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I really like this website called 750words.com for getting this done. It's a blank canvas, minimal formatting, and the word counts to get things done are pretty good motivation to keep going!
I will promise that some days I write absolute crap - as in I'm embarrassed as to how bad it is and when I read it I cringe. But there are other days where it's writing gold and I can use what I'm working on for papers for my grad classes, my thesis, blog posts, whatever.
First thing in the morning, write out 3 pages without self-editing. Review your previous day, plan your current day, think long term. I've been doing this for over a year and it's been a life-changing habit. The benefit of using the site is that it's easily stored, accessible anywhere, and they have some cool metadata tracking features, but you can obviously journal without it. Penzu is another similar site.
750words functions on the idea of writing 750 words a day.
I remember some thread some time ago that posted a link to a Google Spreadsheet where you could do this, but I'm not sure where it is anymore. I think you could probably look for a Excel or Google Spreadsheet template with some Google-fu.
That's normal, (we) you are an introvert. According to book "The introvert advantages" that refer to studies, we use our historical memory for those kinds of things. Correct words took more time to popup in our head than for extrovert.
Reading those kind of books has helped me realized the difference we introvert have from the "standard" expectations (extrovert).
Yes, it happens to me often. I'm testing this website (since 3 days now) to see if this help me make my ideas clearer.
There is great chance that Tim is an introvert, but I'm not good enough at guessing MBTI type of people to tell if he is an INTP.
On a side note, a great TED talk that will help you come with a good way of presenting your ideas.
There's this idea called morning pages – basically what it means is that every day you force yourself to write for 3 pages, no matter whether you feel like you have anything to write about or not. Just always fill 3 pages with literally whatever comes to mind, even if you have to repeat the same word over and over again. The idea is that this helps overcome your inner self-censor. Maybe this technique could be helpful to you? I used to do it at a site called 750words, which I'm pretty sure is still free, but obvs you could also use paper or files on your computer or whatever.
Thank you, that actually means a lot to me. I spent way too long editing that post so I am glad someone liked it.
If you really want to get better at expression I would recommend just practicing. 750words is a pretty awesome habit to get into. That and read, those are the two things that I have been trying to do every day.
The one piece of advice I've heard repeated time and time again is to simply write every day. Three written pages (about 750 words) seems to be the guideline.
With that in mind, you might find this website helpful: http://750words.com/
I recently saw the HBO special "talking funny" http://www2.re1ease.net.in/movies/talking-funny-2011/ "Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Louis C.K. and Ricky Gervais sit on a living room set and spend an hour discussing their approaches to stand-up comedy." Could help you look at stand up in a different light. It was entertaining regardless so I would watch it anyway.
Try to talk with fellow comics and get their feedback. Share some drinks and just bounce different ideas off each other.
Visit a news website like CNN or Fox and Just write. I have found this http://750words.com/ to be a helpful tool with producing volume. Read some books about comedic writing.
Sometimes it helps to take a step back and consider the long view. Instead of focusing on what you want now, ask yourself what you'll be glad you did after the fact: "When did I feel better -- two hours after the last time I had a crying jag, or two hours after the last time I got out of the house?"
Yes, the better option may require forcing yourself at first, but you'd be surprised how quickly non-depressed actions can become automatic once you look respectable and have left your gloomy bedroom (which probably triggers depression by association at this point). And if that doesn't work, you can always cry later. But I don't how much daylight is left in your time zone, so you should really walk now.
Also, that energy you put into a long reddit post? Put that into a journal instead. A simple notebook will do, but some people prefer an electronic version. Putting thoughts into text can slightly relieve anxiety by getting those thoughts out of your head. And in my experience, journaling can also kick-start problem solving. Writing down all my current stressors and then analyzing them can be like a long math problem: it looks like chaos at first, but after working it out for half a page (or longer if need be), a solution begins to emerge.
