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How to Identify a Bad Writing Day
All days have 24 hours but not all days are equal for most writers
Assume you are a fighter jet pilot. On your screen you see a missile coming your way at 500 miles. You then do a maneuver and lose the missile. On a different day, you see another missile coming your way, this time it’s only 50 miles away.
As writers, we are faced with similar situations each day. In some situations, we see early enough. Others we see too late and there is little we can do. While others we don’t see at all until we are hit.
Similarly, we need to identify bad writing days early enough. This will enable us to adapt the day in a way that aligns with our goals. This helps us not miss any personal deadlines. Remember the only way to guarantee success is by winning each day at a time.
Lack of such awareness might make us feel as if we failed. This is when we’ve not been able to hit our daily objectives. In this case, it’s not our fault. We didn’t see it coming and we didn’t prepare for it.
Below is how to identify a bad writing day.
1. Reduced typing speed and more typos
Typing speed and typing errors vary from individual to individual. From typing regularly our brains develop a typing…
