How to motivate yourself to write everyday:

Here& #39;s 14 intrinsic motivation hacks that you can do to keep you writing daily. I grouped them into what you can do before > during > after writing.

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Before:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✍️" title="Schreibende Hand" aria-label="Emoji: Schreibende Hand">Decide to become a writer, a person who writes daily
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎯" title="Volltreffer" aria-label="Emoji: Volltreffer">Enthusiasm is easy, commitment is uncommon - commit to it as you would for work
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💗" title="Wachsendes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Wachsendes Herz">Learn to enjoy it - joy makes you return tomorrow
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤕" title="Gesicht mit Kopfbandage" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Kopfbandage">Pain > pleasure - leverage pain avoidance, take painful risks/disincentives

During:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐣" title="Schlüpfendes Küken" aria-label="Emoji: Schlüpfendes Küken">Keep the bar low. 100-200 words a day
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend">Compound - write 1% better each time
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔄" title="Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeile abwärts und aufwärts in offenem Kreis gegen den Uhrzeigersinn">Switch mediums to keep things fresh - analog writing or change location
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏱" title="Stoppuhr" aria-label="Emoji: Stoppuhr">Set a 30min timer, take short breaks to sustain motivation
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎉" title="Partyknaller" aria-label="Emoji: Partyknaller">Finish. Unfinished projects are discouraging

After:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍫" title="Schokoriegel" aria-label="Emoji: Schokoriegel">Reward yourself
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">Gamify your writing - count streak, words
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔋" title="Batterie" aria-label="Emoji: Batterie">Deload to reload - downtime recharges energy
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷‍♂️" title="Achselzuckender Mann" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckender Mann">Find your deeper why - review & figure out why you write daily
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚧" title="Baustellenschild" aria-label="Emoji: Baustellenschild">Give yourself permission to stumble. Missing a day is fine, just don& #39;t miss twice.

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Just 100 words a day. Anyone can do that.

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