By the way, you're adulting better than I am. I've never held a job as long as you. And even though I'm married with kids, we still rent. But you own a house! You may not live there, but hey, you acquired it in the first place. Go you!
750words is a site that encourages you to write 750 words every day.
You could probably keep track of your word count progress in something like an Excel document or Google spreadsheet.
Yup. Last year I decided I wanted to become a journalist. I didn't want to go to Law School anymore. Unfortunately it meant my Philosophy degree would be worthless.
So I sat down and wrote everyday using http://750words.com/ as my visual achievement guide (you get chains for writing 750 words everyday).
After a month of doing this and rapidly improving, I got a job at my student paper with no prior volunteer experience. I then started to freelance for a niche mag and was awarded an internship with them.
Now I'm back at uni for my last year and in great shape. I'll probably be freelancing with the CBC this year before heading back to the East Coast to network again and consider jobs.
That is definitely a way to clear things up in your mind. It has been proved as a working method by lots of studies. Here is a cool tool I am using daily - http://750words.com/.
The point is to write down 3 pages of what is going on in your mind, put things on paper. Just try it out and you will feel relieved and rejuvenated just as you finished writing.
Hmm, that is a pickle. You might want to try a technique called Morning Pages. This site, 750 words, should be a good place to get you started on the process, but it's really meant to get you to just write freehand for awhile. Maybe it'll start to get you to relax a little bit when you're writing the story too. :)
If you don't like reddit at all then quit it. There is no reason for you to stay. But when reading your post you seem reluctant to leave and that you will want to go back. Then why not try to get some actual discipline? True discipline is to be able to do something a little bit, enjoy it, and go forward with your day without binging and wasting the whole day on it. Quitting something completely is the easy way out. At least that's how I see it.
Also, if you are going to quit reddit just to sit there in boredom, don't do it. If you are going to quit reddit, replace the reddit time with learning a new skill or something else that is useful and actually improves your life. Sitting and doing nothing is more wasteful than reading on reddit.
Also, as someone said, it seems that you are using reddit to think out-loud. I recommend trying http://750words.com/ if you are somelike me who needs to write stuff down to get it out of your system.
Kind of, and someone just posted it recently: http://750words.com/
I haven't used it, but it's the same principle as your theoretical site. But while this site uses a point reward system, you want to use a fear tactic. Not saying you can't have both, but maybe check that one out to see if it helps you.
I like using 750 words for my daily writing. The stats and cute badges are motivational!
I also needed a nice, long break from writing after NaNo, but I think I'm ready to start writing again. I have a lot of plotting to do before the new year..
I second the WriteRoom thing to supplement self-discipline. And 750 Words isn't a program, but it's a great website that encourages you to think about writing as a daily (or weekly or whatever) practice.
Scribd? Well, I think what's lacking is focus and ease of access. There's 750words where writers can share their works, but I don't think it's that popular. If I'd do it myself, maybe I'll take the idea of Facebook's Newsfeed. You get to follow people (with facebook integration) and be updated with every piece/artwork that gets published. Voting system to let other people see what's hot (global) and give them more exposure. And some incentives for them.
The second point is actually true. Now, I switch to GTD method to assign every task and this method significantly improve my life. This is because in GTD process, all ideas over my head are written down (or you can called it 'dumped') in Inbox list. Then at the end of week (or maybe the end of the day), all those ideas is reviewed again by it's due date, priority, etc. Dumping task into some list make sure your task is not slipped away from your brain.
I also recommended http://750words.com/ . It's a good site to make your Daily Pages :)
Holy crap, you are sooo me. Even down to the "I expected to make more than this by now" part. And as fast as I can write when I'm in the zone, I often don't write at all because I get distracted so impossibly easy.
I think one way of getting discipline up is to use reinforcement learning. Try this site: http://writeordie.com/
You can use it for free without purchasing it, though it's not as versatile in free mode. But still, it gets the job done. When there are consequences for not writing, your ass writes. That's actually one reason why I've been looking for a mentor recently, because self-motivation can only get you so far.
