Comments on: My Struggle With Perfectionism and Procrastination http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/ New Media Resources, Tools and Services Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:17:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 10 Business Blog Mistakes I Hope You Never Make (Again) | Business Habitat http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2555 10 Business Blog Mistakes I Hope You Never Make (Again) | Business Habitat Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:10:17 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2555 [...] 10. Publish sporadically. [...] [...] 10. Publish sporadically. [...]

]]> By: How to Make Sure Your Blog Post is Ready for Publication | The Blog Herald http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2349 How to Make Sure Your Blog Post is Ready for Publication | The Blog Herald Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:54:25 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2349 [...] 3. Make sure the post is imperfect. This one may strike you as odd, but let me explain. There is always something you can improve about a blog post. Always. Add a paragraph, go with a different image, change a word choice, tweak the headline … the list goes on and on. But if you actually consciously take a moment to consider the fact that your about-to-be-broadcast post is not practically perfect in every way, and if you take an additional moment to choose to be okay with that fact, you’ll conquer that perennial stumbling block that so many bloggers trip over – the double-edged sword of perfectionism/procrastination. [...] [...] 3. Make sure the post is imperfect. This one may strike you as odd, but let me explain. There is always something you can improve about a blog post. Always. Add a paragraph, go with a different image, change a word choice, tweak the headline … the list goes on and on. But if you actually consciously take a moment to consider the fact that your about-to-be-broadcast post is not practically perfect in every way, and if you take an additional moment to choose to be okay with that fact, you’ll conquer that perennial stumbling block that so many bloggers trip over – the double-edged sword of perfectionism/procrastination. [...]

]]> By: Maria http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2210 Maria Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:59:04 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2210 Hello, Easton Thank you for answering. I define a schedule for myself but the only thing I do is stop working 3 hours a day and do 2 important things everyday. It has helped me. I've managed to write 2 posts in a week and doing things that need to be done besides writing posts. Hello, Easton

Thank you for answering.
I define a schedule for myself but the only thing I do is stop working 3 hours a day and do 2 important things everyday. It has helped me. I’ve managed to write 2 posts in a week and doing things that need to be done besides writing posts.

]]> By: Easton Ellsworth http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2205 Easton Ellsworth Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:06:14 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2205 Aaron and Maria, thank you for stopping by. We can't say enough about the importance of consistency and endurance and the formation of good habits. All of this applies to life on the whole as well as to blogging in particular. Aaron and Maria, thank you for stopping by. We can’t say enough about the importance of consistency and endurance and the formation of good habits. All of this applies to life on the whole as well as to blogging in particular.

]]> By: Maria http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2196 Maria Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:42:26 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2196 Hello, Easton Another great post and about something I'm dealing with now. Many blogs ideas and nothing beeing done for 2 days now. It makes me feel squashed. Hello, Easton

Another great post and about something I’m dealing with now.
Many blogs ideas and nothing beeing done for 2 days now.
It makes me feel squashed.

]]> By: Aaron R. http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2182 Aaron R. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:47:43 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2182 Thanks for this post. I'm 100% guilty of everything you mentioned about perfectionism/procrastination. I'm always looking around the web thinking I need to first do this and that and the other before I make a post, but in the end nothing gets done. My weblog is woefully and embarrassingly outdated, but I let myself off the hook by saying it's a hard hat area. Then I think about what my father use to tell us, excuses only satisfy those who make them. A friend recently told me that you don't always have to make a home run, that a base hit is also a good thing. Thanks for the inspiration Thanks for this post. I’m 100% guilty of everything you mentioned about perfectionism/procrastination. I’m always looking around the web thinking I need to first do this and that and the other before I make a post, but in the end nothing gets done. My weblog is woefully and embarrassingly outdated, but I let myself off the hook by saying it’s a hard hat area. Then I think about what my father use to tell us, excuses only satisfy those who make them. A friend recently told me that you don’t always have to make a home run, that a base hit is also a good thing. Thanks for the inspiration

]]> By: Business Blog Strategy: Avoid These 10 Blogging Mistakes | Blog Consulting by Visionary Blogging http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2086 Business Blog Strategy: Avoid These 10 Blogging Mistakes | Blog Consulting by Visionary Blogging Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:32:13 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2086 [...] 10. Publish sporadically. [...] [...] 10. Publish sporadically. [...]

]]> By: Easton Ellsworth http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2075 Easton Ellsworth Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:59:10 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2075 Thanks Richard and Mark for stopping by! Sometimes I just have to tell myself that it's okay to put out stuff that I feel is unfinished. Thanks Richard and Mark for stopping by! Sometimes I just have to tell myself that it’s okay to put out stuff that I feel is unfinished.

]]> By: Mark Hayward http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2071 Mark Hayward Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:23:00 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2071 Really great post, Easton! Man, do I have the procrastination bug (sickness?)...sometimes I just can't get myself into gear until the pressure is on. Really great post, Easton! Man, do I have the procrastination bug (sickness?)…sometimes I just can’t get myself into gear until the pressure is on.

]]> By: Richard Becker http://visionaryblogging.com/perfectionism-procrastination/#comment-2060 Richard Becker Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:10:50 +0000 http://www.visionaryblogging.com/?p=274#comment-2060 Exactly right! Never let perfect stand in the way of making progress. Last year, what started as an experiment — moving to a twice weekly post — left me wanting to make each post perfect. And then I procrastinated until they were. It didn't work for me or anyone who read my blog ... so I went back to dailies and everyone seems happier. :) All my best, Rich Exactly right! Never let perfect stand in the way of making progress.

Last year, what started as an experiment — moving to a twice weekly post — left me wanting to make each post perfect. And then I procrastinated until they were. It didn’t work for me or anyone who read my blog … so I went back to dailies and everyone seems happier. :)

All my best,
Rich

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