{"id":26455,"date":"2023-01-06T03:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=26455"},"modified":"2023-01-03T10:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:28:30","slug":"be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/06\/be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Nice to Your Future Self &#8211; Write Today by Catharine Bramkamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Be-Nice-to-Your-Future-Self-Write-Today-by-Catharine-Bramkamp-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-26456\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Be-Nice-to-Your-Future-Self-Write-Today-by-Catharine-Bramkamp--300x300.png\" alt=\"Be Nice to Your Future Self - Write Today by Catharine Bramkamp \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Be-Nice-to-Your-Future-Self-Write-Today-by-Catharine-Bramkamp-.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Be-Nice-to-Your-Future-Self-Write-Today-by-Catharine-Bramkamp--80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=Catharine+Bramkamp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catharine Bramkamp<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cBe Nice to Your Future Self &#8211; Write Today.\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You know who you are. You are the person standing before a sink full of dirty dishes<\/strong> because someone last night left them for you. How inconsiderate! Didn\u2019t they know you\u2019d have a hangover this Sunday morning?<\/p>\n<p><i>How did this happen? Again? <\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>There are many ways to care for your future self<\/strong>, and one way is to be the friend who does the dishes the night before so you don\u2019t need to deal with them in the glare of the morning sun.<\/p>\n<p>What we do today sets us up for success tomorrow, always. Simple, but surprisingly difficult to manifest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Psychological research determined that when people feel connected to their future self<\/strong>, they are more likely to save for retirement, eat healthier, avoid speaking out of turn, avoid bad decisions with long term consequences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In other words, every time you shop at Costco<\/strong>, you are being nice to your future self because no one says, I\u2019ll just get toilet paper tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><i>The opposite of planning for the future, is of course, the classic human propensity to procrastinate.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes procrastination stems from a certainty that if you can\u2019t manage a project right now, your stronger, healthier, more powerful future self will be able to complete the project with ease and delight. Like yesterday\u2019s dishes, we leave the mess for our future super self to clean and call it a night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your future self may have superpowers<\/strong>, but I am unconvinced that my future self will be stronger, braver, and more competent to handle the challenges that are currently spread before me. In fact, my future self may very well need a nap.<\/p>\n<h2>How can writers be kind to their future selves?<\/h2>\n<p>Start projects today. Your current self can start a project, write a draft, sketch an outline, anything &#8212; so your future self arrives at the desk with words on paper and some kind of idea to work with.<\/p>\n<h2>What kind of help? Jot Down Your Ideas!<\/h2>\n<p>Novel ideas, blog ideas, drafts, research, that outline &#8212; all those pieces will be eventually assembled to create a fully finished novel or non-fiction book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you have a few minutes<\/strong>, research one of the subjects in your novel and save the link in your notebook. Or jot down a great comment from a client and save it for your non-fiction book.<\/p>\n<p>Or if you finish up a blog today, your future self will wake the next morning delighted that the blog is finished and she can go to the beach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes and ideas may not sound big and dramatic<\/strong>, and you\u2019re right, they aren\u2019t dramatic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For writers, being nice to our future selves falls into the sunblock category: annoying but important.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For writers, being nice to our future selves falls into the sunblock category: annoying but important. But as you survey the resort on the second day of vacation and see dozens of bright red glowing guests, you will thank yesterday\u2019s self for being so responsible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Just like applying sunblock<\/strong>, it only takes about five minutes to check your lists and tabs and contribute one more idea, or one more sentence, or proof a draft.<\/p>\n<p>In small increments, you can be that wonderful person who helped out future you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I thank my past self every other hour for making today easier<\/strong>. And you will too.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to read more articles like this one Writer\u2019s Fun Zone? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contact-beth\/#signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RlgH6b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1rlgh6b noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12334\" title=\"Catharine Bramkamp\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catharine Bramkamp\" width=\"150\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-300x329.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RlgH6b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catharine Bramkamp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is a successful <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/yourbookstartshere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">writing coach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chief Storytelling Officer, former\u00a0co-producer of Newbie Writers Podcast, and author of a dozen <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1i9eAlQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1HgxT4W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real Estate Diva Mysteries series<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Tmil52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Future Girls series<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She holds two degrees in English and is an adjunct university professor. After fracturing her wrist, she has figured out there is very little she is able to do with one hand tied behind her back. She delights in inspiring her readers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get writing tomorrow, be nice to your future self and follow these tips from writing coach and teacher, Catharine Bramkamp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":26456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4145],"tags":[5202,5200,5199,87,17,5201],"class_list":["post-26455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writers-life","tag-care-for-your-future-self","tag-future-self","tag-novel-ideas","tag-procrastination","tag-writers","tag-writing-tips-self-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Be Nice to Your Future Self - Write Today by Catharine Bramkamp &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To get writing tomorrow, be nice to your future self and follow these tips from writing coach and teacher, Catharine Bramkamp.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/06\/be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Be Nice to Your Future Self - Write Today by Catharine Bramkamp &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To get writing tomorrow, be nice to your future self and follow these tips from writing coach and teacher, Catharine Bramkamp.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/06\/be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Writer&#039;s Fun Zone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-06T11:00:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Be-Nice-to-Your-Future-Self-Write-Today-by-Catharine-Bramkamp-.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Guest Contributor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Guest Contributor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/06\\\/be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/06\\\/be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Guest Contributor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6da98818636d0a12baec6dd6b03db168\"},\"headline\":\"Be Nice to Your Future Self &#8211; Write Today by Catharine Bramkamp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-06T11:00:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/06\\\/be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":688,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/06\\\/be-nice-to-your-future-self-write-today-by-catharine-bramkamp\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Be-Nice-to-Your-Future-Self-Write-Today-by-Catharine-Bramkamp-.png\",\"keywords\":[\"care for your future self\",\"future self\",\"novel ideas\",\"procrastination\",\"writers\",\"writing tips. 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