How I Stop My Blogging Procrastination [and Other Procrastination in General] -- It works every time [Almost ;)]

Sometimes, when I'm sitting around thinking about things, or considering what to write, I start off by googling for some bit of information that I'm looking for, and I usually attempt to explain it in depth... Unless I get lazy.

It happens to the best of us, even those with obsessive hobbies like myself. But my solution that's been working the best for me is to start an article and then go back to it later, but I limit myself to three articles and do not allow myself to go on to other subjects!

Another trick is to limit distractions, like my iphone, I have this habit of texting other people when I've got nothing to do instead of staying focused. I'm a person who likes quiet and focuses better without distractions, even if I might want the occasional distraction to keep my wandering brain from becoming bored.

Or maybe I'll go on Facebook, or Twitter. I like Twitter a lot by the way. For some reason, in my opinion, it tends to lack in all of the drama that comes with interacting with your family and friends. I'm a believe a little in the Zodiac [horoscopes], and being a Gemini, it's hard for me to stay focused, which is my reason for writing this post in the first place.

But all of that is besides the point. Que; bullets:

• Minimize distractions: If you're not the type of person who can remain focused on one topic for two long, or who has a tendency to stray from things to do others of greater personal interest, then it's best to minimize those other things around you that have a chance of catching your attention.
• Take breaks: There's nothing wrong with this. You're only human, don't beat yourself up over the fact that you weren't able to write a 5000 words tl;dr post for the third time this week.
• Limit the number of things on your plate: Like I said earlier in this post, it's better to limit yourself to maybe two or three posts to write on and stick to them.
• Brainstorm: Writer's block is a bitch, 'nuff said. Sometimes there's just not anything interesting to talk about, going back to my 'googling talk'. There's no shame in knowing nothing, there is in knowing everything. The best thing to do in this case, is to relax and not stress so much about the content but the quality of your writing. Go back, fix grammatical mistakes, spelling errors, and polish up your post. You could have the best content in the world and if it looks like garbage with "u shud" and "dis is y u mus", a lot of the time, people are going to keep on scrolling on google. It isn't you, it's their standards being such that if the person doesn't have time to write properly, who's to say their guide isn't rushed?
• Have fun: When you stop having fun, you stop wanting to work, and when you stop working nothing gets done. Keep this in mind.
• Use the three S's and work from there: Short, Simple, Straight to the point. Once you bang out the bare bones of the knowledge that you need, go around and add your fluff. No need to stress and force yourself to work harder than you need to unless you really feel like it. Besides, if you keep things on point, you can better keep your own attention. You can always add on pieces, here or there to make it easier on yourself, and maybe re-advertise your content in a non-illegal and malicious fashion, of course.

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