The Art of Not Writing (aka My Ongoing Masterclass in Procrastination)

The Art of Not Writing (aka My Ongoing Masterclass in Procrastination)

Look, I know I should be writing new blog posts. Really, I do. In fact, I’ve been thinking about writing one for weeks — and let me tell you, I’ve done an absolutely phenomenal job of thinking about it. The execution part? …Yeah, not so much.

Every time I sit down to write, my brain suddenly remembers 47 “urgent” tasks:

• Reorganize my folders for the fifth time
• Update dependencies I didn’t even know existed
• Spend 25 minutes googling “best fonts for blogs that never get updated”
• Write a new CFP for a conference, thats working out

By the time I’m done “preparing to be productive,” I’ve heroically run out of time to actually, you know, be productive.

I keep telling myself, “Tomorrow’s the day.”
Tomorrow laughs. Tomorrow packs its things and leaves.

At this point, I think my next post should just be titled:

“Coming Soon (No, Really This Time… Maybe.)”

Anyway, here’s my official progress update: I’m still not posting as often as I should, but hey — I did manage to write this one. That counts, right?

So, cheers to me, the undisputed champion of creative procrastination.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some extremely important tab-switching to do.

The image perfectly captures my writing process: 90% coffee, 10% guilt.