Just to go back to phase two for a minute there the actual writing phase. How is it that you actually get into this state where you can just write easily rise quickly, right? Well, for a lot of people, they describe it like the flow state, which is something that's been bouncing around psychology for the last few decades. flow state is where you lose yourself in your writing. You You're all these distractions disappear, you kind of lose your sense of self, you lose your sense of time. You just have like this really rich experience, where it's kind of like someone else is doing the right thing for you.

That's a very good way of thinking about it. Because if you think about your mind as having a conscious part and an unconscious part, writing is this really strange art form, where you're taking unconscious concepts like your ideas, your emotions, your experiences. The message you're trying to get across, and you're translating it into something that's a lot more conscious. So use words using labels using like concrete descriptions and definitions. In a way, it is like someone else's writing for you, your unconscious takes over. And when you're in this state where your unconscious is writing for you, you can feel really good, you can relax, and you can just be really focused on the writing experience.

This becomes easy. And it becomes easier to write than to not write. When you enter this state, where just everything just kind of just the words are just flowing from your fingertips. Now, some people, that's how they write. For others, they're a lot more conscious about how they write they constantly aware of where they are and what they're doing and the little distractions can get to them. Whatever your style is, that's okay.

You'll find that if you add just a little bit more of this unconscious flow state, to your writing experience, it will become a lot smoother, a lot faster and a lot more enjoyable. So how do you actually do this? Well, it takes quite a bit of practice for some people. Maybe it'll become come easy to you, maybe it'll be really natural for you. Once you try an exercise like this. Some people, all they need to think about is thinking about things less.

The way I like to phrase it is, while you're writing, you want to think less and write more. Now, that's all well and good, but how do you think less while you're writing? Some people they need to just listen to the right music. For others, it's about creating an environment that has zero distractions, nothing for the thoughts to kind of latch on to if you want to take this to The extreme end. And I do recommend that most writers or writers at least try this at one point, recommend meditation, because meditation is all about quieting your mind, and just getting on with what it is that you're doing. And if you're an experienced meditator, you're able to meditate while you're writing, you'll find that the writing experience becomes so much easier.

And what you end up writing will surprise you