It's not only useful but also fun. And I may have used my calendars and such to procrastinate, so not always most efficient...

At the end of it, it really boils down to knowing what there's to be done and doing it, just like with checklists. Still, it's really cool to hear how different people have different methods!

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Katelynsam's avatar

That makes sense! I am becoming a fan of checklists especially when it comes to publishing/business. For my writing though I’m still stubbornly resisting full outlines and organizing though within the past few years I do very vague bulletpoint outlines for maybe several chapters.

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Bill Hiatt's avatar

Good points, but particularly good is the one about knowing when you don't have to write reduces stress. The work-life balance is critical.

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Rye Youbs's avatar

Thank you! It's relieving to see someone else thinks the same. Work-life balance, or well, in my case is work-hobby-life balance is often difficult to strike.

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Bill Hiatt's avatar

Mine’s a hobby-life balance, too.

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