Reaching Writing Zen

The Blogosphere | November 13, 2008

We bloggers just NEED to reach some type of zen when we’re about to write an article. I’ve been blogging for a while and I’ve noticed certain things that affect me when I’m writing depending if “x” or “y” thing is there or not. To write an article we have to have the fundamentals, the understanding, and… zen. Writing and publishing an article on your blog can always either give you a step forward, or a step back. We want the forward. So how do we prevent going back?

Let me open your eyes and see that your mind sometimes plays tricks on you and you don’t even realize this. While you’re sitting on your chair there are many factor which can prevent you from doing your work correctly. Work these days is very important, and you want to make sure whatever it is that you do, you do it right. Since this is a blog about the blogosphere let’s pretend this work that you do is, well, blogging.

I will list things to keep in mind and/or to analyze and correct. The point of the list is to reach writing zen.

Factors To Consider & Correct

  1. Sleep - You need sleep. Now this was a bit obvious right? Well let me go into this furthur. Some people actually don’t sleep. They rely on coffee, products like Redbull, or some other measures. I don’t recommend doing this, sleep helps the mind relax, protects your health, your body to clean itself, and so on. What I do recommend sleeping 6-8 hours, and after than you can have your cup of coffee to be more active. Note: Sleeping in excess doesn’t help, it relaxes you more than you need and then you’ll be tired. So there’s no point in sleeping in order to try and achieve a state of full energy.
  2. Clean Desk - A clean desk is a happy author. Keeping your desk clean helps remove any stuff that may distract you or anything that may get in the way of typing, looking for materials (like a book you want some reference on) and so on.
  3. Desk Chair - Huh? What does the chair have to do with anything? Yes, the chair is a factor in this. You need to level your chair in a way that will perfectly balance you and the keyboard and mouse. Not being leveled can sometimes incommode you, you start moving and trying to force yourself to type well. In my honest opinion a chair with wheels is better than a chair with just 4 legs just making you sit there still, making your mobility a limited one.
  4. Music - This can vary, some people work better with audio, but generally music or other sounds are highly distracting. Although if you select some ambient type of music its more probable that you will relax and thus help you reach writing zen.
  5. Exercise - The mind works better when oxygen is flows through it. What better way than walking or jogging for 20-30 minutes? This not only helps send oxygen to your brain, but it stimulates alertness and helps for a more healthy body.
  6. Glasses - Last but not least, glasses are important if you need them. You may think that since the monitor is right in your face glasses are not need, but this is wrong. The computer screen is likely to affect your eyesight, therefore almost everybody that sits long hours in the computer needs glasses (although this can vary). Glasses are proven to help you stay focused, so this is an important factor in our discussion.

There you have it, 6 tips to reach writing zen. It won’t hurt to try them and see if you get results (although trust me you will). You have to set the lazy in you apart and start working seriously, since I take blogging as a serious matter I do these 6 steps daily, and it not only helps me with the writing but in other things in life as well. It’s just a matter of you finding your own type of writing zen.

Good luck, and keep your blogging zen and spirit up.

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  1. Great Post! :-)

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    no imageStuart (Who am I?) | November 14th, 2008

  2. 1. Sleep - get plenty of that
    2. Clean desk - UhUh - an extremely messy desk
    3. Desk chair - no, I have a ball thingy :)
    4. Music - I work better with it off, and usually don’t have it playing when I type
    5. Exercise - I do get a fair amount of exercise.
    6. Glasses - don’t currently have them

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    no imageSite Flipping Simon (Who am I?) | November 14th, 2008

  3. [...] Reaching Writing Zen [...]

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  4. 7. Don’t feel the need to timetable your posts. Some people think they need to write something new everyday. It results in many low quality posts.

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    no imageMonster Cables (Who am I?) | November 20th, 2008

  5. Good points. You also need a reason to write too.

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