Many procrastinators think they’re just being lazy. Nothing can be further from the truth. Procrastinators are prepared to work harder than anyone on just about anything they’re not supposed to be doing.

1. “As Soon As I’ve
Checked My Emails”
Why Artists Procrastinate

2. Let’s start with the funniest, most accurate
description of procrastination ever:
(Taken from “Dave Gorman’s Googlewhack adventure”)

3. Every artist in the world knows this to be true.

4. We’ve all been there.
Every artist in the world knows this to be true.

5. We’ve all been there.
some of us quite frequently...
Every artist in the world knows this to be true.

6. The big question is:

7. The big question is:
Why?

8. How come we find these stupid excuses
not to do what we’ve chosen to do?

9. After all, no one makes you become an
artist.

10. In fact, you’re probably doing it in spite of
skeptical friends and family.

11. You should love doing this thing!

12. And yet, here you are looking at yet another
cat video on Facebook.

13. And yet, here you are looking at yet another
cat video on Facebook.
But why?

14. Many procrastinators think they’re just being lazy.

15. But nothing can be further from the truth.

16. Procrastinators are
prepared to work
harder than anyone.

17. Procrastinators are
prepared to work
harder than anyone.
On just about
anything they’re not
supposed to be
doing.

18. They will put in endless hours managing
virtual cities.

19. building civilizations or wiping entire squads
of virtual enemies.

20. They will diligently search for the funniest
content on the web.

21. They’ll watch bad films all the way to their
disappointing ending.

22. In short, procrastinators will take on anything…

23. In short, procrastinators will take on anything…
As long as it’s completely unimportant.

24. Procrastination is not the problem.

25. Procrastination is not the problem.
Procrastination is a symptom.

26. Ironically, it’s exactly because
something is important to you,

27. Ironically, it’s exactly because
something is important to you,
That you tend to want to get away from it.

28. Ironically, it’s exactly because
something is important to you.
You simply care too much to take the risk of
doing something wrong.
That you tend to want to get away from it.

29. So you procrastinate.

30. So you procrastinate.
Which is simply another name for
doing something you can’t fail at.

31. Procrastination is a symptom.

32. Procrastination is a symptom.
Fear of failure is the problem.

33. If this is true,

34. If this is true,
then a good solution for procrastination
must somehow take the sting out of
failure.

35. The ideal solution would make you feel
unable to fail.

36. Or else not mind failure so much.

37. Such a solution exists.

38. Such a solution exists.
It’s called having a structured creative process.

39. And whether they’re aware of it or not -
All successful artists have one.

40. The details vary, but it always includes
procedures that turn an intimidating creative
challenge into a series of trivial exercises.

41. Each allowing failure without harming the work.
(indeed, some of them are even meant to fail).

42. A good creative process
builds success out of failure.

43. Want to know more about a
creative process that works?
This short video will get you started:
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