Newsletter #1: Thoughts on the Hemingway trick

Hi, this is the first edition of my weekly newsletter. I’m sure the format will evolve over time.

Last challenge #

Last weeks challenge was, for a second time, to apply the Hemingway trick. Here the quick version of it:

The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day when you are writing a novel, you will never be stuck – Ernest Hemingway

I have already put down some more detailed thoughts that I will turn into an essay. Just to say this: it works and it’s not as easy if you are not writing a novel but are working on many different things.

Next challenge #

From the upcoming Saturday on I’ll be attending a week-long NLP Practitioner seminar. I have been preparing by studying the provided theory.

For next weeks challenge I want to learn the different hypnotic language patterns of the Milton model and apply them to my self-talk.

Then on Sat and Sun, the start of the seminar, I want to focus on remembering peoples names. If somebody introduces themselves, I want to be able to remember their name. I’ve struggled with that in the past (I know it’s hard for everyone), but I want to make an effort.

New articles #

I produced two german articles this week, which cover somewhat Germany-specific topics. I doubt I will translate them.