My biggest reframing for 2025 is my mindset about what writing means for me. I’ve always had a hard time with “practicing” anything (thank you gifted child perfectionism). If I wasn’t immediately good at something, I simply quit because there were plenty of other things I *was* immediately good at. I have learned that I can persevere best with external motivation (i.e., I can learn new things related to my job, because I’m getting paid or have a clear path for how to get the next promotion).
This year, I wanted to reframe my writing mentality (Brandon Sanderson’s 2025 recorded lectures also helped with that push, mainly his quote “YOU are the art”). In 2025, I have (gently) shoved my perfectionist self into my “contentment space” in my mind, told her she’s doing great, but maybe we can try something new. I am practicing different methods of writing, focusing on consistency and developing new skills and tools instead of wanting to complete x number of words. I want to learn my process, and allow myself to think about writing from a learning mindset instead of a romantic one. (Ya know, the ✨romance✨ of the muses and words just tumbling out without doing math or scene analysis which is WORK).
Yes yes yes! I totally feel you on the quitting when things aren’t perfect immediately. I really want to write a whole blog post on that. One of these days! Maybe directly after all my little prompts
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My biggest reframing for 2025 is my mindset about what writing means for me. I’ve always had a hard time with “practicing” anything (thank you gifted child perfectionism). If I wasn’t immediately good at something, I simply quit because there were plenty of other things I *was* immediately good at. I have learned that I can persevere best with external motivation (i.e., I can learn new things related to my job, because I’m getting paid or have a clear path for how to get the next promotion).
This year, I wanted to reframe my writing mentality (Brandon Sanderson’s 2025 recorded lectures also helped with that push, mainly his quote “YOU are the art”). In 2025, I have (gently) shoved my perfectionist self into my “contentment space” in my mind, told her she’s doing great, but maybe we can try something new. I am practicing different methods of writing, focusing on consistency and developing new skills and tools instead of wanting to complete x number of words. I want to learn my process, and allow myself to think about writing from a learning mindset instead of a romantic one. (Ya know, the ✨romance✨ of the muses and words just tumbling out without doing math or scene analysis which is WORK).
Yes yes yes! I totally feel you on the quitting when things aren’t perfect immediately. I really want to write a whole blog post on that. One of these days! Maybe directly after all my little prompts