I used to think that the people who posted "mean things" in their daily progress reports were reminding themselves not to go too easy on their characters. But no! No, they're giving themselves incentive! "C'mon, self, if you only sit and write this one scene, I'll let you chop that guy's head off." This is not to be neglected as motivating factors go.
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