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It's Not the Tools, It's the Habits - Getting Up Early Even
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Posted by Daly de Gagne
Jun 26, 2011 at 02:17 PM
I’ve just written a blog post on writing, crimping, getting up early - all that good stuff.
It’s probably more practical than I’ve often been. In any event it may be of interest if for no other reason because I reference this group and Steve Zeoli.
http://www.exuberanteclectic.com/2011/06/early-morning-key-to-productive-writing.html
Daly
Posted by Andrew Mckay
Jun 26, 2011 at 04:39 PM
Good post Daly.
I have always been a morning man, whether it is a run, a surf a landscape photo or simply walking in the garden with a cup of coffee there is something magical about the early hours. Getting to work early once or twice a week gives me the chance to gather my thoughts and plan the next few days. Helps a lot.
Neil Young pretty much nailed it in his 70’s classic Thrasher
And I was just getting up
Hit the road before it’s light
Tryin’ to catch an hour on the sun
When I saw those thrashers rollin’ by
Lookin’ more than two lanes wide
I was feelin’ like my day had just begun
Posted by Ken
Jun 26, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Nicely written post. It reminds me a lot of Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art, which I hope to finish up this weekend before heading off for a week of R&R with my wife. I share your desire to get things done early in the day, especially now that the days are long, but that is not always the case for me. But, I have sometimes found peace at the end of the day when everybody else has left me alone. But even those moments are few and far between. Keep working at it!
Good luck,
—Ken
Posted by Cassius
Jun 27, 2011 at 06:16 AM
Hey! I did almost all of my Ph.D. dissertation (mathematics-original research/development) in bed until 4am each morning. Typed a lot of it in bed, too (Olivetti Lettera 22).
Over 40 years ago, I proved to myself that I am most awake at night. The proof, consisting of a single “sorta blind” trial was pretty conclusive.
-cassius
Posted by Daly de Gagne
Jun 27, 2011 at 08:00 PM
Thanks for the feedback, guys. It convinces me of the wisdom of trying to overcome my love-hate feelings about morning.
And thanks Andrew for the Neil Young quote - always loved his singing, and appreciate how often and in how many contexts he’s quoted. Neil grew up in Winnipeg, and is one of our more famous former residents.
Daly