Anti-Procrastination Month ’08: Day 5
October 7th, 2008 by Cristina Favreau
Today, we elaborate on yesterday’s point of working in short spurts to increase productivity.
My anti-procrastination mantra is “I can do ANYTHING for 15 minutes”. I commit to plugging away for just 15 minutes – usually that is all it takes to get over the hump. — Ame Gargulak
I set a timer and work for 30 minutes and take a 10 minute break. Some people do it for 50 minutes. During that break I get up and walk around, do housework, walk the dogs, etc. I always come back refreshed. — Dana Willhoit, Independent Writing and Editing Professional, Nichenewsflash.com
The point is to play around with the work:break ratio and find what works best for you. Let me know what your ideal combo is.
For screenwriters (but it's really for anyone) I wrote an article recommending that you set aside 5 minutes a day to write. 5 minutes is non-threatening but often gets you started and then you “forget to stop.” I got the idea from the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life, by Robert Maurer (who told me he wrote the book by dedicating 1 MINUTE every day!)
Thanks Christina for commenting on it and for doing this!