This was written by Janet Bailey of the Mindful Time Management Blog – a brilliant idea!
The power of the split screen
Years ago, when I was making my living mainly from freelance writing, I tried an experiment to help me cope with my brutal internal editor. (The one who was immobilizing me, oh, every third word or so.)
I opened a separate window on my computer screen, just for writing down what I was saying to myself every time I got stuck.
For the next few hours, I toggled back and forth between manuscript and self-talk. Turns out (no big surprise) that when I got stuck, it was usually not just because I was struggling to find the right words.
I was also saying to myself things like, “This is impossible.â€Â “I don’t have enough information.â€Â “It’s hopeless.â€Â “I can’t finish.â€Â “It will never work.â€
Trapped in my mind, those thoughts typically drove me into the kitchen for a sugar fix, or pretty much anywhere other than the computer where I was mired in the apparent, and repeated, hopelessness of the situation…..
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