You could also try: http://750words.com/. But its big draw usually comes due to the fact that you have several streaks of successful days and have a subconscious desire to not break that streak. It's still useful.
What initially helped me was a site called 750 Words which forces you to write 750+ words every day. Unfortunately, they now charge a small fee, but there are other sites such as this which are generally the same thing.
This is great for freeform writing, getting some short stories down on the page, and generally preparing yourself for writing your manuscript
Maybe this is too nitpicky, but it's worth pointing out that 750 Words and Morning Pages are two different approaches to daily journaling.
http://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/
One is inspired by the other, but in my experience practicing both, you get very different things out of creatively-focused longhand than from word-count based typing.
I did most of the first draft on 750words.com, which has some built-in metrics. What I particularly liked were the ones that analyzed your copy and showed emotional content. I'd never used anything quite like that.
As far as FRE and things like that, I think it's a good idea to run the copy through those kinds of analysis tools because it's easy to get so focused on some other aspect that you miss subtle problems or things that don't bother you, but might bother others. Lately I'm given to run-on sentences, and because of my job in a bureaucracy it's easy for me to miss how many multi-syllabic words are junking up my story.
For not having written anything in a year - go and join this!
Starting is the toughest part of any journey. Especially as time goes on as doubt increases.. I know that very well - I'm constantly putting off making videos and movies as I keep finding things that'll make it not what I want it to be. Bad tech, terrible editing, the works.. So say what - let's do a challenge to get us started. By the first Stray Sheep of August, both of us should have one piece to share. You write a story, about anything, and I'll make a short film. We'll see what we can do in about a month.
Should be fun! ~~Or terribly scary and stressful~~
Luckily this isn't a ADHD specific issue, many people struggle with putting things into words. Vocabulary is key, read quality texts. Stuff that tabloid clickbait shit in the trash and pick up a good fiction book or some proper journalism/opnion (The New Yorker is a favourite of mine).
Secondly, and the best thing you can do is to practice writing. In some serious workshop classes I've been to, there is an exercise called "free writing" its super easy and I've definitely become a better writer for it.
If you can discipline yourself nothing beats keeping a journal. Great for your writing, self-growth, happiness pretty much fucking gold if you ask me. This is a cool way to do it but I just use pen and paper.
Here's some of the greats (Plath, Woolf, Emerson Sontag) on why to write a journal.
Hey, I was moved by your post about completing your backlog, so I checked out some other things you've posted on the site. (Just a bit, I'm done now.)
I'm still subscribed to (but haven't kept up with) the website 750words.com. It's a daily, private journal entry website that encourages you to write that much each day. I did it for a good while, and at times it felt really good to use that encouragement to be productive. Other times I kinda forced it. So it's what you make of it.
It costs money, though, after a month. $5/mo. But it's a nice site full of stats on what you've accomplished.
750 words may help you. The aim is to write 750 words a day, and keep a streak going for as long as possible. It might be good motivation to keep you writing!
I'm going to read one book a month, as for a few years I've been slacking with how much I read, and I don't want to set the bar too high such as one a week as I don't have the time.
I also want to write a draft/script for a book. I've never written a poem or a short story before, let alone a book. But I've felt the urge to get into writing so think I should try and get one written this year! My only problem is trying to come up with ideas for a story, but that's something that I'll have to work on.
Just write. You probably think that's bunk, but you'll find it to be true once you begin. Schedule in writing time and stick with it. You'll eventually learn what works, and what doesn't and how arduous it is, and you will wish you'd never started—writing isn't romantic, it's terrifying.
Writing will destroy you. It'll fill you with insecurity that will never go away. The sooner you jump in the sooner you can experience the delightful madness.
Check out 750 words it's a website designed to encourage you to write at least 750 words a day. That'll help you get used to actually writing.
