Weekend Notes, A Small Reset

Some weekends aren't for big breakthroughs. They're for re-entering your own life.

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This is a short note from my desk—less “update,” more “reset.”

What I’m keeping small on purpose

• One workable goal: [finish a scene / outline a chapter / revise 2 pages / read 20 pages]

• One constraint: [45 minutes, then stop / no multitasking / no new research]

• One promise: I will leave myself something easy to return to.

What I’m doing first

Before I touch the work, I’m doing one concrete thing that makes the rest possible:

• Clear the surface I’m writing on

• Open the document and rename it with today’s date

• Write three sentences I already know are true

• Read yesterday’s last paragraph out loud

Nothing mystical. Just a clean entry point.

A simple checklist for the weekend

If you want it, steal this:

• Start with a timer (20–45 minutes)

• Write the worst version on purpose

• Mark the spot where it gets interesting

• Stop while it’s still going well

• Leave a note to Future Me: “Next, do ___.”

One question I’m using to revise

What is this paragraph doing?
(Explaining? Showing? Turning the scene? Avoiding the point?)

If it’s not doing something, it’s just taking up space.

If you’re reading this from the tired place

You don’t need motivation. You need a lower threshold.

Make the next step so small you can do it without negotiating with yourself.

That’s the whole weekend plan.

— Kathryn