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Extreme method for completing a WIP
May. 16th, 2026 02:09 pmWhat to do:
- Take a phone screenshot of the draft's final portion and set it as the wallpaper.
- After adding more words to the draft, take another screenshot and set that as the new wallpaper.
- Repeat these 2 steps until the project's completed with the changing of the wallpaper as reward and motivation for working on the draft.
I haven't tried this out myself but perhaps I will if I get to leaving too many drafts incomplete. I think a more 'drastic' approach could be energising and amusing for anyone wondering if it even matters to complete a piece of writing or not, when sharing it invites no responses and creates an extra problem of regulating unpleasant emotions on top of trying to advance other projects.
It'd be interesting to have what's written directly change what's visible and concentrate on cutting through obstacles in the way of transforming the draft from being a work in progress to a completed work. The draft in the abstract is like a reflection of the self but unlike with actual reflections, there's the potential to change the self through changing the draft.
- Take a phone screenshot of the draft's final portion and set it as the wallpaper.
- After adding more words to the draft, take another screenshot and set that as the new wallpaper.
- Repeat these 2 steps until the project's completed with the changing of the wallpaper as reward and motivation for working on the draft.
I haven't tried this out myself but perhaps I will if I get to leaving too many drafts incomplete. I think a more 'drastic' approach could be energising and amusing for anyone wondering if it even matters to complete a piece of writing or not, when sharing it invites no responses and creates an extra problem of regulating unpleasant emotions on top of trying to advance other projects.
It'd be interesting to have what's written directly change what's visible and concentrate on cutting through obstacles in the way of transforming the draft from being a work in progress to a completed work. The draft in the abstract is like a reflection of the self but unlike with actual reflections, there's the potential to change the self through changing the draft.
