Comments on: Hard Work and Staying in Your Chair — a lesson from Roald Dahl https://themeaningmovement.com/hard-work-roald-dahl/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 01:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dan Cumberland > How Will You Spend Your Willpower? > Innovate 4 Jesus > Resources that help you grow your business, nonprofit, church and self https://themeaningmovement.com/hard-work-roald-dahl/#comment-39753 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:52:47 +0000 http://themeaningmovement.com/?p=1515#comment-39753 […] an overview of his writing routine in The War of Art— a very ritualized experience. Finally, Roald Dahl would sit in the same chair with his typewriter every day— no matter […]

]]> By: Dan Cumberland https://themeaningmovement.com/hard-work-roald-dahl/#comment-3241 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:00:27 +0000 http://themeaningmovement.com/?p=1515#comment-3241 In reply to Lacy.

I like your process, Lacy! I do a version of the Pomodoro Technique from time to time as well. I use a nice loud analog timer so the ticking helps keep me on task.

]]> By: Lacy https://themeaningmovement.com/hard-work-roald-dahl/#comment-3237 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:51:33 +0000 http://themeaningmovement.com/?p=1515#comment-3237 In reply to Lacy.

PS: To answer your question, I use my own version of the Pomodoro Technique. I haven’t used it in a while since I haven’t had a normal day in a while, but it’s how I got my book done! 50 minute segments, 500 words each, 3 times a day no matter what.

http://pomodorotechnique.com/

]]> By: Lacy https://themeaningmovement.com/hard-work-roald-dahl/#comment-3236 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:49:20 +0000 http://themeaningmovement.com/?p=1515#comment-3236 I’ve seen that chair! 🙂

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