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Category Archives: Stop procrastinating

Get Your Writing Done by Christmas!

Get Your Writing Done by Christmas!

Do you have a writing project that you need to get done by the end of the year? Would you like to enjoy the Christmas holidays without the weight of it hanging over your head? Me too!!! There are just 11 weeks to go until Christmas! …Are you up for the challenge? Let’s get ourContinue Reading

Video 3: How to Think About Your Writing

Video 3: How to Think About Your Writing

Worrying and feeling anxious about our writing can really slow us down or even paralyse us completely. Learn here how to deal with the negative thoughts about your writing, how to disentangle yourself from them and how to make progress despite of them. If you are feeling disheartened about your paper or thesis, if you have lostContinue Reading

How to stay focused and on track

How to stay focused and on track

You might be feeling unfocused and unproductive right now… There is so much to do and the progress is slow. You are getting distracted with internet and technology or you are getting constantly interrupted… It might be that your motivation is down, you are preoccupied with the worries and the negative thoughts make you driftContinue Reading

From “overwhelmed” to “focused and productive”

From “overwhelmed” to “focused and productive”

If you are feeling overwhelmed and anxious right now, if you are stuck in procrastination and avoidance, if you are surrounded by negativity and misunderstanding, and if wish you can just sit down and become more focused and productive and get that project done, then this video is for you!! In this video I shareContinue Reading

How to allow yourself to write imperfectly

How to allow yourself to write imperfectly

When we sit down to write we often find ourselves deleting more than we write or hesitating to write anything until it sounds perfect. And yet a great secret to progressing with your writing is to allow yourself to write imperfectly! Earlier this week I’ve received this comment from one of the participants of myContinue Reading