Overcoming Short-Term Procrastination
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 5:52 am
No writer is always right. So face your fear, be humble, and accept it.
4. Procrastination
If you procrastinate occasionally, that's normal - forgive yourself. However, if you procrastinate endlessly, that's a problem.
Procrastination is the result of two kinds of thinking:
Seeking short-term pleasures, such as browsing YouTube cambodia mobile database instead of writing.
Avoid uncomfortable or boring tasks.
Let us deal with these two problems.
1. Avoid distractions
Have you noticed how much writing we can do on an airplane – even though our knees and shoulders are uncomfortably squeezed together for hours.
This is because there is nothing else to do on the plane.
This reveals a counter-truth about writing: needing a comfy chair, room, or “the right atmosphere” is often an excuse you give yourself.
Your obstacle is not being too comfortable, but being distracted. There are two potential strategies to solve the problem:
Listen to music - I often listen to music without vocals. It reduces the occurrence of wrong thoughts popping into my mind. The desire for relaxing thoughts leads to time-wasting YouTube searches.
Disconnect from the Internet — Disconnect from WiFi and leave your phone in another room. For most people, this isn't possible.
4. Procrastination
If you procrastinate occasionally, that's normal - forgive yourself. However, if you procrastinate endlessly, that's a problem.
Procrastination is the result of two kinds of thinking:
Seeking short-term pleasures, such as browsing YouTube cambodia mobile database instead of writing.
Avoid uncomfortable or boring tasks.
Let us deal with these two problems.
1. Avoid distractions
Have you noticed how much writing we can do on an airplane – even though our knees and shoulders are uncomfortably squeezed together for hours.
This is because there is nothing else to do on the plane.
This reveals a counter-truth about writing: needing a comfy chair, room, or “the right atmosphere” is often an excuse you give yourself.
Your obstacle is not being too comfortable, but being distracted. There are two potential strategies to solve the problem:
Listen to music - I often listen to music without vocals. It reduces the occurrence of wrong thoughts popping into my mind. The desire for relaxing thoughts leads to time-wasting YouTube searches.
Disconnect from the Internet — Disconnect from WiFi and leave your phone in another room. For most people, this isn't possible.