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Stop at your set time, even when it is going well 🪑

A brushed mohair penguin standing up from a small writing desk next to a notebook and a simple kitchen timer
Stop on Time

When you write, it seems good to stop at your set time, even if it is going well.

Start Small

At first, 10 to 15 minutes is enough.

Just Hurry

The feeling "I want to do more" is sometimes just hurry.

⚡ TRY IT
5 days of writing
15 minutes = 2 seconds. Can you come back every day?
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Day 5⬜
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✍️ Writing… It is going really well!
⏰ 15 minutes! But it is going so well…
🔥 You wrote 1 more hour! …The next day, you were too tired. 😵 Skipped.
🪑 You stood up. See you tomorrow!
💪 You came back all 5 days! Your patience muscle grew.
📅 Big days made skip days. Stopping on time lets you come back.
Patience Muscle

When you stop, you grow a "patience muscle" that lets you come back every day.

📚 I learned this from Oliver Burkeman's newsletter. Read the original (English)
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