{"id":1488,"date":"2013-09-19T01:16:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T06:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2013-09-09T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T14:25:53","slug":"a-timed-writing-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/2013\/09\/a-timed-writing-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"A Timed Writing Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n

I have been using a new writing technique lately in which I set a timer for uninterrupted writing, followed by a five-minute break, followed by another timed writing period.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are countless writing techniques. My advice for these techniques:<\/p>\n

Try the technique. If if works for you, use it. Otherwise, forget it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I attach an addendum to this:<\/p>\n

A technique may work for a while for a particular type of writing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have been using a technique lately that works for me. The technique:<\/p>\n

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  1. write 25 minutes without interruption<\/li>\n
  2. take a 5-minute break<\/li>\n
  3. write 25 minutes without interruption<\/li>\n
  4. take a break for several hours<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I use my iPhone as a timer. Important note: once I start the timer, I put it where I cannot see it. If the countdown is viewable, I am distracted by it.<\/p>\n

    During the 5-minute break, I walk away from the writing table. I usually stretch my hands, arms, and back.<\/p>\n

    Step 4 is optional depending on what I have planned for the day. Sometimes I do steps 1., 2., 3., 2., 3., etc. for several hours.<\/p>\n

    Results: I write about 30% more content during the hour in steps 1. through 3. than when I wrote for one hour solid. I leave the explanation for the increased output to someone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    by Dwayne Phillips I have been using a new writing technique lately in which I set a timer for uninterrupted writing, followed by a five-minute break, followed by another timed writing period. There are countless writing techniques. My advice for these techniques: Try the technique. If if works for you, use it. Otherwise, forget it. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,5],"tags":[187,128],"class_list":["post-1488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-work","category-writing","tag-work","tag-writing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1489,"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488\/revisions\/1489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}