I really enjoyed reading this post, and I appreciate that you highlighted the importance of sleep for writing well and feeling well.
My academic writing workflow starts with a lot of reading and annotating. Then, I try to connect ideas and eventually draft outlines. My blog writing workflow is similar, but it’s a little more relaxed. The output for my blog is also more frequent than my academic research papers.
Thank you for sharing your process! I’m always interested to hear about other people’s writing workflows.