Comments on: Why you procrastinate at work, and how to get over it http://michellerafter.com/2008/12/02/why-you-procrastinate-at-work-and-how-to-get-over-it/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Freelancing in the Digital Age Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martha Spizziri http://michellerafter.com/2008/12/02/why-you-procrastinate-at-work-and-how-to-get-over-it/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Martha Spizziri Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:18:12 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=1335#comment-728 Thanks for the post, Michelle! Of course, I was procrastinating by looking at blogs when I read this -- but this time, it paid off! My favorite tip for overcoming writer's block: Block out a period of time -- say half an hour, or even just 15 minutes if you're really averse to the task (sounds ridiculous, but it's easy to convince yourself to do something for just 15 minutes, even if it's something you dread) -- and dedicate that to writing. Don't check your email, turn off the IM, don't answer the phone or surf the web. Just stare at the page for the whole time if you have to. Just don't do *anything* else at all for that time. Chances are you won't end up staring at the page the whole time. Back to work now. Thanks for the post, Michelle! Of course, I was procrastinating by looking at blogs when I read this — but this time, it paid off!

My favorite tip for overcoming writer’s block: Block out a period of time — say half an hour, or even just 15 minutes if you’re really averse to the task (sounds ridiculous, but it’s easy to convince yourself to do something for just 15 minutes, even if it’s something you dread) — and dedicate that to writing. Don’t check your email, turn off the IM, don’t answer the phone or surf the web. Just stare at the page for the whole time if you have to. Just don’t do *anything* else at all for that time. Chances are you won’t end up staring at the page the whole time.

Back to work now.

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