Your Productivity Sucks

I’ve been coveting a magic knife that would slice through my dull mental state. Like many folks during this time of year, I’ve flatlined creatively and Read the rest of this entry »

How many people really think about their brains? Your brain iisn’t an organ like, oh, your bladder. The consequences of ingnoring your bladder are loud and predictable. But the noble, remarkable brain is always silent.

I never thought much about my brain beyond Read the rest of this entry »

One of the reasons my Busy People books sell is because people relate to them. Like everyone else, I’m busy; like everyone else, my productivity often sucks. So the reincarnation of this blog — which used to be on writing – is now Read the rest of this entry »

I’m reading Dr. Daniel Amen’s work on the brain. It’s pop neuroscience at its best. I’ve read enough about it to know that Amen’s suggestions are Read the rest of this entry »

Here comes NaNoWriMo again. Sigh. Perhaps I need to outline my personal rules for this year:  Dawn’s Personal NaNoWriMo rules:

• type nanwrimo with no caps. don’t like caps.
• avoid chocolate. End the month wearing the same saize pants.
• write an outline. I’m not freeform enough to work well without one.
• write 1600 words a day. I’ve tried nano a variety of ways and this seems to be the most successful.
• donate earlier. It’s a good cause; i won’t wait until the end to do it.
• pump iron. Nothing to do with writing, I just want to.