She told him to pick a time—8:00 AM to 9:00 AM, Monday through Friday. No email, no internet, no "checking one last citation."
"I’m waiting for the weekend," Paul sighed. "I need at least six hours of quiet to really get into the flow." How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Produc...
Dr. Silva laughed. "Paul, waiting for inspiration to write is like waiting for a lightning bolt to power your toaster. You don’t need a breakthrough; you need a ." She sat him down and laid out the "Writing Lot" manifesto: She told him to pick a time—8:00 AM
Paul sat at his desk, staring at the blinking cursor—a tiny, rhythmic reminder of his own failure. He had a PhD, a tenure-track position, and a mounting pile of "guilt-projects" that haunted his dreams. He believed in the : the idea that he needed a "big block of time" or a "surge of inspiration" to actually write. Silva laughed
No more "I'll work on my book." Instead, it was "I will write 200 words about the methodology."