Dr. Chris Show

2019 - 08 - 27 - Dealing With Procrastination And Writers Block


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In this quick video, I share my thoughts on procrastination and writers' block and how I deal with them.
Specifically, I view procrastination as my impulsiveness or curiosity or ADHD running down a rabbit hole. To combat procrastination I use two tools on my laptop. An app called SelfControl and app called Time Out (I'm quite sure they are both Mac only sorry) together with other techniques that are a bit specific to ADHD.
For writers' block, I find it pretends to be procrastination more often than not but tends to hide a secret. This creative block is usually a sign my subconscious is stopping my work because something is wrong or I'm missing something that will likely cause me to need to redo work or otherwise waste time. I tend to consider this form of "procrastination" a friend and try to ask it questions. What am I missing? What should I do instead? There is usually an answer that can be found with a quiet walk. Especially by the water.
So I wanted to ask. Do you suffer from either of these two ailments and how do you handle them?
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