Comments on: WRA’s Seven Procrastination Busters [Meme] http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html Non-Fiction & Fiction Writing, Editing, and Web Technology for Freelancers Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:58:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: F-O-C-U-S on Writing Part III » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Freelance Writing Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-8225 F-O-C-U-S on Writing Part III » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Freelance Writing Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:03:48 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-8225 [...] a writer, I reach for very specific tools to increase creativity: books, movies, music, nature and [...] [...] a writer, I reach for very specific tools to increase creativity: books, movies, music, nature and [...]

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-8020 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:02:19 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-8020 Wow Kay! Fantastic technique. In writing circles we call this "Freewriting". It involves writing stream of consciousness. Even the acid remarks of the inner critique are poured out on the page. Once on the page you can cut and reshape, effectively rewriting your article from the garble. Freewriting is a great way to beat out procrastination in an easy, "Just Do It" kind of way. :-) Thanks for sharing your thoughts. .-= Rebecca Laffar-Smith shares: <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/08/how-to-sell-yourself-outside-of-your-comfort-zone.html" rel="nofollow">How to Sell Yourself–Outside of Your Comfort Zone</a> =-. Wow Kay! Fantastic technique. In writing circles we call this “Freewriting”. It involves writing stream of consciousness. Even the acid remarks of the inner critique are poured out on the page. Once on the page you can cut and reshape, effectively rewriting your article from the garble.

Freewriting is a great way to beat out procrastination in an easy, “Just Do It” kind of way. :-)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Rebecca Laffar-Smith shares: How to Sell Yourself–Outside of Your Comfort Zone

]]> By: Kay/Grumba/Murf http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-8016 Kay/Grumba/Murf Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:56:26 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-8016 I have a procrastination buster of my own that has worked well for me both in getting uni assignments done, writing lectures and articles in my (past) professional life and in starting a blog entry. I start off with "Wanna say..." and make a list in absolutely free form language- no spelling correction, punctuation virtually ignored, any old random thoughts and connections that pop into my head as I'm writing; I allow myself to repeat things in different ways with different slants- no holds barred- no technical terms if I can't think of a word- gross overuse of the words "thing" and "stuff". I even allow myself to jot down things like "I don't know what the hell this lecturer wants me to say about ethics- who cares?- ethics are just a set of old rules- stuff him- he's just being conventional.." etc. This works for me without fail, even when I'm sooo depressed that I'd rather slice my own hand off than write something at the time! [Those who've ever scanned my blog will know I am famously depressed!] Try it if the other techniques don't work and let me know what happens! .-= Kay/Grumba/Murf shares: <a href="http://murfomurf.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/mucking-about-with-theme-header/" rel="nofollow">Mucking about with theme, header</a> =-. I have a procrastination buster of my own that has worked well for me both in getting uni assignments done, writing lectures and articles in my (past) professional life and in starting a blog entry.
I start off with “Wanna say…” and make a list in absolutely free form language- no spelling correction, punctuation virtually ignored, any old random thoughts and connections that pop into my head as I’m writing; I allow myself to repeat things in different ways with different slants- no holds barred- no technical terms if I can’t think of a word- gross overuse of the words “thing” and “stuff”. I even allow myself to jot down things like “I don’t know what the hell this lecturer wants me to say about ethics- who cares?- ethics are just a set of old rules- stuff him- he’s just being conventional..” etc.
This works for me without fail, even when I’m sooo depressed that I’d rather slice my own hand off than write something at the time! [Those who've ever scanned my blog will know I am famously depressed!]
Try it if the other techniques don’t work and let me know what happens!
Kay/Grumba/Murf shares: Mucking about with theme, header

]]> By: Expand Your Skill Set — Get Paid to Write Online http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-7620 Expand Your Skill Set — Get Paid to Write Online Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:45:58 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-7620 [...] are the beginning of your path, but the truest beginning is to dive into the deep end. Give up Procrastination and get writing every single day, then Just Hit Send! If you’re writing for the magazine [...] [...] are the beginning of your path, but the truest beginning is to dive into the deep end. Give up Procrastination and get writing every single day, then Just Hit Send! If you’re writing for the magazine [...]

