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Week 1: Writing as Daily Practice

Objectives	Weekly Activities	Homework (complete by Week 2)
Meet your group and learn about each other’s reasons for joining and their goals. Discuss what writing is, does, and has been for you. Create group ground rules, including confidentiality. Discuss daily practice logs.	Write every day (at least 30 minutes), use the timer, and complete a daily check-in. Consider using a template like this to track your time, or an app like Toggl (generates cool reports) or Trello (good for project management). Begin the week with one of the following: How to Develop A Daily Writing Practice. (Webinar, 1:19) OR How to Overcome your Daily Writing Barriers. WAG Your Work Podcast, (Podcast, 15:42) Give yourself a pat on the back in the form of a quick written reflection on what you accomplished, no matter how small. After writing, treat yourself with a small reward (a 15-minute walk, a call with a friend, a cookie, etc.).	Go to the NCFDD portal and watch Every Semester/Summer Needs A Plan (Webinar, 1:38). Respond to the following Guiding Questions: How would you like to feel at the middle/end of the quarter? How can you craft your quarter plan to ensure that you are not only accomplishing your professional goals but that you are doing so in a way that feels supportive (not burned out, stressed out, or overwhelmed)? In other words, what does work/life balance look like for you, and how can you craft a plan that reflects this? What kind of accountability will you seek out to help you stick with your plan (i.e., a writing group, a workout buddy, joining the FSP bootcamp, being more active with your Alumni group)? Post your plan in your WAG's shared folder to discuss with your group. Optional materials + modalities: "Metaphor as Navigation Device: A Conversation with Michelle Boyd." Oracles of Academia (Podcast, 37:05). Michelle Boyd, "How We Write: Understanding Scholarly Metaphor through Writing." Political Science, 45.4 (September 2012) (Article, 6 p.) https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096512000832 "Daily Writing for Scientists and Engineers." NCFDD (Webinar, 1:35:50)

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