Stop, my brain is full!

[chanaleh]

It struck me last night that one of my problems these days with doing any writing (including posting to LJ), or art, or even the freelance (book production) job I've committed to doing, is that I work fairly intensely on the computer all day... so that when I get home, the LAST thing I want to do is sit back down at the computer. Or at least, I can

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[desireearmfeldt]

Yes, yes, all of this, me too. (Well, except the having a structured outside-the-home day job part; but I still work on the computer all day, unless I'm bad and punt on the computer instead.)

[gilana]

Gah, I didn't, thanks! Will have to see if I can come up with something quickly.

[katestine]

As someone with very similar patterns (creative/productive early mornings, social media, etc.) I applaud your efforts and look forward to cribbing your solutions :)

[taylweaver]

Lately, my issue has been that I've lost my monentum. I only revised for 20 minutes yesterday, so it's hard to do more than that today. (Also, I'm *so* close to the end of this draft, and yet the end is one of the parts that needs major fixing.)

I have two ideas for you:

1) do a last-minute internet check before bed. Then, there won't be as much to distract you in the morning. (I do this in order to increase the chances of getting to work on time.)

2) try writing by hand, at least for the things you write that aren't blogs, etc. That way, you get a break from the computer. (And yes, it's annoying to type it up later, but if you type word for word, you don't have to do any thinking - and if you do think, well, you've already done a round of revisions by the time it's on the screen.

[c1]

My best solution so far to problems of this ilk has been to actively schedule studio time, and then hold myself to do something, even if it's a "throwaway" effort. The idea is that if I go to the studio and make even the simplest thing (pick up clay, squash into something silly*) then the act of making teh stoopid is enough to spur the "make something" neurons into higher level action.
Overwhelmingly, it works. Sometimes the "throwaway" becomes a finished piece, even.

*Your analogue might be to write 250 reasonably coherent words about anything.