Number 9 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge.
Tidy the desk? Make a cup of coffee? Check my emails? How many of us succumb each day to the wiles of procrastination? Well, I’m delighted to have the celebrated and extremely prolific writer, Arnold Pogostik, author of The Incredibly Cruel Creepy-Crawly That Kidnapped Kate, to tell us how he does it. Take it away, Arnold!
As a best-selling USA Today, NY Times and Nogglepool Literary Journal author, I’ve had several best-selling stories written, published and sold. My testimonials glow! But why keep my secret to myself? I’ve decided to share my amazing success with you in a fabulous four-part video, Crastination and How to Avoid It!
In this video you will learn the 8 essential steps of anti-crastination.:
- Wage war on crastination. You have something you have to do? Do it now!
- Actively prioritise. Before you make that cup of coffee, say to yourself, ‘Hang on! Isn’t there something more important I should be doing?’ If so, do it later. (Not the more important thing, the other thing. You should do the more important thing now.)
- Immediately is the answer. The question is ‘When?’
- Time is your friend. If there’s one inescapable truth that so few of us realise, it’s that time passes. Learn how to get time on your side. There’s no time like now, so sign up!
Look at the first letters of those four points. What do they spell? Geddit? Don’t do it!
The message in each video is so vital to your writing career that you should watch it twice, making 8 essential steps of anti-crastination.
To sign up for the video, click here.
And get a fabulous, free Pogostik tee-shirt:
Ha Ha..I did sign up for the video and through with the first part. Life changing, I say ! Where can I get a “signed” copy of the Creepy-crawly series? Is it on Amazon UK ? couldn’t find it 🙁
Hope you have read my latest – I * Ink ?
Would love to hear your thoughts..
@Subhmohanty from
And Life Unfolds…
A * Alone >> B * Butterfly >> C * Curry >> D * Dance >> E * Edge >> F * Forest >> G * Grin >> H * Homecoming >> I * Ink >>
Arnold is delighted you liked his video! He’s working hard on the Creepy-Crawly and will keep you updated 🙂
And that’s the beauty of procrastination, and one ought to take one’s own sweet time to appreciate it!
Taking the time to enjoy time – one of the secrets of happiness.
Indeed, but most folks seem to have forgotten how to relax and enjoy due to constantly rushing around trying like rats, forgetting that to be healthy in mind and spirit one has to allot some quality time for oneself to at least relax with a coffee at an outdoor cafe or sit at the ocean to watch the waves and listen to the surf, etc.
Hmm..I must get around to applying this…Oh look! Squirrel!
Ha, ha! Even Arnold gets distracted by squirrels. Terrible things, aren’t they? Thanks for the comment!
Still getting around to it…
Have you seen Tim Urban’s Ted Talk on procrastination? I bet you would get a laugh out of it…and it’s a great way to procrastinate! http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator
Ah, just watched it – that’s a great one! Funny, but also with food for thought. Thanks for the link.
Hahaha! I knew a man who owned a round Tuit. He had it hanging in his cubicle at work. He still didn’t get much done, and worse, he no longer had any excuses.
I believe you should speak and write the words “crastination” and “anti-crastination” loudly and persistently throughout the next year so that the OED might include them in its tome.
Please thank Mr. Pogostik for his ironical video link.
Ah, to get a word in the OED – that’s a good challenge! As he never crastinates himself, Arnold is already on tuit.
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I now have a purpose in life — to go from crass to anti-crast! All thanks to Mr. Pogostik! 🙂
Arnold is glad to be of help and wishes you luck!
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