Comments on: The Beauty of Writing Under Pressure

By: Ginny

Ginny — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:47:03 +0000

My job is all about deadlines and the more time I have, the worse the writing. Give me an hour, it’s award winning. It took me a while and some guts to realize this, but the knowledge about my abilities has served me well.

By: John E Lincoln

John E Lincoln — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:22:20 +0000

Writing under pressure can work out to my advantage, if I’m in the right state of mind. After a good night’s sleep, a cup of coffee, and possibly a little exercise, I am prime to whip out multiple pieces of quality content with a creative and engaging flare. Adversely, catch me after a late night and writing with drive and passion does not come so easy.

The worst is having an inconsiderate deadline thrown at you on a complex topic which you have no background knowledge on. Add that to not being in the “right” state of mind, and you are sure to get content with ideas organized more like puke after eating risotto then a five star entrée.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:44:13 +0000

Thank you Ina. Believe me, I enjoy writing for the simple joy of writing, with no pressure or deadlines. Now, if only I could find the time! ;-)

Giselle

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:41:21 +0000

Well said Fabio. I agree, I found especially during my time at university, that the papers I wrote under pressure, at times found better grades than some of my other ones. I appreciate your comments. Thank you.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:38:46 +0000

Thank you for your comments Mike. At times the pressure does help, other times it can induce writers block. I am learning to work with the pressure as opposed to fighting it.

Giselle

By: ina

ina — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:59:53 +0000

Hey, what can I say…Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I can t deal with deadlines or writing under stress. Great article though :)

By: Fabio Nogueira

Fabio Nogueira — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:48:57 +0000

As a writer and a professor I may say that last minute writing triggers in ourselves what we really mean by those words we put out. Managing time is somewhat of a problem to many people, so that even if one has all planned, all researched, etc, etc, one waits until the deadline is just around the corner to start producing.

I do many things at once, many projects at the same time, and time managing is a thing I myself gotta learn how to deal with. Some people work much better under pressure, some don’t. I truely dislike it, but, depending on how much stress is involved, I do work better if a have little resources.

There is a popular saying here in Brazil which states that the less time one’s got, the more one does. I believe that it’s quite right in certain situations, but there is a limit a person can take.

I guess the beauty of it is that there are always a way out. Look up for the light, just open your eyes to what’s around you and you’ll be able to do anything.

By: Mike Brisk

Mike Brisk — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:52:46 +0000

Giselle,

Great article, I haven’t been in that scenario with writing but I imaging it applies to other fields like design or even outside of work like sports. Pressure can do some great things sometimes along as you can handle that pressure.