It's the same mechanism as Morning Pages - write exactly 3 pages right when you wake up, whatever is on your mind. It's tremendously helpful to move you past whatever you're stuck on in life.
You can write "I don't want to be writing this" over and over if you like. But it turns out that you usually have good things to say.
You can write "I don't want to be writing this" over and over if you like. But it turns out that you usually have good things to say.