{"id":9315,"date":"2015-05-23T11:25:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T11:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/?p=9315"},"modified":"2016-03-19T01:43:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T01:43:55","slug":"0333-procrastination-pt1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0333-procrastination-pt1\/","title":{"rendered":"0333 \u2013 procrastination pt1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s something funny\u2013 I&#8217;m a procrastinator, and a pretty bad one. And something I&#8217;ve always wanted to do is to really dig deep into all the articles ever written about procrastination, and put together a comprehensive analysis that goes through, well, all of them. But I&#8217;ve been putting it off because I want to prioritize these 1000 vomits. But then I get frustrated because I have multiple projects. So I&#8217;ve decided to just merge them\u2013 to use my 1000 vomits to analyze the procrastination pieces. So let&#8217;s jump right into it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makealivingwriting.com\/how-writers-can-stop-procrastinating-forever\/\">http:\/\/www.makealivingwriting.com\/how-writers-can-stop-procrastinating-forever\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are never procrastinating\u2013 you are always deciding. When you don&#8217;t write for a month, you&#8217;re not procrastinating, you&#8217;re deciding to write for a month. (This reminds me of Anthony Robbins&#8217; idea that &#8216;decision is the ultimate power&#8217;.)<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s not the thought that counts, it&#8217;s the action. (Talk is cheap.)<\/li>\n<li>Runners make time to run, writers make time to write. (Cool, I&#8217;m doing that now.)<\/li>\n<li>Be aware of your choices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fairly superficial post. The key insights\u2013 talk is cheap, and everything you do or not-do is a decision you made.<\/p>\n<p>Comments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I watch TV and turn on the internet\u2013 excuses that I need background noise. But the truth is I can only really work when I have zero distractions.&#8221; \u2013 Environment problem. Solve by putting yourself in a situation with no distractions.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s also hard for me to keep to a schedule\u2013 I feel trapped, like I&#8217;m setting myself up for failure.&#8221; \u2013 Expectancy problem. Don&#8217;t make huge plans, make small ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">I enjoy writing but I need to think of it as a business and not a habit.&#8221; Decision problem. Have not made the decision to Go Pro.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Have trouble putting my finger on a single time suck\u2013 email would be a good candidate.&#8221; \u2013 Impulsiveness problem. Need to be more conscious of each action. Need to study\/measure behavior.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No trouble brainstorming, but can&#8217;t prioritize best over good.&#8221; \u2013\u00a0Prioritization problem. Need to break it down into what makes things good vs great.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fear of failure.&#8221; \u2013 Embrace it. Decide to fail 1000 times.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Brain drain from long commutes&#8221; \u2013 commutes can be spent writing, or thinking about what to write.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Feel like life isn&#8217;t interesting enough to write about.&#8221; \u2013 everything is interesting if you dig into it deeply enough.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Distractions at home and on the computer.&#8221; \u2013 Need to decide in advance that writing is a priority.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Confidence crisis + depression.&#8221; Exercise, and write about the crisis + depression. (&#8220;Well, you wrote this!&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Can I really pay the bills with it?&#8221; \u2013 No point thinking about this early on. Pay the bills however you need to, and write as much as you can.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Writing procrastinators remind me of wannabe pop stars playing air guitar and focusing on the clothes and hair.&#8221; \u2013 Yup. If you&#8217;re a writer, write.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I used to procrastinate, then I had kids\u2013 my kid-fre time became so short and sacred that I had to write immediately because later didn&#8217;t exist.&#8221; \u2013 Interesting point about constraints. Shobha said something similar.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I have days where I want to do anything but my actual work.&#8221; \u2013 Usually fear, frustration, expectations. Expectancy\/Value problem.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I don&#8217;t procrastinate until I get an assignment I don&#8217;t like. Agreed on writing on &#8216;insurance marketing in the age of obamacare&#8217;\u2013 didn&#8217;t know anything about it, was going to take really long. Waited until the last week to start researching and writing it.