so if it's looking at art and words is it still procrastination?
I’m worried, very worried. I’m just about to start working part-time and dedicate some real time to writing, then along comes Red Bubble with all its amazing imagery and supportive words, all it’s inspiring creators and movers and shakers. Lately I am a little tentative to even log-in cos I know log-out will be a long way off. I think maybe I need to limit myself to an hour or so bubbling as a reward for a couple of hours solid writing? Does anyone else have a reward/trick system to suggest for the easily distracted?
kseriphyn
It is addictive, isn’t it?
Michael Douglass
You have to make it a habit, and to achieve that you have to practice forming habits.
I practice my habit ‘exercises’ with alcohol and cigarettes.
You also need to set goals eg 8 beers, 12 cigarettes, 4 hrs sleep and 1000 words a day.
Kerouak would do 10x that.
Hope this helped.
illicit
may not have helped knifty but it sure validated what I’m doing Kalb…yay
pinkelephant
One of my tutors helped me with this – make it a rule that the first thing you do when you wake up is write (by hand!) at least four A4 pages. Just free-writing, about anything, as long as you don’t stop. I find that, as well as doing wonders for writer’s block, it also serves to whet your appetite for the day. Easier to focus, then.
I get distracted so easily so I sympathise with you!
pinkelephant
Also, if you find you don’t want to write while sitting at your computer, try taking an excursion to the local library or someplace, with a notebook or whatever. Sometimes being away from home spurs you on to complete things so you can get back sooner (to play redbubble).