Also I'd suggest reading good writers, for non-fiction how about Hunter S. Thompson? Be mindful as you read, ask why the author reveals what they reveal when they reveal it, what determines the word choice?, the narrative mode? How the fuck do they do what they do?
And keep in mind the less you write, the harder it is. You gotta train up, and be committed to daily improvement. Once you're comfortable with writing choose your readers well, you'll want one that will be brutally honest with you and one that will be a uncritical cheerleader—you need to be willing to face the truth, but you also need something to feel good about.
Before any of that ask yourself if you can stand being constantly disappointed in yourself, writing will not build self-esteem, it will destroy it.
It's scary out here.
Oh, one last thing: Stop making excuses. You haven't even began yet and you're looking for a way out claiming you got nothing to write about.
That's awesome.
By the way, I just came across this website called 750Words. It looks pretty interesting. It isn't exactly for people writing novels, more for anyone that wants to write more. I'm tempted to start using it that's for sure. But I just figured I'd share it with you =D
Hah!
I can see how it'd be useful for, say, Stoic journaling. Half of Meditations was just Marcus Aurelius repeating the same things over and over again. Perhaps this could help you do the same? Daily emails asking you what the nature of virtue is, what are indifferents, how did you act in a Stoic manner today, where do you have room for improvements, etc. I'd still like to see EthanLeeVita's own set of questions, though.
Another site that'd probably be good for journaling would be 750words.
Missed yesterday, but probably for the best.
Since it's the weekend, I'll have time to make up for this past week. Better food, exercise, all that fun stuff. :) I just have to make it through lovely ad production Friday, but it's looking good. I love the nice Fridays, where I get to stay busy but not 'so busy I want to tear my hair out and cry' busy.
I think I'll sign up for at least one of the fitocracy challenges. I have no hope of winning, but that's not really the point, is it? ;) I just realized how much I miss my bike, which is in my parent's garage collecting dust. I'll work on running for the time being, since the last time I went for a bike ride, I walked funny for a week.
Today:
- ~~go grocery shopping~~ (on a friday night, i should know better!)
- cook something fabulous for dinner (i'm thinking these wings)
- daily challenge
- write 750 words
Go to http://750words.com every day and type whatever you can until you can't do any more. Get all the crap out. You can even get badges, if that motivates you.
I've heard writers say that your first million words are crap. The trick is to burn those as fast as you can.
Move your hand! Write any old crap. Goodness will follow, the first pancake always sucks. Head over to http://750words.com and sign up to write 750 words a day of unfiltered, unpublished writing for you and you alone. You'll soon push through it :)
stream of consciousness when high is always the weirdest thing to re-read...check out 750words.com and consider using it. it's funny to see how different my thoughts are when I compare it to sober posts.
enjoy your high, buddy (:
(http://750words.com/) Write every morning and read it at night (it's ok to skip reading sometimes, but try to keep the writing on a streak). You will get so sick of the devices you never knew you relied on, that you will have to mix it up. Plus you can experiment with style as much as you want.
I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes working on plotting, drawing mind maps, etc, works for me. I do it as a procrastination exercise but it ends up being time well spent.
Sometimes when I have to force myself to get some words out I use Write or Die (link on the right-hand side). You set yourself a word target and tell the program how hard you want it to be on you, and go for it. In kamikaze mode, if you pause for too long it starts deleting the text you've already written.
It's not always the right tool but when you just need to get words on paper, it's perfect. The other thing about that is that once you get some momentum going, it can be really easy to keep at it.
Another tool some people use is 750 Words, which sets you up to write every day. It's not bad, but I find I'm too inconsistent to get much out of it.
The point of these is that once you have a draft, you have something to work with, to improve. While you've got nothing, you've got nothing. If you know what I mean.
Not exactly what you're after, but I use http://750words.com. It's my favourite website, it's super useful for anyone who wants to clear their head, but I also use it for writing. Just to get a quick first draft out there.
