250 Words

There is something about trying to pivot after one major project into the next endeavor that forces a person to reexamine their process and workflow. Some people will apologize to the imagined others for lack of progress or communication. It is the easiest method to create a clean break and start fresh. Others might stare at the screen and give up at the overwhelming nature of the process. There is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing a white screen and no thoughts on how to fill it up with thought-provoking writing. A select few will try to carry out with the same practices and techniques that got them to this point. If it has worked in the past, it will continue to work. A final group will go all out and buy new gear to facilitate a new lifestyle and a new approach to interacting with the general public.

I’m going to try something different. I’m going to devote my time and energy to reboot my blog since I have finally finished my dissertation after seven and a half years of work. I’ve decided to keep my focus relatively simple. I want to keep writing every day. I want to produce 250 words a day to help keep my brain active and keep up with the practice of writing. I figured that this technique of writing every day would keep the habits that I picked up while crafting my dissertation from falling into atrophy.

250 words…. how hard could that be?