For years I've been writing that I have no trouble writing. The hard part for me is sitting down to write. Once I sit down, the words come. Like right now.
This morning I realized (finally) that the solution to this problem was simple: I needed to practice sitting down. So I did. After my morning pages, I got up, went to the kitchen. I took a breath, and then headed back to my writing room, sat down, and wrote.
Then I got up and did it all over again.
Each time I did it, I did it a little differently, and each time I learned something.
The major lesson "learned" is something that I've known for a while: that if you want to get good at something, then you have to practice. I'm not good at sitting down to write, so I need to practice it.
More generally, I'm not good at starting. Once I start I can generally (not always) keep going, but starting is the hard part. So, the remedy is clear. I need to practice starting.
I'm also not great at finishing, but that's for another day. Right now my "deliberate practice" is starting.
To do that, I need to try to "deliberately start" whatever I do. I can practice starting lots of times, each day.
Who knows, I might even get good at it!
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