4 Crazy Tips To Punch Past Your Self-Imposed Limitations and Write More

They told me I couldn’t. That’s why I did it.

Three days ago, my friend invited me to a cocktail party at her house.

Upon reaching, I saw her pushing hard through the filter to extract juice from the orange pulp. That’s when she told me: everything (including us) has a limit — but who says the limit is final? We can always modify.

This got me thinking.

Writing is for one sole reason: “relaxation of manner.” Writing is amongst the top 1 freelancing jobs, which means anyone can do it while sitting in the comfort of their motherlands.

Many college dropouts opt for writing.

Let me tell you one thing: to succeed in any career, you must put the same energy you’re willing to put into 9–5.

Writing is not an escape. However, it’s a fancy mutation for the hectic on-site jobs. Writing one article per day won’t be enough if you want to build a career as a writer.

To learn how to write more and push past your self-imposed limitations, read 4 tips below:

1. Divide your daylight phases

If you look closely, you’ll realize that successful people follow the chop method. So what is it? Divide your day into parts:

1- Morning

2- Afternoon

3- Evening

4- Night

Now, each portion must contain one “hard task.” For example, you can read books in the morning, write in the afternoon, edit in the evening and write another article at night.

I’ve been following this practice for quite a long. Also, it’s one of the reasons I write 2–3 articles per day. The simple trick is to divide your day into chunks.

This way, you can do at least 4 difficult tasks in your day.

Bonus tip:

Starting to work from home gives us more time.

Now, you can follow the gym routine and healthy diet without excuse. Before filling everything on one plate, here is a tip: exercise just after waking up, before breakfast.

“You see, our brain doesn’t register we have woken up until we feed it with caffeine”

— says Daniel Pink in “When.”

That means you’ll feel an inch of pain in your calves, but sure, a cold shower and caffeine can fix everything. So, in short, here how the routine looks like:

• Wake up, hit the gym
• Phase 1 (Morning): Take a cold shower, eat breakfast, read, and prepare lunch.
• Phase 2 (Afternoon): Eat lunch, write an article, and complete your assignments.
• Phase 3 (Evening): Drink coffee, and edit the articles.
• Phase 4 (Night): Have your dinner and write another article.

2. Surround yourself

I have a keen interest in watching bilingual TV soaps.

A few years ago, I started seeing “Kara Para Ask,” an award-winning Turkish drama about crime. I spent pleasing 2 hours every day watching the drama. I won’t deny it, but I felt elated.

The result? I started struggling with my English.

The change is visible when we see a Netflix show VS. when we don’t. Words have a great impact on us.

We become what we (hear) and (see.) In short, what you see must depict what you write. You must surround yourself with the same content you’re willing to pen.

Bonus tip:

• Netflix has tons of shows.
• The library has tons of books.

Before you sleep every day, list 6 tasks you will do tomorrow, also known as the IVY Lee Method. Brainstorm about headlines and topics you’ll write about tomorrow. If it’s something related to productivity, then:

• Lay eyes on a documentary on productivity, or
• Watch a NetFlix show
• Read books ( e.g., Good Habits, Bad Habits)

Prepare yourself to gloss through the next day by planning. Put your worry to work and lessen your burden for tomorrow. Now!

3. Parkinson’s law

When reading 4 hour work week, I realized the importance of Parkinsons’ Law.

Parkinson’s law: setting deadlines.

When you set strict deadlines, you are automatically driven to complete the work. To spice things up, maybe write your task with the deadline on a nice notebook journal and see yourself moving mountains to tick after the task. It’s true. Try it!

Setting deadlines has helped many writers and editors to finish their work on time.

When we’re self-employed, it’s hard to beat our relaxation lifestyle and do something when no one is watching our backs. Self-employed means you’ve to be your own boss if you’re a

• Graphics designer
• Writer
• Editor
• Scheduler

Keep in mind that a person never escapes 9–5. If you’re self-employed, that means you’ve to put that 8 hours into your work at your desired time. But 8 hours is the ratio, my friend.

Bonus tip:

Timothy Ferris only sets deadlines in less than 6 weeks.

Writing on a 4-hour-work-week, Timothy gives an example of an assignment that is due in six months.

“If a task is easier to do, and you have 6 months to complete, then we lose interest.”

If you’re your boss, you can set your deadlines. If you’re not, you can still set your deadlines. Whatever task is coming your way, put a deadline to complete it.

If you’re an employee, you’re still a master of your decision. Do what suits you. Make sure you give yourself ample (sufficient) time to complete the task. If it’s easy, get it down with.

Because uncompleted teasy asks are a liability, it keeps us from moving forward.

4. Improve quality

Is life like heads or tails?

But then ultimately gives you the side you suck at. Writing, on the other hand, is like heads and tails too. Here is what publishing an article generally looks like:

• Writing
• Editing
• Publishing

Sorry: I forgot one task here: research.

Writers can do research before or after writing. It’s applicable in both ways. I research a few headlines and then let my fingers reveal the true spirit from within.

Just like family planning, writing planning is important too. Or words would flow like… Ahem. To improve your quality and lessen your workload: do the proper research. Make correct listicles, and set an outline of the draft.

Zulie Rane follows the above example.

Before writing any article, she outlines the title, list, and perfect tone of voice to write.

Bonus tip:

Researching beforehand is like decluttering.

It also helps to improve the overall quality of your work. Here are a few tips that allow me to declutter by writing a piece:

• Check the title score: Headlines. coschedule
• Research: Psychology Today
• Editing: Grammarly
• Timer: Pomodoro

By improving the overall quality of your work, you can focus on creating good articles rather than editing the foul ones. Make sure you [never] write freestyle. It’s harmful. Plan your article before writing.

Closing thoughts:

Consistency, along with quality, is the key.

Experiment with your routine, workload, and decision-making skills to make a career as a writer.

Because our mind is like a river — knowledge flows, but it’s your responsibility to hold the bucket and fill it with water.