Comments on: Use Nonfinishing to Break Writer’s Block http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/10/08/use-nonfinishing-to-break-writers-block/ Thinking beyond productivity Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andre http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/10/08/use-nonfinishing-to-break-writers-block/#comment-2394 Andre Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:30:45 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=509#comment-2394 <b>@Will & Nicole:</b> Good luck with applying this. I always love it when people commit to applying what they read. <b>@Marelisa:</b> That's exactly right -- it's all about inertia and momentum. If you blow all your cookies by the time you've finished writing, you have to start the next day gathering more cookies. (Not really congruent with the physics analogy, but I happen to be hungry :) @Will & Nicole: Good luck with applying this. I always love it when people commit to applying what they read.

@Marelisa: That’s exactly right — it’s all about inertia and momentum. If you blow all your cookies by the time you’ve finished writing, you have to start the next day gathering more cookies. (Not really congruent with the physics analogy, but I happen to be hungry :)

]]> By: Dr. Nicole Sundene http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/10/08/use-nonfinishing-to-break-writers-block/#comment-2390 Dr. Nicole Sundene Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:47:54 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=509#comment-2390 What a great tip and story! Thanks for sharing :D I always have a hard time getting started, but once I'm going I just keep on going. I will have to try this with the book I'm working on right now. What a great tip and story! Thanks for sharing :D

I always have a hard time getting started, but once I’m going I just keep on going. I will have to try this with the book I’m working on right now.

]]> By: Marelisa http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/10/08/use-nonfinishing-to-break-writers-block/#comment-2389 Marelisa Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:44:35 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=509#comment-2389 This post reminded me of the law of physics: an object in motion stays in motion. If you park your ideas on a downhill, as you put it, and stop while you still have something to say, then when you start writing the next day the law of physics is on your side. If you say everything you have to say in one sitting, then the laws of physics work against you the next day when you basically have to sit there trying to come up with something to say from a stand-still position. Very interesting article. This post reminded me of the law of physics: an object in motion stays in motion. If you park your ideas on a downhill, as you put it, and stop while you still have something to say, then when you start writing the next day the law of physics is on your side. If you say everything you have to say in one sitting, then the laws of physics work against you the next day when you basically have to sit there trying to come up with something to say from a stand-still position. Very interesting article.

]]> By: Will @ The Rebel Mind http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/10/08/use-nonfinishing-to-break-writers-block/#comment-2388 Will @ The Rebel Mind Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:11:17 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=509#comment-2388 hi Andre! Thanks for this great post! As I am new to writing (especially in English), they will be of great value for me. What I liked most was the Short Time Method! I will give it a try this week! bw, Will hi Andre!

Thanks for this great post! As I am new to writing (especially in English), they will be of great value for me. What I liked most was the Short Time Method! I will give it a try this week!

bw, Will

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