Monday, July 8, 2013
Boice 30-38
His idea of slow and steady practice makes a lot of sense. When I began a regular exercise routine five years ago, I didn't want to go to the gym- ever. I lumbered and was awkward and slow. I told myself that if I just showed up it would be better than nothing. I challenged myself to complete 20 minutes of something. Day after day I did this and slowly I could extend the time I was there. It is now a regular part of my life- I workout 5-10 hours a week. There are weeks, though, that I binge and do too much. My workout begins to get lazy and ineffective even though I am spending more time with it. Boise says that same thing happens with writing. Extended writing doesn't necessarily lead to better writing. For me, though, I need to practice just showing up. With patience and time, I'll be able to extend this habit.
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Stephanie, I really liked your analogy of writing to exercise! I can relate to this as well. I remember when just 10 minutes of cardio seemed like forever! Now it's nothing. It took time and a ton of patience and as Boice mentions, patience is so important. So with our writing, like you said, we need to be patient.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Ashley posted. Making an analogy to writing and exercise is a nice, more clear way to look at things because I can relate. In some contexts, I find articles harder to understand when I don't relate. The idea of challenging yourself little by little, and then working your way up could actually be really helpful in my writing as well! I think I'm going to have to try that, maybe writing for 20 minutes a day, then 30, then 40. I think if I told myself to time my writing instead of just guessing the time and clock watching, that would be more helpful. If I could write, with my clock not facing me, and a timer on my phone I may be able to block out being on a timed schedule,etc. Lets work on simply, " showing up" for now when it comes to our writing!. xo
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