{"id":26161,"date":"2021-05-27T11:35:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calepin.co\/?p=26161"},"modified":"2021-05-27T11:35:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:35:33","slug":"wearing-a-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calepin.co\/?p=26161","title":{"rendered":"How Wearing a Watch Keeps Me Productive and Motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HowIn this article, I want to take somewhat of an unorthodox approach to a mental hack of mine that I\u2019ve been using for several years, and that is wearing a watch.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably thinking, “What does a watch have to do with productivity, motivation, and making you a better writer?” It\u2019s all about visualization and what the watch represents to me.<\/p>\n

As a full-time writer, it is essential for me to hit my writing and traffic targets each day. To do that I need to utilize all the tools I have available to me to sustain higher than normal levels of productivity and motivation throughout the day.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve written several articles on productivity apps, productivity hacks<\/a>, and other techniques for busting through writer\u2019s block. Today we’re talking about visualization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Let\u2019s back up a few years so I can explain where I\u2019m coming from<\/h2><\/div>

Early in my writing career one of the blogs I frequented was run by a former Navy SEAL, Eric Davis. He specialized in mentoring individuals and businesses on human performance, productivity, and living your life for your passions.<\/p>\n

One of the articles he wrote on his blog was titled \u201cHow a T-Shirt Got Me Through Hell Week<\/a>\u201d. I had the same reaction to that title that you probably just had to my above statement about my watch. Here is an excerpt from that article.<\/p>\n

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Visualizing what life will look\u2014and feel like\u2014after you do something is a powerful experience. It allows you to be the person you want to be and who is able to do the things you need to do.<\/p>\n

As Lanny Bassham, Olympic gold medalist, had every sniper instructor saying by the time he was done teaching us about mental management and visualization techniques: \u201cIt\u2019s like me to hit my target.\u201d In other words, you need to see it to be it.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a parent, teacher, coach, student, or just some dude who wants to ask out the waitress at the local pizzeria, visualization makes it so the first time you physically do something isn\u2019t really the first time. That\u2019s because our brains experience the visualization if we do it right (more on that in Part II), and the physical act itself as one and the same.<\/p>\n

It was no wonder that when I put on my \u201cThe Only Easy Day Was Yesterday\u201d shirt, it was like slipping into familiar clothing. As far as my brain was concerned, I had already worn it many times before.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Back to my watch…<\/h2><\/div>

I own several watches, but only one of them gives me superhuman writing abilities when I strap it on my wrist. That’s my Ares Diver-1 watch. What\u2019s different about this watch over the others that I own? It\u2019s got everything to do with the origin story of the brand.<\/p>\n<\/div>