Why I don't track word count

The best advice I've ever ignored.

It always feels like magic, doesn’t it, when we turn the writing process into math?

If you write 500 words a day, five days a week, you’ll have 125k words written in a year, even with two weeks off!

I can feel the dopamine spiking from here. These formulas are so enticing aren’t they? Early on, I used to run the numbers and plan accordingly.

But after a f…