tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post7569827564372630319..comments2023-11-03T05:15:10.848-04:00Comments on Cutest Landing: Insecure Writers Group Post: ProcrastinationSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444784814793987285noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-11877762042729507882011-12-12T12:58:48.679-05:002011-12-12T12:58:48.679-05:00Alex--Thanks for visiting! Its always rough when p...Alex--Thanks for visiting! Its always rough when people try to turn one off's into series or books. This happens to me with short stories. I know you will pull it off and it will be the best one yet.<br /><br />Libby--thinking of something you want to do, or thinking of why you want to do it also helps me...I want to run more, not because I love running but because I love the way I feel after I run. Having something to look forward to really helps. Plus I decided I was allowed to get a tattoo after my first 5k.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444784814793987285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-10712174793477880892011-12-11T22:37:27.062-05:002011-12-11T22:37:27.062-05:00Stress leads me to procrastinate as well. Thinkin...Stress leads me to procrastinate as well. Thinking of something you "Want" to do helps a lot.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-67848375591171594942011-12-09T18:07:03.770-05:002011-12-09T18:07:03.770-05:00Yes, and I am doing it right now unfortunately. Wi...Yes, and I am doing it right now unfortunately. With my second book coming out in February, a lot of people expect a trilogy. And never planned more than one book in the first place, and now I'm expected to produce a third. And that is stress and pressure. The third needs to be the best and what if it's not?<br />Thanks for participating in the IWSG!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-55725935469493279712011-12-09T16:30:40.020-05:002011-12-09T16:30:40.020-05:00Kristieinbc--I know what you mean, If I had a word...Kristieinbc--I know what you mean, If I had a word for every minute I've procrastinated I would have a book, of course they probably wouldn't be good words. <br /><br />Hannah-Yes, go forth and check it out! It really is a great idea, plus it helps people with blogs that don't get lots of traffic get traffic, which of course helps with insecurity. And its also really awesome to see 200+ other writers who also feel insecure.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444784814793987285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-87673395835365411492011-12-09T16:07:26.578-05:002011-12-09T16:07:26.578-05:00I love the idea of a support group, especially whe...I love the idea of a support group, especially when I find myself saying "I'm a writer" with the implied 'and I need help!'<br /><br />It's been two days since I've written, which makes me a procrastinator, in this case, of working on revisions. Thanks for the link to Insecure Writers...I'm off to join :)Hannah Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967474867428577064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-83389884206391293502011-12-09T10:18:46.091-05:002011-12-09T10:18:46.091-05:00My procrastination skills are finely tuned. If onl...My procrastination skills are finely tuned. If only I could get my writing skills up to the same level I would have a best seller written and published. :-)kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-15936467991697089492011-12-08T14:34:57.876-05:002011-12-08T14:34:57.876-05:00All very true. I think, for me at least, the stres...All very true. I think, for me at least, the stress of needing to do something or the fear of things that might go wrong (like that I might end up offending or pestering someone who I want to keep liking me) makes me feel like the thing isn't going to be fun and so I procrastinate it.<br /><br />BUT, often, once I get over feeling intimidated and start actually doing it, it's still fun and the stressful aspects go away, at least partly.<br /><br />So what it actually ends up feeling like is different than what I thought it would feel like. And for me, that means procrastination becomes a vicious cycle but if I can get over it, the getting over it can sometimes be self-reinforcing too.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164178689698873586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-9856779290390785592011-12-08T14:14:57.970-05:002011-12-08T14:14:57.970-05:00But I dont think fear is the root of it. I think i...But I dont think fear is the root of it. I think its part of it, but not the root of it. <br /><br />I think the stress of needing to do something, having to do something makes doing that thing not fun. Then it being not fun makes you not want to do it. That is the root of it. <br /><br />Fear is an excuse to not do something you just dont want to do.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444784814793987285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722740463726614666.post-26261188862556518452011-12-08T14:04:57.119-05:002011-12-08T14:04:57.119-05:00Do I procrastinate? Wow... do I ever. I'm an O...Do I procrastinate? Wow... do I ever. I'm an Olympic-caliber procrastinator. If there was a world championship for procrastination, I would... not even show up until it was already over.<br /><br />I don't really write, but I procrastinate ALL the things, and you're absolutely right that fear is at the root of it. Even if the fear is completely irrational. I get a sort of deep down terror at the thought of certain things, that I react to by not doing them YET, choosing to do something else first and deal with them later.<br /><br />It happens with things that are going to be repetitive and boring, or things which I haven't figured out the details of yet and the process of figuring out the details intimidates me. Or with tasks so large that I don't know where to start. I can end up procrastinating starting a conversation, even with someone I really want to talk to, because I'm afraid that I'll be bothering them, or that I'll say something stupid and make myself look like a fool in their eyes.<br /><br />I think that feeling intimidated is the root of it - I allow myself to too easily feel intimidated by things and allow that feeling to win out over what I want to, or need to, do. I wonder how one overcomes the feeling that something is too intimidating to face?Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164178689698873586noreply@blogger.com