So when it comes to the craft of writing, it's not exactly a secret that it's not always easy to get your projects to work. No matter who you are and no matter how hard you might try to get things done, there are days when things just don't seem to go your way.
The biggest reason that we struggle with our writing tasks is that it's not always possible to control the writing process. There are a lot of situations in which our brain isn't working well enough and when we lack the ability to see things straight.
So when it comes to these moments, the most likely situation in which we 'can't see the forest for the trees' anymore is when you get tired from trying too hard as a writer. You keep pushing your task even though you might feel absolutely horrible inside.
The problem with this approach is that in too many cases (even though there are certainly exceptions to the rule) it won't work. There's no real upside to writing anything after a certain amount of time has passed during a hopeless session.
So when it comes to handling these moments, even though it's not easy to do, especially for a perfectionist, you need to be forgiving toward yourself. You need to be able to take a break, no matter how frustrated you might be about fixing things.
In practice, what this basically means is that if you haven't managed to get things done during the first two hours of your session, you need to cut yourself some slack. You need to walk away, even though it's not easy to take your eyes off the screen.
After all, if you manage to give your eyes and your brain that well needed break, it becomes easier to clear your head. There's a much better chance that you'll be able to figure out where you went wrong and how to get back on track later.
In contrast, if you're too stubborn and not smart enough to give yourself a rest, you shouldn't be expecting things to turn around. It's pretty much guaranteed that things will turn even worse the more you keep trying and pushing during that session.
Indeed, the very worst scenario is that you get so frustrated and so hopeless about the whole thing that eventually you'll just give up on the task completely. You'll give up on finishing that project and think that it was simply too difficult for you.
In that sense, when I think about this thing as a whole, it's clear that we as writers need to be aware of these bad writing days. We need to be aware of how things can go wrong if we don't react to them fast enough and keep pushing instead.
After all, there are so many situations in which we have to be able to re-evaluate the situation and our progress in the task. We have to be able to take an objective look of what's going on and how to get back on the right track again.
In that sense, if things start to go into a completely wrong direction, the faster we take a timeout and react to these situations, the better. The faster we understand that things are not going our way, the less damage we do to ourselves.
After all, even though it might be hard to do, there's no shame in admitting that you didn't manage to get things to work right away. You shouldn't be thinking that just because you had a bad session, you won't be able to get things done later.
On the contrary, as long as you take a break and come back later, that break will help you. It will help you and you'll notice that even though there's still a lot to do with the task, it's something that can be finished and that eventually you can make it work.
So when it comes to these moments, the most likely situation in which we 'can't see the forest for the trees' anymore is when you get tired from trying too hard as a writer. You keep pushing your task even though you might feel absolutely horrible inside.
The problem with this approach is that in too many cases (even though there are certainly exceptions to the rule) it won't work. There's no real upside to writing anything after a certain amount of time has passed during a hopeless session.
So when it comes to handling these moments, even though it's not easy to do, especially for a perfectionist, you need to be forgiving toward yourself. You need to be able to take a break, no matter how frustrated you might be about fixing things.
In practice, what this basically means is that if you haven't managed to get things done during the first two hours of your session, you need to cut yourself some slack. You need to walk away, even though it's not easy to take your eyes off the screen.
After all, if you manage to give your eyes and your brain that well needed break, it becomes easier to clear your head. There's a much better chance that you'll be able to figure out where you went wrong and how to get back on track later.
In contrast, if you're too stubborn and not smart enough to give yourself a rest, you shouldn't be expecting things to turn around. It's pretty much guaranteed that things will turn even worse the more you keep trying and pushing during that session.
Indeed, the very worst scenario is that you get so frustrated and so hopeless about the whole thing that eventually you'll just give up on the task completely. You'll give up on finishing that project and think that it was simply too difficult for you.
In that sense, when I think about this thing as a whole, it's clear that we as writers need to be aware of these bad writing days. We need to be aware of how things can go wrong if we don't react to them fast enough and keep pushing instead.
After all, there are so many situations in which we have to be able to re-evaluate the situation and our progress in the task. We have to be able to take an objective look of what's going on and how to get back on the right track again.
In that sense, if things start to go into a completely wrong direction, the faster we take a timeout and react to these situations, the better. The faster we understand that things are not going our way, the less damage we do to ourselves.
After all, even though it might be hard to do, there's no shame in admitting that you didn't manage to get things to work right away. You shouldn't be thinking that just because you had a bad session, you won't be able to get things done later.
On the contrary, as long as you take a break and come back later, that break will help you. It will help you and you'll notice that even though there's still a lot to do with the task, it's something that can be finished and that eventually you can make it work.
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