How to concentrate
You can strengthen your ability to concentrate, like a muscle. Try these three methods to improve your focus.
You can strengthen your ability to concentrate, like a muscle. Try these three methods to improve your focus.
Ten-minute bursts aren’t miracle cures for writing challenges, but they are powerful, uncomplicated tools in the writer’s armoury.
If you’re studying online for longer than usual, take some five-minute breathers that will give your mind a break and might even lead to great ideas.
Sometimes you can selectively prune your writing, but sometimes you need to cut a whole section.
It's helpful to discover which conceptual metaphors work for your own writing.
Whether I’m writing a chapter of a book, a report, or indeed a blog post, I keep the title in front of me. I write on a computer but always have a notebook and pen next to it. I jot…
'I try to write only between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. In this way, I am putting some boundaries around my work.'
Setting a point of no return forces you to stop, take an objective look at your work and spot any wrong turns before you go any further.