Morning writing

Winkletter • 7 Jul 2025 •
It’s better to write here in the morning. At night I’m more tired, rushed, and anxious. I’m more likely to approach the task with dread, which leads to a feedback loop where I dread writing, write later, and dread writing more.
There are times at night where I have ideas in my pocket ready to go, but they’ve developed into a treatise or a monograph. It’s too much and then I have to improvise a fast dash to the finish line.
Writing in the morning sets my agenda. Instead of presenting answers, I can explore questions. If nothing else, the morning post clears my schedule.
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@isra.a.writes I get the opposite reaction. I feel like a bird freed from its cage.

Winkletter • 8 Jul 2025, 4:50 pm
Except when I write in the morning, I feel like I have nothing to look forward to. The ‘when will I write’ induced anxiousness is fun to have.