Comments on: How To Avoid Procrastination As A Freelancer http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blogging Procrastination And How to Snap Out of It http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-32886 Blogging Procrastination And How to Snap Out of It Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:33:31 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-32886 [...] lot going on, working on personal and client projects. But I have to face the truth now: I’m procrastinating big [...] [...] lot going on, working on personal and client projects. But I have to face the truth now: I’m procrastinating big [...]

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]]> By: Work From Home Tuesday, Vol. 2: Ending Procrastination | Freelancing and Outsourcing Tips, Commentary, Analysis, and News from oDesk http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-27776 Work From Home Tuesday, Vol. 2: Ending Procrastination | Freelancing and Outsourcing Tips, Commentary, Analysis, and News from oDesk Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:33:08 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-27776 [...] from  Stepcase Lifehack “Stop Procrastinating Right Now!” from  GH Work/Life Balance “How to Avoid Procrastination as a Freelancer” from Freelance Folder “Beat Procrastination and Meet Your Deadlines” from Freelance [...] [...] from  Stepcase Lifehack “Stop Procrastinating Right Now!” from  GH Work/Life Balance “How to Avoid Procrastination as a Freelancer” from Freelance Folder “Beat Procrastination and Meet Your Deadlines” from Freelance [...]

]]> By: Shaun http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-12632 Shaun Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:48:59 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-12632 At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I think this procrastination is killing me. :-( I have sat here all day clicking my outlook send/receive button. Browsing blogs and for the past 40 minutes, searched google for help on procrastination. I've come to the conclusion that, tomorrow, I won't even bother with that. I've wasted a day sitting here when I could be lying in bed avoiding the phone and the emails and the clients and the projects and the tasks and the to do lists and the 43 folders and on and on and on... I've heard all the tips. Make a to do list, break big tasks in to smaller tasks, set a time limit on a task then reward yourself, on and on and on... I'm a self employed IT professional. But I can see my freelance business going down the drain because I just can't get started on anything. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Thanks for the opportunity to rant. Shaun At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I think this procrastination is killing me. :-(

I have sat here all day clicking my outlook send/receive button. Browsing blogs and for the past 40 minutes, searched google for help on procrastination.

I’ve come to the conclusion that, tomorrow, I won’t even bother with that. I’ve wasted a day sitting here when I could be lying in bed avoiding the phone and the emails and the clients and the projects and the tasks and the to do lists and the 43 folders and on and on and on…

I’ve heard all the tips. Make a to do list, break big tasks in to smaller tasks, set a time limit on a task then reward yourself, on and on and on…

I’m a self employed IT professional. But I can see my freelance business going down the drain because I just can’t get started on anything.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Thanks for the opportunity to rant.

Shaun

]]> By: Procrastination Link Love | The Office Gal http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-10352 Procrastination Link Love | The Office Gal Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:41:55 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-10352 [...] How To void Procrastination As A Freelancer at Freelance Folder. [...] [...] How To void Procrastination As A Freelancer at Freelance Folder. [...]

]]> By: Weekly links for March 18,2008 « Freelancebusiness’s Weblog http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-7527 Weekly links for March 18,2008 « Freelancebusiness’s Weblog Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:06:51 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-7527 [...] work then you won’t feel the temptation to postpone it. But not all work is fun. Here are are some methods you may use to stay on time with your [...] [...] work then you won’t feel the temptation to postpone it. But not all work is fun. Here are are some methods you may use to stay on time with your [...]

