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Working on something? Or, rather, avoiding working on something?
LitHub asked 6 real-deal writers for advice on procrastination.
Miranda July: “Itās best to procrastinate with other things I donāt want to do. The amount of business emails and household chores Iāve gotten done while not writing! The best part of this is that when you finally do get down to writing, and then eventually stop for the day, you discover that the bills have been magically paid, the floors washedā¦”
George Saunders: “I have guitars in my writing room. But I donāt think of it as ‘procrastinating’ but as, you know, ‘getting ready.’ Thereās something about goofing around on the guitar for a few minutes that has the effect of priming the pump, sort of. It feels like it reminds the creative mind to try to stay light and free and fun and not take itself too seriously.”
Anna Hoagland:Ā “There is a crucial distinction to be made between the two forces that can take you away from the desk: inspiration and avoidance. When I walked with my old friend at the nature preserve, when I went to view the Louise Bourgeois, I was pulled by desire, energy, interestāthere was psychic libido at play, a musing forceāand this was why those activities were enjoyable in the moment, but also fruitful creatively.”
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