046T – Writing on a Trip

WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz · Apr 3, 2018 · 20m

I've moved a lot over the last 25 years, and taken even more trips. Whether it's an overseas move or a weekend getaway, I've had to decide over and over what I can take with me to be able to keep working on my current project(s). The usual limits are space and weight, so taking your collection of history books or all of the color-coded binders you've created about your story world is often not possible.

Neuroscientists have found that there is a limit to how many decisions the brain can make in a day. So the more we can create systems, lists, and habits that keep us from having to make the…