How to break out of the New Year's slump and start writing

It is already the fourth day of 2025.

I am sure there are still many of you who are saying,
"We are still on New Year's break!"

Time off is important.

It is precisely because you are freed from your daily busyness
and let your mind and body rest
that you can store up the power for a fresh start.

The New Year's slump is the best!!

Mom's osechi cooking is delicious!!

Gaming all day in a warm room,
staying up late is on easy mode!!

If you change the channel, it's all special programs!
Aren't there any more interesting shows!!

Phew!!

New Year's break!
Please don't end!!

Wait!!

If you spend your New Year's break in a lazy, party-animal state,
time will melt away
in the blink of an eye 🙄

"Huh? Who am I? Where am I??"

Without even knowing what time it is,
you will end up in despair when you realize, "Tomorrow is work."

Well...
I'm preaching to you, the reader, but
right now, I have only my right hand out from under the kotatsu
writing the plot for this article in my notebook.

Yeah, not very convincing, is it?

Well, though,
it might be better than not writing at all.

To get 2025 off to a great start.

For those who want to fully enjoy the world of note.

The one thing you must do is
post an article.

Listen up!
This will be on the test!!

It's an absolute must!!

I mean, really.
Nothing starts until you post.

The pioneers of note
understand that point perfectly.

That's why they have already created articles
and posted them faster than anyone else.

They aren't at the stage of worrying about not being read...

Because nothing starts unless you post,
they expose it to the public eye first thing.

✔ The New Year's slump is
|formidable

"Even so, I just can't bring myself to get started"
—I understand opinions like that all too well.

It's awful, isn't it? When you're all cozy,
going out of your way to go somewhere cold.

Just a moment ago,
I had a delicious meal,
and I'm radiating happiness, so doing something else is tough.

It's easier to just do routine tasks or
play games than to make my brain work.

The strongest desire a person has to "fully enjoy their time off"
can be said to have a higher priority than any other action.

Then, why,
am I writing like this?

How can I write and expose my articles to everyone?

I want to rest, too.

I want to lounge around.

I want to watch YouTube all day, watch Netflix,
eat potato chips on the kotatsu,
and keep playing Dragon Quest 3.

But, you know.

It's no good.

There's this sense of fear, or perhaps,
I just feel like "I have to create articles."

In the background, the existence of people on note
who are waiting for my articles is significant.

In reality, those people might not exist, but
as a self-serving assertion, I choose to think that way.

Because I don't want to betray the people who are waiting for me.

Because I want to live up to the expectations of those who say, 'I'm looking forward to it.'

I will break out of this cozy environment,
wash out my rotten brain for once,
and click the 'Publish' button on note to create an article.

This is true not just for me,
but for beginners without exception.

You might think, 'But beginners don't have anyone waiting for them!',
but that's not the case.

Precisely because you are a beginner, I want you to assume selfishly
and post with the feeling of 'going to meet readers I haven't met yet.'

At the very least, I
want to support such people and will make an effort to find them.

✔ Set a time!

For those who say, 'No, no, I don't want such abstract talk,
I want to know more concrete methods.'

To put it bluntly!

'Decide on a time and execute it'

To put it straight, this is it! (The correct answer)

Declare exactly when you will start writing!

Make sure to state it definitively.

When you declare it, I want you to decide on a specific time.

Like, "I will start writing at 8:13."

Something like that.

And when the time you decided on arrives,
"make sure to take action at that first time."This is also a very important point.

This is also a very important point.

Are you falling into this kind of thinking?
"Ah, the time is up... I don't feel motivated, let's add another 5 minutes..."

Are you falling into this kind of thinking?
(Me yesterday)

If you chronically engage in this procrastination thinking,
you will definitely become a habitual offender.

Because you decide on the time initially
with the premise that you will extend it.

"Anyway, I can just extend the time later,
so I'll just pick a time randomly..." sort of feeling.

And the most troublesome thing when you procrastinate even once
is the guilt.

"Ah, I can't even keep to the time I set,
I'm a person with a weak will..."

Getting stuck in this kind of thinking is the worst.

Because you will start to justify
not being able to keep to the time instead.

"I can't keep to the time because I'm exhausted."
"I can't move here because I'm distracted by other actions."
"In the first place, I won't die if I don't keep to the time."

Humans come up with excuses so easily.

That is precisely why you should never procrastinate, not even once.

If you wait even three seconds, excuses will immediately kick in, so
the one who moves quickly wins.

Oh!

One more thing.

If you managed to stick to your start time,
next, try to set aside some "writing time" as well.

Like "writing for just 10 minutes."

Or something like "writing for just 30 minutes."

This mindset is also a rule to
make the initial start easierto handle.

I highly recommend it! ♬

Before I knew it, my body
was in front of the computer.

With the sun yet to rise,
I'm clacking away at the keyboard
to write an article.

I decided, 'Alright! I'll write when it hits 5 o'clock!'
and with that one resolution, I jumped out from under the kotatsu
and started writing without being plagued by guilt.

Honestly, this feels much lighter on my heart.

I don't have to regret it later,
thinking, 'I wish I had written it back then.'

I choose
'Great success by doing it, rather than regret by not doing it'
instead.

(Well, obviously, haha)

But, to that extent,
there is a sense that those who do it are the ones who win.

How about it?

Aren't you feeling a little restless
yourself?

I am sincerely looking forward to
the writing you produce.

Well then, until next time.
Take care.