Once I have the shitty first draft I can refine it and mould it and so on.
Otherwise, I just use post-it notes. You might be interested in some of the methods that user experience designers use to help with information architecture, journey mapping, personas and user stories.
So what was your spiritual goal?
You can try meditation... yoga... practice letting go and being comfortable with people believing whatever they want... Keeping a journal... try therapy
Or does it have to be something Mormon? Can she give you freedom to explore your spirituality your way if you give her the freedom she needs?
Try this. http://750words.com/ I just went through something super similar and I'm still not out of it. But writing has helped immensely. Otherwise, and I know a lot of people might disagree - but learning to come to terms with how crappy/sad you feel is totally okay. Try not to identify with all of the sadness you're feeling, remember that for there to be a thought, there has to be a thinker - but let yourself be sad and don't rush it. I find when you try and 'force' yourself to do things, or distract from the pain that's right in front of you, you might miss the lesson or even worse, as per the ENFP protocol, jump into an even worse situation. I moonlight as a life coach so feel free to message me if you need a chat. Cheers.
Freewriting. I started using 750words.com in 2012, and even sporadic journalling helped me recover from double depression and improve at writing to the point where I now get paid for it.
Evernote would work, sure. You could always just work in anything and email it to yourself at the end of the day. http://750words.com/ is another idea. I also just learned about http://www.zenpen.io/ , but have not used it myself.
It sounds weird even to me, but 750words.com works for me. For some reason the way the site is set up makes me able to do what I've never been able to do, which is to write and not think about the distractions -- and I'm in my late 50s, been writing since my teens. I don't put in quote marks, I'll leave characters unnamed, I don't even know where the writing is going to end up, if it ever does, in my eventual story. I just log on and bang out the words. With this site I've written further into a single story than I ever have, and resisted starting another story or re-editing my current story.
My method seems to be to mostly write dialog. Usually I end up using it later, but sometimes it turns out to be two characters describing what happened and it use it as a guide for the scene. I edit previous work during lunch at work, and my plan is to get the bones down and then go back and put in the description of sight, sound, smell, extra characters, etc., that I leave out in the first draft. Actually, I don't feel that what I get from 750words is a first draft. It's the bones, the infrastructure of a scene.
The moral here is not to join 750 words, though that might be something to try, but to find that magic method for you. Maybe it's google docs. Maybe it's editing in a terminal window using a text editor (tried both).
Also, I've really come to like rainycafe.com.
I feel for you as it's very hard thing to overcome. But it is doable. There isn't any thought exercises that you can do to change the reality. It's in fact the other way round. You must remind yourself of the reality you're in and articulate how self-sufficient you are without him.
The worst thing you can do in the meantime is compare your current boyfriend to your old one. All you'll be doing is measuring your current boyfriend to your ex and not allowing your boyfriend's uniqueness to naturally express itself. If you don't write everyday, try it now for at least three weeks and then after that reexamine your feelings.
This website was and has been an extremely helpful resource for my personal growth mentally, spiritually and physically. I don't like sharing goals, but committing to the everyday practice of writing, I can share these goals with myself and having to articulate them and measure them is the hidden gem of completing those difficult goals that you may have.
You've got to put the wheels in motion, not just allow time to pass.
Write morning pages. Just sit down and write whatever pops up in your head. Don't think about it, don't stop, just write. If nothing comes out, just write for example "I don't know what to write" over and over until some other word/sentence pops up in your head.
Usually writing three whole pages is recommended, but I've found this is not necessary. I usually just use the site http://750words.com/ and write... well, 750 words.
So why should you do this? Well, I can tell you what it does for me. I'm a chronic worrier, I tend to be really anxious and worry about everything. When I write morning pages, my head is immediately cleared, as the things that worry me are bound to come up as I write and for some reason writing down the things that worry you tend to make them disappear from your head.
