The more you write down today, the easier it will be to follow. Given sufficient practice, the pilot light should become solid. turn the heat dial up, accordingly. clean-up files. keep writing, every day. don't let anything stop you. I tend to read more when I'm not writing. Don't read very much at all, these days.
The hermitage was more part of my spiritual path, but - yes - I do think it was important. Now that I'm living with people again there are more distractions to deal with, socially, when attempting to write or meditate or something like that. I need to set up an office area, somewhere in the master bedroom. I need a stable, comfortable place to work.
I made the current avatar with Microsoft Paint, from an old photo I took of myself with a red darkroom bulb in my mouth.
Never written a schedule. I like to sit down at night - for six to eight hours, undisturbed - and write. Don't need loud music to be playing when I'm working. In fact, I prefer to type in silence. Nothing to distract me from what I'm writing, except the sound of chattering keys. There's no shortcut to becoming a great writer overnight. Like everything else, it requires a considerable amount of effort. You will only be as good as you allow yourself to be.
Psychedelic drugs and amphetamines have inspired countless artworks throughout modern history and, of course, altered the course of countless lives. I am experiencing amphetamine psychosis. Have been hallucinating more than usual, for the past 4 or 5 days: "Usual", meaning HPPD; or, whatever it is that allegedly causes me to hallucinate twenty-four seven.
I made the avatar picture from of an old photo of me with a red-tinted darkroom bulb stuffed in my mouth.
Amphetamines can be used, in moderation. To deny that responsible use is possible, and/or otherwise exaggerate the dangers involved, you're justifying irresponsible use. this just enables the rest of us not to bother trying. As even a potential outcome, is a bit of a worry. Unfortunately, meth is so addictive that most users struggle to...