Is It Procrastination Or Laziness?

It’s easy to think that there is no such thing as procrastination and that anyone who procrastinates is just lazy.

But is it true?

We all suffer from bouts of laziness, but procrastination is much more than that because it can stop you achieving anything you want in life.

And it’s not just writers who suffer from procrastination. See my article about it at https://ruthiswriting.com/articles/2019/overcome-procrastination.html.

Procrastination starts out as laziness but then, over time, it evolves into a negative state of mind that leaves you with a constant feeling of dissatisfaction with life and work as it seeps into every area of your life.

So it’s not just an untidy sock drawer issue.

Thankfully, it can be overcome but it takes time as well as a 360-degree mind turn.

And here are 3 simple yet highly effective things you can do to help end procrastination for good:

1. Know what you want to achieve. You can’t reach your goals if you don’t know what they are.

2. Stop feeling defeated before you start. Begin everything you do (and I mean absolutely everything) with a winning feeling.

3. Know what your procrastination actions are so that you can recognise them and stop them.

Once you’re fully aware of your procrastination thoughts and habits, you can change them if you really want to and have the determination to do so.

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The Difference Between Time Management and Procrastination

Procrastination can be difficult to overcome if you don’t understand what it is.

Many people incorrectly think that procrastination is just a matter of bad time management. So they think that if they can master their time, it will eliminate procrastination.

Wrong.

If you try to get rid of procrastination through to-do lists, setting reminders and working out new schedules, it won’t help, because you still won’t feel like doing what you should be doing and you’ll keep looking for distractions.

Procrastination isn’t just about time management, it’s a state of mind. And it goes even deeper than that because it took a long time to evolve so there won’t be a quick fix.

Not only that, but procrastination is unforgiving and can take a huge toll on your life and can cause anxiety, depression or even just a deep feeling of feeling overwhelmed from never getting anything done.

The good news is that you can take back control of your life by conquering procrastination instead of always letting it conquer you.

And to help you, I wrote about this problem in my latest article, 6 Simple Steps to Overcoming Procrastination, which you can find at https://ruthiswriting.com/articles/2019/overcome-procrastination.html.

As they say at Nike, Just Do It.

Super Productivity for Entrepreneurs

On my blog, I've added a new advertisement for a free product.

It's a report called 'Super Productivity Secrets For Entrepreneurs.'

This is an amazing report (and did I mention it's free?) that shows you how to free up an extra 4 hours a day by being MORE productive.

Most people believe that if you want to have more time then you have to do less so that you can have more free time.

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And it's not just about being more productive in your work. It's about a more holistic approach to being super productive in every area of your life.

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Being super productive not only means you can free up more time for the things you want to do, but it also gives you a feeling of satisfaction and balance.

I know myself that on days when I flit around from one thing to another without doing much of anything, I feel so dissatisfied by the end of the day and I don't sleep well.

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It's the first step to taking charge of your life and getting back in control.

How to Put Suspense in Your Novel to Keep Your Readers Reading

I don't know if you've noticed or not, but I've changed the information at the bottom of this blog.

It used to be a 50/50 page split between advertisements for writing products and  RSS feeds to other writing blogs.

But now I've removed the list of writing products and replaced it with more RSS feeds to other writing blogs that I believe have really useful and useable information to help you to keep writing and earning money.

For example, one of the RSS feeds is from the Harlequin website for romance writers.

And their latest blog post is a list of tips to maintain suspense in a story or novel.

These tips include using the 'man in the closet' technique, and the better-known modus operandi of littering your story with red herrings.

This is great advice not just for romance writers, but for any fiction writer of long or short stories, because if there is no suspense, no reason for the reader to wonder what is going to happen next, then they'll probably stop reading.

So if you haven't had a look at all the useful writing links on my blog, you can go and have a look now.

Or preferably, have a look every day to keep up with all the latest writing news, tips and current events.