If you can clear the time in your schedule, a writing retreat will sprinkle magic onto whatever project you are working on. Not only is it a respite from life’s other responsibilities but it gives you a chance to focus for longer chunks of time and also to have the spaciousness to think in bigger picture terms.

I can always choose to put my phone away. I can always choose to use an actual map rather than an app. I can always choose to do a paper crossword rather than playing a digital word game. And I can always choose to write a friend a real honest-to-goodness letter rather than sending an email. Does this resonate with you too? Do you also revel in old-fashioned simplicity when it is offered to you?