That is by far the biggest benefit for me. Aside from that, I feel a clear mood lift (probably connected to the reduced worrying), increased mental clarity and focus, reduced sleep latency (especially if combined with night-time journaling!) and much more. Also, the stuff that pops out on the page can sometimes surprise me. I really feel like I gain access to my subconscious at times and realize things about myself, my thought processes, emotions etc that sometimes surprise me.
Writing morning pages can be a pain in the ass, but it is so worth it.
Might look into 750 words.com or whatever it is.
Has a tracking system for setting up your own keywords (track weight, carbs, happiness rating, etc.) and also gives you reports about your mood, word usage, etc. It costs now, but cheap, and it's pretty cool (or at least I think so.)
first of all congrats on the engagement. that is something that you can be very proud of it despite the added stress and responsibilities that come with it. i will mention a few things that not to sound pedantic because you might have heard of them but they do honestly work for me and have helped me in my struggle with mild depression and anxiety.
i wake up in the morning about three hours before work starts. i meditate for ten minutes with a timer on my phone. i will then write in my private journal online. then i eat breakfast and try to have a bit of fun before work to help with my stress so i'll watch a television program or play a video game on my phone or on the computer. if i am feeling very anxious before going to work i will do some intense exercises like push ups, dead lifts, snatches. i also like to listen to motivation speakers like tony robbins, erich thomas and les brown. take care, good luck and i wish you well.
If you signed up for 750 Words prior to a certain date (I think it was in 2013) it was free for life/you were grandfathered in.
After that date it became a paid service and if you're not already signed up... you're out of luck. Not sure if there's another site like this?
From the 750 Words FAQ: Does it cost money to use this site?
For people who joined the site after June 2013, the site costs $5 after a free 30 day trial. For the first 3 years of this site's existence, 750 Words was free for everyone. However, as it has grown, the cost of maintaining the servers and responding to support requests has grown. Rather than close the site down, we decided to require a small monthly subscription ($5) after a 30 day free trial. All 200,000 people who signed up before that switch over were grandfathered into lifetime free accounts, as thanks for their use and patronage over the years.
Morning (night) pages (~700-1000 words a day) is also a great way to sort thoughts and feelings. ±30 minutes of writing a day. Just a continuous stream of consciousness. I never read any of it (may be interesting a year from now).
And just like any habit, it helps to build up willpower.
I use 750words.com, but I think it’s paid now after a month. You can write on a public or private web blog, into a Word file.
Heroine addict does not come across the sample of the drug on every second web page and in every movie. :)
‘Ejaculation duration’: there are quite detailed statistics of how long people spend on a major free porn site, per session. The average is around 7-9 minutes (looking for a good scene, not only MO).
I journal a lot and it ends up about 50/50, paper/computer. If you're on a Mac, Day One is an absolutely perfect journaling app. Online, my personal favorite is http://750words.com. There is also Penzu, specifically for private journaling.
Good luck!
I'm on mobile so I can't see replies farther down than this... Hopefully not a redundant comment, but on the note of writing every day: http://750words.com is excellent. Go, write, and see a cool analysis of what you wrote. Keeps your stuff in one place too, and accessible anywhere with internet.
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm definitely a male student, and I'm happy to see I dazed you with techiness. As for the romantic side, reddit doesn't see it, but information from my daily journals show that there most definitely is and on more than one occasion. Ignore anything that says about religion by the way, just the algorithm making a mistake, otherwise spot on.
One last thing, how old would you say I am?
http://750words.com/ has 200,000 members (but charges per month) which I don't want people like my pal to have to do (especially since he's going through a rough patch with work, his marriage, etc) so if I can offer him and anyone else that can't afford the money every month something for free then why not? That's was the initial thought. If people don't see the value, I completely understand! No hard feelings at all.
There is many ways. You can keep journal, something like 750words, you can use spreadsheet with statistics or just counter here.
More important than journal is changing way you behave. You need to create new habbits (exercising, reading, learning, modeling...) to supplement your nofap free time.
