Workflow

Alex: Figuring out your workflow is tough! Especially when you work from home. It’s so easy to get distracted… and take naps, watch Netflix, eat food, procrastinate. I’m having one of those moments where inspiration takes over all resistance and boy does it feel good to be productive. It got me thinking about what I need to do to get back to this feeling. I realized that the future can’t be written. It can always change. So instead of writing down what I’m going to do tomorrow I’m going to start writing down the things I accomplished today. That way I can learn from my past, what worked and what didn’t. To learn when I was the most productive and what actions led me to distraction. Do you have any suggestions on how to get into a workflow? Do you have a routine when you need to write or be productive?
Nik:  Not really…please tell me when you figure it out.  Haha.  I work well with ‘to- do’ lists.  I love crossing shit off.  But I found that I need to be realistic about my day and what I can accomplish otherwise I just end up with lists of lists of lists and then I’m back to getting a whole lot of nothing done.  I also need structure.  It’s all good when I’m on a show because it’s a Mon-Fri job and I have limited time on the weekends to get everything else done, but when I’m on hiatus I struggle to make good use of the endless free time.  And it’s not like I’m avoiding a car wash or a trip to the drycleaners, I’m avoiding writing three pilot ideas and a feature.  It’s so hard to dig in.  I mean, what do I want to write first?  I think I know, but the second I start the process for one idea, I suddenly can’t stop coming up with scenes and story ideas for the others.  So, yeah, structure.  I try to get up at the same time every morning, workout at the same time everyday (although my workouts vary to keep it interesting), I have set hours to write, set hours to run errands, set hours for social stuff and so on.  This really seems to help.  And try to stick to it because if you get into the habit of breaking your commitment to structure, well, that’s when you end up watching an entire season of something in one sitting.

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