&#8221; \u2013 Ideally, don&#8217;t accept projects you don&#8217;t feel good about. Hell yes or no. Realistically we don&#8217;t always have that luxury of choice. Break it down into little chunks and get a little bit done everyday.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fear of rejection.&#8221; \u2013 assume you&#8217;ll get rejected. War of Art.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Check Facebook too often.&#8221; \u2013 pomodoro, focused work, etc<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What does stop me: Fear, doubt, anxiety.&#8221; \u2013 address it, write down the reasons. It&#8217;s less scary once it&#8217;s on paper. Might even sound silly. Check out the Asana co-founder&#8217;s article on it.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Exhaustion.&#8221; \u2013 Exercise and sleep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/the-real-reason-why-you-procrastinate\/\">http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/the-real-reason-why-you-procrastinate\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Procrastinators get stuck in the deliberation phase\u2013 weighing our options. Failure to enter the implemental phase. This requires terminating the deliberation process.<\/li>\n<li>Procrastination either leads to or is caused by fear. Important tasks are the scariest, so we choose zero-risk and unimportant filler activities. Trivial games, social media, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Perfectionism is an excuse, worn as a mask to disguise fear. Imperfect action is the only reality we have.<\/li>\n<li>Psuedo-benefit of procrastination is that it maintains the illusion of perfection. When you pull the trigger and say &#8220;I&#8217;m going to work on this now&#8221;, you&#8217;re exposed to an entire wave of imperfection. Before the action, it seems possible to enter the perfect mood, have the perfect idea, get the perfect result.<\/li>\n<li>Act, Adapt, Conquer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I alluded to this in a post about Minimum Viable Content\u2013 doing too much research is actually dangerous, because you exhaust yourself and you have too much context and now can never do it justice. Write fast and write imperfectly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/how-to-fight-procrastination-by-overcoming-the-fear-of-failure\/\">http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/how-to-fight-procrastination-by-overcoming-the-fear-of-failure\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fear that you won&#8217;t be able to complete the task.<\/p>\n<p>Fear the consequences of perceived failure\u2013 that others will judge you for your failure. Procrastination then is cathartic risk avoidance. You&#8217;re procrastinating to avoid facing up to the fear of failure.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re afraid of letting yourself down, take clear steps to ensure you don&#8217;t fail. (Avoiding Catastrophic Failure.)<\/p>\n<p>Fearing social judgement\u2013 outcome doesn&#8217;t matter as long as you gave it a good shot. And you can always say that it&#8217;s a draft, and that you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re doing, and you&#8217;ll do better after some feedback.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/warning-dont-overanalyze-procrastination\/\">http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/warning-dont-overanalyze-procrastination\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a problem preventing you from working, so identify it and solve it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tired? Gain energy\u2013 exercise, eat, nap, meditate, rest.<\/li>\n<li>Unmotivated? Watch a video (one!), remind yourself of the reason why you&#8217;re doing this<\/li>\n<li>Distracted? Change the environment to one of no distraction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simplify your thoughts and energy to begin the first tiny, easy step.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re procrastinating, don&#8217;t start &#8220;what&#8217;s wrong with me this time&#8221;, just identify and take the first step. Make it a habit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/how-to-stop-procrastinating-right-now\/\">http:\/\/deepexistence.com\/how-to-stop-procrastinating-right-now\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do nothing. (Meditate. Take a walk. Go for a run.) Instinctual response to being overwhelmed is to escape\u2013 by mindless web surfing, distractions, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Write down what you&#8217;re not doing.<\/p>\n<p>Is there something with a specific deadline that needs doing? Do that.<br \/>\nWhat sounds like a smart choice right now? Do that.<br \/>\nWhat would make me feel good tomorrow, having done it today? Do that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s something funny\u2013 I&#8217;m a procrastinator, and a pretty bad one. And something I&#8217;ve always wanted to do is to really dig deep into all the articles ever written about procrastination, and put together a comprehensive analysis that goes through, well, all of them. 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