"You don't have to stay up nights to succeed; you have to stay awake days."
-Source unknown
Ok, it stung reading that little quote up there. Ouch. I'm the exact opposite. I go to bed around 2AM every night (eeek or shall I say morning) and get up five hours later. I wasn't always this way, but since I started writing I've become an extreme night owl, justifying it with the reason that it was all part of me pursuing my dream to become a published author. And most of the time it's all fine and good, but then I read something like that quote or have a week where I'm dog tired all day and still pushing myself to stay awake at night to get things done. Those moments make me wonder why I think getting less sleep will allow me more to be more productive and creative. Sounds like a little backwards, doesn't it?
This brings me to my little light bulb moment. More sleep=Feel better=Write better.
I make my child go to bed early so he can be all refreshed and ready to learn and be happy the next day yet I don't do it for myself. SO I think it's time I give it a whirl. I'm going to get my butt in bed earlier and see what happens. Who knows maybe I'll end up writing a novel in one sitting.
Or not. I'll settle for a few chapters.
3 comments:
Good luck! I set myself a bedtime and I've been sticking to it. So far, so good. And I'm not so grouchy and I can do more... Yeah, sleep is a good thing.
I need to do the same thing. I'm a night owl, and then I'm typically tired for a good part of the next day. It's worth a try to see if we're more productive if we go to bed earlier. I'm going to join you in this.
I've become the same way! Lisa's husband has her on a midnight curfew so I usually try to do the same. There just aren't enough hours in the evening--that's the only time I can get anything done!
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