Setting Writer’s Boundaries: Engaging in Deep Work Matters

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Each fall, I pause to evaluate my writing business. Call it an audit of sorts where I look closer at the backend analytics across social media and WordPress; look closer how and where my content is performing; and most importantly, determine if I’m meeting my business goals.

Then, I pivot.

I polish what’s working and sunset the tasks and projects that aren’t moving me forward in alignment with the career I want to pursue.

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Right now I’m reading Deep Work by Cal Newport. According to his website, he’s a computer science professor at Georgetown University and a writer who explores technology and culture. He focuses on sharing ways to hone our focus and attune to our creative rhythms so we can get more work done, efficiently and effectively.

Sounds good when it comes to writing tasks, right?

The 9-to-5 doesn’t work for everyone, especially those who have to think deeply about creating. This includes writers. That’s why Deep Work has stood out to me…