Simple Writing Habits That Take Out Stress From Your Life

Writing is therapeutic to the ones who value its importance. You should try it once even if you haven’t practised writing down your thoughts. Simple writing habits help sort out your emotions and give your thoughts a direction. My mom introduced me to diary writing in school. Writing comes to me naturally and it heals me too. From childhood to adulthood, my writing has matured for good.

For writing regularly, it’s necessary to make and follow a routine. The writing style will come along. Let me share a few writing habits that help me de-stress the daily chores and will guide you too.

Clean your desk before you sit to write

I need my table and space around to be clean. All things should be back to their original places, dusted and more free space that helps my thoughts to grow. I have put family pictures on my wall that have loads of greenery in them. There’s also a window on the other side of the table that opens up to a small backyard with plants. So, when I look up thinking about my content, these pictures and the window give me a plethora of choices.

Take a colourful pen and a nice diary/page

Colours fascinate every creative person and I am no different. I have put colourful gel pens and sketch pens on my desk to energise me. I like to make my notes with different colours. I use a different colour to write ‘Done’ against a topic I have just finished. This gives me immense confidence to start another project.

The same holds true for diaries with smooth pages and colourful margins.

Write down before bedtime to clear your mind and sleep peacefully

Choosing a suitable writing time helps you to be more productive. My most productive time slots are after lunch around 4 PM and post-dinner around 10:30 PM. If you are not sure of your productive time, try writing at different time slots. You will automatically feel powered in the slot that suits you the most.

Simple writing habits include comfortable clothes

I don’t know about the world but I CAN’T wear fitted clothes even if that demands a 4xl for me! I need ventilation across my body at all times whether I am at home or outside. The most irritating is to witness my clothes getting tight from my underarms. I swear it feels like somebody has chained my arms and I am not able to write.

My laziness in wearing exact size clothes has become such a favourite habit that when I actually wear them, my family is surprised and asks, ” Have you lost weight? “

Find a favourite place

Your favourite corner makes you happy and emotions show in your writing. You can write fast and reciprocate your exact feelings. My favourite place is my table. It can be the other way round also where you turn your table into your favourite place by adding things you like. I think I’ve done it this way.

Write when you are alone

People around you are a hindrance to your writing. Either they talk to you and disturb or their physical aura intervenes in your thoughts and you deviate from your purpose. So, when you are alone, your thoughts are focused and you can finish your project on time.

My writings are the best when done alone in my room in my favourite hours.

Keep your phone away

I admit that my phone distracts me a lot. I try to keep my phone away from the table where I work. The addiction comes to a point where I am writing and thoughts are structured in my mind coming out on screen one by one BUT suddenly I open my phone and scroll social media!

I mean why? Forget my good work and instead see nonsense?

That’s why I try to keep the phone away as much as possible.

Don’t edit keep writing

When we stop to edit a particular word, our thoughts are disturbed and break the flow. The practice should be to write in one flow and once you finish you should come back to read it again and make corrections.

If you have installed Grammarly, then switch it off while you write. The red lines it shows are very disturbing and you are urged to correct it before you move on.

Never read it twice. You will gradually find a solution by the end.

Now this does not conflict with the above point but refers to stressful times. Write down your thoughts in one go. Just dump it down and gradually you will feel better and sorted. Many times, after practising this exercise, I feel the issue was not that big and ask myself, “Was it so simple to trash it?”

Reading twice means you are editing your thoughts and polishing them for others to read and feel good. But you are not. You are writing for yourself so that you feel good.

How can I forget food as an integral part of simple writing habits?

Food influences your mind. I want something good to eat before I write something good. I can’t write on an empty stomach. The quantity you consume also affects your writing. If you are too full, you will feel lazy and can’t write. So it’s important to control your portions.

I started with 5 simple writing habits to share and while writing I remembered so many more. Wow, 10 solid points.

What are your favourite writing habits from the above?

This post is part of the ‘The Write Path’ blog hop hosted by The Blissful Storyteller.