One way I keep up the daily blogging streak is by writing one day ahead.
For example, my ideal day-to-day workflow is:
- Monday: write Tuesday’s post
- Tuesday: review and publish Tuesday’s post
- Wednesday: early in the morning, Tuesday’s post is picked up via RSS feed and sent out to subscribers via Feedblitz
I don’t always write and post to this rhythm, but when I do, I avoid the in-day stress of needing to produce something under time pressure.
Without this pressure, my mind is at ease and is better able to explore ideas to write about.
At that point, it’s fun rather than an obligation. Which is an important requirement of mine to make this blogging habit worth it.
The interesting thing is the volume of output (a post per day) is the same regardless of the workflow I choose. But the daily writing experience is significantly better when the posts are ready one day ahead.
This concept can also be applied to other areas of our lives. A simple example is my mornings are much better if I pack my bag for work the night before.
Could any of your activities benefit from being done, or prepared for, one day ahead?