Comments on: The three-step hack for stopping procrastination

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Fri, 05 May 2017 00:36:00 +0000

In reply to Martha Smith. Yes, it works for exercise, too. Or just about anything else that part of you doesn't want to do....

By: Martha Smith

Martha Smith — Thu, 04 May 2017 19:54:00 +0000

I’m going to try this. I have been thinking I need to spend a couple of hours a day and it has been hard to get started. Five minutes–I can do that. Maybe I’ll try doing five minutes of exercise too.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Thu, 04 May 2017 15:36:00 +0000

In reply to sthrendyle. You make a really good point, Steve! Everyone's number (time or word count) is going to be different and no one should set their own number based on what other people are doing. It's kind of like yoga class: you should set your own agenda -- not peek out of the side of your eyes to see what the person beside you is doing!

By: sthrendyle

sthrendyle — Wed, 03 May 2017 16:13:00 +0000

Funny, I was looking at the same goal but was upping the ante a bit to a thousand words per day!

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Wed, 03 May 2017 00:53:00 +0000

In reply to Jo Linden. You have a great ear/eye for metaphor, Jo!

By: Jo Linden

Jo Linden — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:59:00 +0000

Daphne, thank you for the permission to write for a seemingly inconsequential amount of time just to develop the habit! I’ve been telling myself for weeks now that I’m going to write for 30 minutes a day, which is so unbelievably doable, but my inner critic somehow still finds a way to talk me out of it. I love the idea of setting the bar SO LOW that it has no ground to stand on for that argument! Thank you, as always, for your brilliantly practical advice.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:05:00 +0000

In reply to Taran. Glad you found it helpful, Taran.

By: Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne Gray-Grant — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:05:00 +0000

In reply to Julie. I haven't heard this story before so thanks for sharing! (I wonder who it was...) This is very similar to the Pomodoro which is based on 25 minutes of effort followed by a 5-minute break.

By: Taran

Taran — Tue, 02 May 2017 17:23:00 +0000

Was this written especially for me? Sounds like it. Will give it a try. A very pragmatic blog. Thanks.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 02 May 2017 17:21:00 +0000

One of the great copywriters (name escapes me) set a timer for 33 minutes and 33 seconds. He wrote until the timer went off, then he took a break (5-10 minutes).