Two Innovative Writing Tools You Never Heard Of (But Should)

Two Innovative Writing Tools You Never Heard Of (But Should)

Two writing projects I recently discovered that will substantially help you write and eventually write better.

#1 ilys — ilys.com

Punchline: Love writing again. Have fun and feel great!

Purpose:

  • Kill writer’s block.
  • Train your creative mind.
  • Enter writing flow.

Business model: Free Trial (3,000 words) + Subscription ($10.08 per month)

#2 Freewrite — freewrite.org

Punchline: Know Yourself.

Purpose:

  • Therapeutic writing (writing as a therapy).
  • Creative exercise and writing exercise.
  • Free writing while “free” refers to writing without judgment (inner censorship) — in the style julia Cameron’s morning pages.

Business model: Free Trial (10 days) + Subscription ($4 per month, or $40 per year if paid anually)

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48: Why You Listen to Music in Your Morning Commute (Although You Don’t Want to)

Why You Listen to Music in Your Morning Commute (Although You Don't Want to)

Every morning after you woke up, had a shower and a kind-of breakfast you robotically move into public transportation and automatically put your headphones (or earphones) onto your head and listen to your favorite songs. Spotify, streamed local radio stations and the music stored on your phone are your friends.

Still half an hour to go, you read the news on your phones — headlines only, and maybe some skimming of the first few paragraphs — while great tunes cheer you up and prepare you for your work day or the day at the university. You work while you study on the side.

Occasionally you lift your head and have a look at what’s surrounding you. “Oh people!“, you think. „And actually pretty pretty ones as well“, you wonder milliseconds after. Read More

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47: Don’t make your problem a problem

Don't make your problem a problem

You have problems. You have issues. Me too. Everyone has. Some people don’t because they reject to deal with them. You can think what you want but not dealing with your problem will create a returning boomerang that slaps you into the face 10X the strength when you threw it in the first place. Ouch!

However, a problem is a problem for a reason. It represents a challenge that life wants you to overcome. A problem is not there to stay a problem because when it has become a long-lasting and chronic issue, it can turn into a disease, a sickness caused by inertia, inaction and procrastination.

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