I keep trying but failing to hit this, I should get practicing for NaNoWriMo methinks.
750words.com is a site that lets you track this and gives you cute little badges (achievements to unlock!) for hitting targets, progress charts, and fun stuff like that. I don't use it myself (I prefer to do all my writing in Scrivener) but some folks might like it.
Yeah, I can understand - you go to write, but without any particular goal in mind, and just write about whatever comes first. It's a good way to go.
I do something similar - I use 750words to write every day and waffle about whatever is on my mind, and then have a journal for more personal/bigger issues that I need to think/write about extensively.
Get your pen flowing and your fingers tapping. Stories will come. Build a daily rhythm. Even if you don't write at first just sit there doing nothing: your job is holding the chair down.
Try out journaling, free writing, morning pages, 750 words, copying stories you like, even typing software. Anything to build up the habit of forming words.
After a few weeks of this you will feel like a champ.
This past week has been .. interesting. Not having a car makes it really hard to do just about anything. I did walk to the CVS on Saturday, getting some exercise. It was also a discovery that pretty much every sidewalk in town is a disaster. A friend did come to visit over the weekend, so I was able to go to the store and pick up some stuff. So I'm not starving to death or anything but I did end up buying chips. :(
I was bad yesterday and ate a bunch of junk food all day. I don't even want to go into it. Needless to say, when I went to bed I felt like utter crap, something that I haven't really felt in awhile. I realized this is why you don't do this! Blah, unfortunate but necessary wake up call, I guess.
Today:
- ~~call mechanic~~ still being looked at
- ~~breakfast!~~
- make more roasted chickpeas - the process of :D
- laundry
- dinner (bonus: add a vegetable, dammit!)
- write 750 words
- push-ups
Read and figure out what you like (as some one else mentioned.)
You could try one of those free online classes (I'm doing one right now for fiction writing) Link
Another website I can recommend is 750words. It makes it fun to write daily. While I find myself just writing about my day most of the time, it does provide an outlet to jot down ideas I had during the day or to reflect on people/situations in my real life that I could add to a story.
Sorry if this is spamming, but I've found 750 Words to be a good tool for getting into the habit of dumping your thoughts. The interface is dead simple, and there is a badge and point system to keep you motivated.
For writers: http://750words.com/
For artists: I'm working on something you might like, pm me if you want to get involved.
For programmers: Want to make these tools together? (They will likely be open-source)
Also I am not the creator of 750 words.
I don't journal, but I do this:
And I feel like it helps me write more effectively. The charts it creates from your stuff are neat too. I've started using this handy, creativity-promoting app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-brainstormer/id374496865?mt=8) and making myself write 750 words of fiction every day. It's a fun practice. :)
http://750words.com/ is a great resource that will actually email you to remind you to write (if you want it to). I don't do it as often as I'd like but I do think writing is essential to dealing with psychosis regardless of how you do it or what you write.
- Started to use 750 words every day. Helps focus my thoughts and ensures that I get something productive done every day!
- Cut out all meat. When I started at Uni I became a pescatarian, and probably around the start of the year I stopped eating fish in its entirety too. I can't say I've noticed any physical change, but I feel so much better about myself as a person. I'm trying to cut out dairy products next.
- Promised myself to be the best person I could be. Just generally smiling at people more, talking to people more, things like that. Offer help when I can give it. But also realising that I don't owe anybody (apart from my family) anything, and if they start to take me for granted or treat me like shit, distance myself because I don't need or deserve that. I've been a doormat for years and that one attitude adjustment has probably made the biggest difference to my life.
- Be open and honest about my problems and opinions. It's very freeing and cuts out a lot of bullshit.
EDIT: formatting.
This was originally something I wrote on 750words, but I'm posting this in /r/writing cause I think it's a pretty good example of my better writing. That said, I implore you to be hyper-critical of the piece. :)