Productivity enhancement

[dragonbloodink.livejournal.com]

I'm writing in a very basic word processor that doesn't have word counts or pages. I find that not knowing, or being able to check how much I've written without copypasteing it keeps me focused more on *what* I'm writing, not how much.

Thought I'd toss it out there in case it might help anyone else.

Comments

[beccathornhill.livejournal.com]

This is very good advice. When I ignore the word count at the bottom of the Word page, I'm far more productive.

[rhinogirl.livejournal.com]

Absolutely agree. Wish I could figure out how to turn off word count in MS Word. I always work with Spelling and Grammar turned off because it is so distracting, and only spell check when I am done.

Another great productivity enhancer I found is Freedom (for the Mac - there is a similar program for PC). It disconnects you from the internet for a set period of time. You can't turn it off without rebooting. Since I am very distractable, I love it.

[eddiesteddy4711.livejournal.com]

Really? Because the way I keep myself going is checking that word count after every couple of paragraphs and going "Write another hundred." Write. Check. Write. Check. Until I've reached a thousand.