Eric Zimmer

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396 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6 Apr

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Yeah.

So the only thing I really could do is, as you said, I set out times that I was going to write.

And the only thing I measured was did I stay in front of the computer for the period of time that I said I was going to write.

I do 30 minutes.

Then I would take a break unless I was in a role, but then I would take a break and I would reset and then I would be like, okay, 30 more minutes.

And I would set a timer.

I had a whole little routine, set a timer, put on certain music, set up the little apps that on my phone that block everything.

Absolutely.

Because one of the things that we know about motivation from behavioral science is that we become more motivated.

when we believe in ourselves and our abilities to do the thing.

We become less motivated when we doubt ourselves and we don't think we can do it.

So for me, if I had been trying to compare it against the big thing, I would have felt constantly deflated.

But when I compared it to did I do my 30 minutes,

Not, did I write anything useful in that 30 minutes?

Just, did I do it?

Then I could go, yes, I did.

Okay, good.

I feel I'm doing what I'm supposed to do, which made me more motivated, which made the next 30 minutes easier.

And lots of days, yes, just like you, the trick was just sit down in front of the computer and start the timer.

Not even 30 minutes.

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