Measuring Productivity Beyond Wordcount

One of the most obvious ways to measure the progress you've made on your book is word count. But writing a book is more than just stringing words together (otherwise, it wouldn't be so hard). When you feel like you're putting in the mental effort, but not seeing that word counter go up, it can make you lose that precious new year's momentum and energy.

There are other forms of work that go into a book than putting words on the screen. Watch today to see how to make sure you're allowing time for this work AND celebrating your progress when you do.

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0:00 - Introduction- Happy New Year!

1:40- Writing is more than just writing

4:00- Problems of "must make words" mentality

6:00- Making honest output goals

10:00- The sunk cost fallacy trap

11:00- Don't skip development

17:00- How focusing on wordcount triggers block

20:00- Working through exhaustion isn't productive

22:00- Building in play time

23:00 5 ways to measure productivity differently

23:20: Count time, not words

25:00--Light multitasking

27:00- Schedule rest

30:00- Differentiate your accountability

32:00-Put caps on your research and prep steps

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