I recently decided to publish something every day. I took this decision after attending Akimbo’s The Creative’s Workshop. During the workshop, we published what we called ‘Dailies’. It was part of the workshop’s central teachings – creative people must publish frequently.
It seemed like a grand plan – for about one day. Then something happened. It might have happened to you too. I call it ‘Life’.
Deadlines of three major projects suddenly turned up in a space of a couple of days. I also had to accompany my dad for minor surgery, and stay with him during recovery. There is no way I could add blogging to the mix, right? Right?
So, in a moment of inspiration (or desperation), I came up with the idea of 10-minute writes. I would choose simpler thoughts that could be put down on paper in just 10 minutes. Because 10 minutes of writing feels doable even on the busiest of days.
As I type this, it’s already 12 minutes on the clock. (I like to cheat.) Because 10 is an arbitrary number. The trick is to simply open the laptop and get typing.
- Also read: The Unit of Effort
A post in which I talk about why I use ‘time spent’ as a measure of progress for my more ambitious and long-term creative projects.
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