Sunday, December 16, 2012

Procrastination

Procrastination, the art of pushing things back in order to contemplate ourselves lamenting about not doing things, and being powerless.

Procrastination is resisting a desire, by fear of not being able to fulfill it, by fear of not being good enough.

It's a pesky habit.

It gets it's source in the fear of criticism, in judging ourselves harshly.

And  it has rules :
- it only feeds on your inactivity, and thrive on it
- it requires being in a passive, consumerist mood

And it is simply killed, by action.
Any action done without judgement, procrastination is gone.

Open a document and start typing gibberish
Open a blank canvas and start scribbling
Might work

Having a work routine, and deadlines, being busy get things done, because it act as a magic plate armor - that won't let self pity, self criticism, self centered passivity.

But what does Procrastination says to you ?

Maybe it's time for you to change your style, your way of working, maybe something isn't perfectly aligned in your life, maybe you need to reflect on something ?

Then meditation would help, dedicated time for yourself, to pass in review all the good things that you have done so far, and where it leads you, what feels like the next logical step for you in that moment ?

Trees produce fruits, some have funny shape, some are light, some are heavy, some are tasty, some aren't - Act like a tree, let go of your own inventions, creation, writings, blogging, artwork, movies, comic-book, vlogging, podcast, graffiti, thoughts...

Don't judge, don't pressure the creative conduct before the fruit is even there

5 Procrastination Strategies to Become More Productive

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