Day 4: Cognitive Goals
Welcome to day 4 of our 5-Day Stay-Home Writing Retreat!
Today we'll turn our attention to the C in your SPACE of writing -- cognition -- and its close companions, creativity and challenge. Can you identify specific types of writing that reliably bring you into a "flow state," when time and space seem to fade away and you become completely absorbed in the moment? Are there other writing-related tasks that make you feel less like a flowing river than a blocked drain? Today's goal-setting exercise will prompt you to become more mindful about the eddies and currents of cognitive energy in your writing practice.
Start by watching the short Before Writing video below. At the end of your writing day, please return to this page to watch the After Writing video, which will take you through a brief reflection on your progress.
before writing
Day 4: Befure writing
after writing
Day 4: After writing
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