Warning: my "perfect" work week turned into a total disaster by Wednesday

Last spring I thought I had it all figured out. I set aside Monday for deep writing, Tuesday for feedback, and Wednesday for revisions. Monday was GREAT, I cranked out 2,000 words on my novel draft. Tuesday my writing group gave me solid notes and I felt unstoppable. Then Wednesday hit. My laptop died at 10am and I lost the whole file because I forgot to hit save on the cloud. I spent the rest of the day on hold with tech support while my deadline crept closer. The worst part was my own overconfidence, I bragged to my wife about how smooth the week was going right before everything fell apart. Has anyone else had a week that looked perfect on paper but just imploded out of nowhere?

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quinn5823mo ago

Why were you trusting a single laptop without a proper backup? Seems like you set yourself up for failure by putting all your eggs in one basket. A little discipline with saving or an external drive would've kept your week from falling apart.

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clairec783mo ago

I mean, idk @quinn582, is it really that serious? Losing a week's work is annoying sure, but people act like you lost a kidney or something. I've had my laptop die mid-trip more than once and yeah it sucked but I just rebuilt it from emails and memory. Maybe it's just me but a little chaos keeps things interesting, you know?

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