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With increasing economic pressure and uncertainty, what tools and systems are helping you maintain creative focus and output within the forum space?
Maximizing Productivity in Chaotic Times: Tools for Focus (5 Viewers)
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In situations like this, focus is super important. And it's hard to stay focused.
Building/creating the right writing (or creative) environment is important. Take a good look at what apps you're using and for what, and visualize what kind of workflow you're using to write and create.
Distraction-free writing apps are an obvious suggestion. But make sure it's an app that feels good to you. I recently went through the process of organizing my writing workflow because it was all over the place. I was able to redefine what I do, where I do it, and how I do it. It makes it easier for me to find the right angle when I start a project.
For example, my drafts and WIP projects live in Dropbox Paper, as do my notes of all kinds. Then, if something eventually develops into a long-form writing project (like a book of poems, or a short novel, or an episodic story), I migrate that project to Google Docs, as it's much better suited for serious, world-class writing.
I hope this makes sense.
Building/creating the right writing (or creative) environment is important. Take a good look at what apps you're using and for what, and visualize what kind of workflow you're using to write and create.
Distraction-free writing apps are an obvious suggestion. But make sure it's an app that feels good to you. I recently went through the process of organizing my writing workflow because it was all over the place. I was able to redefine what I do, where I do it, and how I do it. It makes it easier for me to find the right angle when I start a project.
For example, my drafts and WIP projects live in Dropbox Paper, as do my notes of all kinds. Then, if something eventually develops into a long-form writing project (like a book of poems, or a short novel, or an episodic story), I migrate that project to Google Docs, as it's much better suited for serious, world-class writing.
I hope this makes sense.
Ravenfreak
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Music helps me focus when things are chaotic and I need to work on my websites. Youtube and I even listen to music saved on my computer too, I know not too many people do this these days but I still listen to music the old fashion way using Foobar 2000. When I need to write up a bit article for Thee Zone or Blue Hedgehog I'll use Openoffice Writer.
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