#313 Keep it Achievable, Pleasurable, Sustainable

ByLukas
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I’ve been publishing daily posts for 300+ days now.

The secret?

Writing less.

  • I don’t want to spend hours writing daily posts, so I keep them short.

  • I don’t want to drag myself to a 4-day writing session to create all posts for the coming week in advance (then not write for the rest of the week)

  • I don’t want to set writing goals that are painful to reach and make me feel burnt out.

  • I do want to write a little bit every day, so I prove to myself every single day that I’m a writer.

  • I do want to feel that writing that daily post is achievable and fun.

  • I do want to build momentum.

Keep it achievable. Keep it pleasurable. Keep it sustainable.

In other words: Tiny Trust Builders.

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