I'm discovering that while I have a really hard time writing when I stay at home, I can get a lot of writing done if I go to a cafe. I've been to 4 different places this weekend - and it really works! This is going to be a great way to explore more places in Asheville... 😁 - ThreadSky

jennajordan.me • 22 days ago

I'm discovering that while I have a really hard time writing when I stay at home, I can get a lot of writing done if I go to a cafe. I've been to 4 different places this weekend - and it really works! This is going to be a great way to explore more places in Asheville... 😁

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jennajordan.me•22 days ago

Unfortunately, someone else has not been too happy about this discovery. I guess I’ll need to make it up to her with more cuddles and hikes and pupper play dates…

mmullins.coginiti.co•22 days ago

I have an app the plays cafe sounds because I got so used to working out of coffee shops in grad school. The tinkle of cups and low background hum is a comfort

ssp.sh•22 days ago

Which app do you use? I did that, too, but lately, I always listen to Barok Piano in the morning and Drop (electro) in the afternoon with https://www.focusatwill.com/.

mmullins.coginiti.co•21 days ago

My friend @gprimosch.bsky.social tipped me to MyNoise years ago, but I also sometimes listen to Coffee Shop sounds from Background Noise Lab on Apple Music because I can play it on Sonos.

timodechau.bsky.social•21 days ago

I have just started to use Endel and it helps me to disconnect from other things. They have an automatic day feed that works really well.

ssp.sh•20 days ago

Yeah everything that has no vocals and is repetitive works really well to me. E.g. La belle music playlist i listen maybe 10000 times, works all the time. Depending on mood and work i like to change sometimes.

datateam.bsky.social•21 days ago

Creativity is freedom, location is attachment. Great to move around!

ssp.sh•22 days ago

I recently listened to the att. episode. I recommend it for inspiration.

@myke.social does bursts of work while walking around London, which I found works for me, too.

Sitting down and working for 1.5-2 hours. Then gets up, walks, and finds a new place to work. This cycle helps to be productive.

timodechau.bsky.social•21 days ago

I like that idea. Will test it.

joellab.es•22 days ago

💯 I have been doing so much writing on my phone while walking laps up and down the beach in the last few weeks.

jennajordan.me•22 days ago

Yes I write so much in my head when I’m walking but then I do such a bad job of writing any of it down after…

timodechau.bsky.social•21 days ago

You can try to speak and record it and use some models to bring it in a very rough written first form and from there do the editing. This is how I approach most of my texts.

arynn.bsky.social•20 days ago

I have fleeting thoughts that are very intense for about a minute or two. I'll scope out a whole blog length in that time. And then the idea or writing it is just too much effort.

jennajordan.me•20 days ago

Same… though sometimes the same ideas bubble up over and over again, and writing becomes the only way to get them out of my head.

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