Identifying the part of the day when I tend to be most creative (late afternoon/early evening) and blocking that time to write has been very helpful for me. As a journalist by training, I also can't really function without deadlines. Giving myself one—by X day I'd like to have written at least Y number of words—helps keep myself accountable.
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Award-winning Puerto Rican journalist. Senior Writer at New York Magazine’s The Cut. Formerly GEN, Refinery29, and more. Read my work: https://www.thecut.com/
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