]]> By: Dawdler #1 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-7285 Dawdler #1 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:28:25 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-7285 Procrastination... that's what it's called! :) I am struggling with this issue and I have concluded that a bunch of things "cause" this "P" thing to creep in. Comfort, Lack of motivation, Fear/Panic - "This is really up to me!" and a bunch more. Soooo to tackle all this I have tried to go back to the time when I made the decision to go out on my own; and think of the things that pushed me to this decision and the work I put into making the plunge (I started reading all the notes I wrote whenever I got an idea about how I would do this - I keep a little notebook with me at all times for those ah ha! moments) and guess what? It worked! In addition I decided to make mini goals/milestones for my projects and make a plan for each day. This way the LARGE project isn't looming in front of you and you feel really good when you reach each goal, thus motivating you to keep going. ... Just my two cents! Dawdler #1 Procrastination… that’s what it’s called! :)

I am struggling with this issue and I have concluded that a bunch of things “cause” this “P” thing to creep in. Comfort, Lack of motivation, Fear/Panic – “This is really up to me!” and a bunch more.

Soooo to tackle all this I have tried to go back to the time when I made the decision to go out on my own; and think of the things that pushed me to this decision and the work I put into making the plunge (I started reading all the notes I wrote whenever I got an idea about how I would do this – I keep a little notebook with me at all times for those ah ha! moments) and guess what? It worked!

In addition I decided to make mini goals/milestones for my projects and make a plan for each day. This way the LARGE project isn’t looming in front of you and you feel really good when you reach each goal, thus motivating you to keep going.

… Just my two cents!
Dawdler #1

]]> By: Sean Hodge http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-6526 Sean Hodge Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:41:09 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-6526 I think embracing procrastination means starting your own projects. At first you work on your projects to procrastinate with the client work you don't want to do. Now the real benefit of this is when you start procrastinating with your own projects by doing your client work. A few tips: * Unsubscribe to all your feeds (Who can get work done with a big 154 unread blog posts) * Listen to music or add something to your work environment that makes the boring work more fun * Try to get more interesting work as much as possible. (though there will always be some boring work that we need to just get done) Thx. I think embracing procrastination means starting your own projects. At first you work on your projects to procrastinate with the client work you don’t want to do. Now the real benefit of this is when you start procrastinating with your own projects by doing your client work.

A few tips:
* Unsubscribe to all your feeds (Who can get work done with a big 154 unread blog posts)
* Listen to music or add something to your work environment that makes the boring work more fun
* Try to get more interesting work as much as possible. (though there will always be some boring work that we need to just get done)

Thx.

]]> By: Freelance Writing Jobs » Blog Archive » Weekend Link Love http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-6416 Freelance Writing Jobs » Blog Archive » Weekend Link Love Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:20:31 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-6416 [...] How to Avoid Procrastination as a Freelance Writer at Freelance Folder. [...] [...] How to Avoid Procrastination as a Freelance Writer at Freelance Folder. [...]

]]> By: rhodaandmary http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-6399 rhodaandmary Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:03:52 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-avoid-procrastination-as-a-freelancer/#comment-6399 The type of clients I have keep me on track. I do freelance work for publishers who require very quick turnarounds, sometimes 24 hours but usually less than a week. They also don't give me advance notice. I have several such clients, so my calendar is like a stack of dominoes: If I were to miss one deadline, it would eat into the time necessary to start the next project, and so that next project's deadline would be in peril. And so on. You notice I used the subjunctive contrary-to-fact "were" If I were to miss one deadline. Because I simply cannot miss deadlines, it is thus not an option. Now, my friends who get one big, juicy, lengthy project that is due in a few weeks sometimes tell me they do have a problem with deadlines, because they have too much flexibility when it's just one big job with one long deadline. The type of clients I have keep me on track. I do freelance work for publishers who require very quick turnarounds, sometimes 24 hours but usually less than a week. They also don’t give me advance notice. I have several such clients, so my calendar is like a stack of dominoes: If I were to miss one deadline, it would eat into the time necessary to start the next project, and so that next project’s deadline would be in peril. And so on. You notice I used the subjunctive contrary-to-fact “were” If I were to miss one deadline. Because I simply cannot miss deadlines, it is thus not an option. Now, my friends who get one big, juicy, lengthy project that is due in a few weeks sometimes tell me they do have a problem with deadlines, because they have too much flexibility when it’s just one big job with one long deadline.

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