Working under pressure is a great productivity trigger for me.
One of the reason I like live stream write-in is the count down, the sprint against the clock, against/with other writers.
But I can’t work under pressure for too long.
I get discouraged if I can’t be as productive as I was the day before, I get angry if I can’t write as much as I wanted to.
These days, I’m discovering that when in recommended confinement, keeping my cheers up and be productive, let alone positive, is challenging.
Taking the pressure off is beneficial. And may this time around, it’s having surprising effect on the word count.
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