{"id":16044,"date":"2021-10-30T02:26:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T02:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/?p=16044"},"modified":"2022-11-22T16:56:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:56:35","slug":"productivity-your-analyzer-switch-how-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/productivity-your-analyzer-switch-how-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Analyzer Switch & How to Use It"},"content":{"rendered":"

This piece was originally published on The Creative’s Apprentice<\/em><\/p>\n

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Every writer\u2019s brain contains an analyzer switch. The switch regulates analytical thinking, which is the part of brain that dissects drafts and figures out how to improve projects during revisions. Conversely, it regulates ideaphoria-which is the quality that helps us bang out a first draft in record time because ideas are flowing at an exponential rate.<\/p>\n

Most of us have no idea the switch is there. We assume our brain is hardwired at its current static setting. This assumption keeps us saying things like, \u201cI love drafting, but revisions are the worst!\u201d While our critique partner says, \u201cFirst drafts are stab-my-face-off awful to write. I can\u2019t wait until I have enough words to start revising.\u201d We mope over the skills we seemingly don\u2019t possess (which others have\u00a0clearly<\/em>\u00a0been naturally blessed with), which slows our writing process and triggers a slew of mindset issues.<\/p>\n

If any of this sounds familiar, and you wish you could amp up your ideaphoria or analytical abilities, I\u2019ve got great news for you. Your brain isn\u2019t hardwired, it\u2019s fancy and neuroplastic. Therefore, you can improve the weaker side of your writing practice by consciously adjusting the setting on your analyzer.<\/p>\n

To adjust your analyzer,\u00a0<\/strong>all you need is a little imagination with a touch of visualization.<\/p>\n

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  1. Imagine your analyzer switch. Maybe it\u2019s a round knob like the kind that turns on your dining room light, or a stereo volume dial, or some other type of dimmer switch. Mine looks like a soundboard with sliding levers that move up or down. The important part is this is NOT an ON\/OFF toggle switch.<\/li>\n
  2. Decide the appropriate setting for the type of writing task you are getting ready to work on.<\/li>\n
  3. Visualize adjusting your dial to the setting. For me that looks like sliding the levers all the way up to engage my analyzer.\u00a0 When I slide them all the way down, I\u2019m at the 100% ideaphoria setting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This takes less than ten seconds to do and can profoundly impact your productivity.<\/h2>\n

    My default falls to the 95% analytical side of the spectrum. The highly analytical side is great when I\u2019m editing, and awful when I\u2019m drafting. When I began turning down my analyzer before drafting sessions, I found my inner critic was muted and my compulsive need to stop, re-read, and assess the quality of my words was mitigated exponentially.<\/p>\n

    My prolific page count clients default to a high ideaphoria setting. After implementing analyzer adjustments before they write, they have shared revisions are much more palatable and efficient.<\/p>\n

    Analyzer Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Turn your analyzer switch up\/decrease ideaphoria when you:<\/h2>\n