The five stages of a day off:
1. I’m going to get SO much done.
2. I’ll start in a little while.
3. I still have plenty of time.
4. I’ll do it later.
5. Oh no.
I'm telling you — now, as much as ever, you must write by hand every morning. You must write three pages on whatever is currently on your mind. You must preserve and strengthen your thinking through your writing.