Here is some advice for myself. Just describe things. Get back into the heart of yourself, feel what you feel, inhabit your body and write from your heart to your fingers.
Commutes, what were they like? Stepping out the front door always feels like a transition. I spent so much time at home even before the pandemic. There’s two parts to it.
I do a lot of my most intense, urgent writing on my phone while I pacing my kitchen.
I did a consult call and Describe Things came up. It occurs to me that if I describe my calls better, I’d get more clients. Because they’d have a clearer picture of what they’re opting in to. Most of my clients are people who are familiar with my work. It would be helpful to make a list of the books that I’m familiar with.
I wanna describe my calls better so I can get more clients
How can I be a better friend to myself
How can I be a better partner to myself
Make clearer requests
Ideate a bunch of substack essay ideas
You’ve done that before, why wasn’t it enough? Maybe: didn’t sufficiently work backwards from outcome? Wasn’t people-shaped?
Get your motor running (moved to standalone page)
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Ok I fucked up here lol I tried to switch from my phone to my computer and my notes app wasn’t syncing and so I ended up going on Twitter for an hour