One of my absolutely favourite ways to focus when I’m writing is to use a timer.
I set one just before I started drafting this post (for just 10 minutes) to help me get into it.
Actually, I set two timers.
One is my Clockify timer, which I use to track how long I spend on different tasks. Right now, I’m on “Aliventures blog / newsletter”:
But I also set my cube timer because my attention is feeling a bit
scattered. I wanted to push myself to pick one task and stick with it for at least 10 minutes – that’s this post. 🙂
Edit: I focused better after the first 10 minutes and got the whole post drafted in a couple of “chunks” of the afternoon, thanks to my timers.
Timers don’t
necessarily suit everyone, but I find them super helpful, and I think a lot of writers can benefit from using a timer for certain aspects of their writing.
We’re going to take a deeper look at the two types of timers I mentioned above, then we’ll dig into four situations where I often use timers to help me focus.
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