]]> By: Expand Your Skill Set | Get Paid to Write Online http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-791 Expand Your Skill Set | Get Paid to Write Online Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:24:51 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-791 [...] are the beginning of your path, but the truest beginning is to dive into the deep end. Give up Procrastination and get writing every single day, then Just Hit Send! If you’re writing for the magazine [...] [...] are the beginning of your path, but the truest beginning is to dive into the deep end. Give up Procrastination and get writing every single day, then Just Hit Send! If you’re writing for the magazine [...]

]]> By: Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-442 Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:13:53 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-442 [...] from Writers Roundabout tagged me to come up with Seven Procrastination Busters. (She just had to pick the topic I struggle with daily.) Without further ado, here are my seven [...] [...] from Writers Roundabout tagged me to come up with Seven Procrastination Busters. (She just had to pick the topic I struggle with daily.) Without further ado, here are my seven [...]

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-443 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:49:40 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-443 *chuckles* Now we could ALL put that tip to good use, Nez. I know in the past I've spent SOOOOO much time online when I could be putting it to much better use. The past two weeks have felt full of accomplishments. Not business accomplishments of course but I've still felt very busy while having very little time online. Even last night I found I worked harder in 1 hour on the laptop (no internet there) than I've done some full days when I have internet access. Of course, deadline looming helps too. Your idea, while interesting is doomed. Everyone will be too busy going about reading everyone's "get back to work" blog entries and not actually GET BACK TO WORK!!! lol I wonder if I can set up a blinking message that pops up every ten minutes if I've been reading emails or surfing the web that says, "Get back to work!" lol Perhaps I should design it and patent the idea. It could be greater than google. Then again, perhaps not, odds are people would do what I would do and turn it off or ignore it. ;-) *chuckles* Now we could ALL put that tip to good use, Nez. I know in the past I’ve spent SOOOOO much time online when I could be putting it to much better use. The past two weeks have felt full of accomplishments. Not business accomplishments of course but I’ve still felt very busy while having very little time online.

Even last night I found I worked harder in 1 hour on the laptop (no internet there) than I’ve done some full days when I have internet access. Of course, deadline looming helps too.

Your idea, while interesting is doomed. Everyone will be too busy going about reading everyone’s “get back to work” blog entries and not actually GET BACK TO WORK!!! lol I wonder if I can set up a blinking message that pops up every ten minutes if I’ve been reading emails or surfing the web that says, “Get back to work!” lol Perhaps I should design it and patent the idea. It could be greater than google. Then again, perhaps not, odds are people would do what I would do and turn it off or ignore it. ;-)

]]> By: Nez http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-454 Nez Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:42:58 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-454 My tip: Stop surfing the web, and get to work NOW! Well, all right, ten more minutes, and not a minute more! Actually, I got an idea: If every single blogger can post a topic called "Stop Reading and Get Back to Work!" on the exact same day, imagine the effect of that. I can see it now. It'll be talked about on the local news, at the end of the show, with something about "No Email Friday" as a segue way into the segment. Of course, blogs won't be able to report on it, because they will all have that message. Think it'll work? Nah. My tip: Stop surfing the web, and get to work NOW!

Well, all right, ten more minutes, and not a minute more!

Actually, I got an idea: If every single blogger can post a topic called “Stop Reading and Get Back to Work!” on the exact same day, imagine the effect of that.

I can see it now. It’ll be talked about on the local news, at the end of the show, with something about “No Email Friday” as a segue way into the segment. Of course, blogs won’t be able to report on it, because they will all have that message. Think it’ll work?

Nah.

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-453 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:00:46 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-453 I love your entries Beth and Melissa! Great tips and creative procrastination busters! Thanks for joining in! I love your entries Beth and Melissa! Great tips and creative procrastination busters! Thanks for joining in!

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html#comment-452 Melissa Donovan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:27:27 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/seven-procrastination-busters-meme.html/#comment-452 Okay! Mine's up. But you knew that already. I'm late to the party as far as submitting my entry... well I was busy <a href="http://www.writingforward.com/writing-tips-tricks/how-to-stop-procrastination-seven-tips-for-getting-things-done" rel="nofollow">procrastinating! </a> Thanks for the tag, Rebecca. I had fun writing this one :) Melissa Okay! Mine’s up. But you knew that already. I’m late to the party as far as submitting my entry… well I was busy procrastinating! Thanks for the tag, Rebecca. I had fun writing this one :)

Melissa

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