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	<title>Comments on: How To Beat Procrastination And Get Things Done</title>
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		<title>By: sophie</title>
		<link>http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/12/08/how-to-beat-procrastination-and-get-things-done/comment-page-1/#comment-11573</link>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hi the best thing to
beat procrastination is to get whatever 
your putting off done, because if you keep avoiding it then it will snowball on you. so get it done and you have more time to do other stuff and youll feel great that its off your chest</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi the best thing to<br />
beat procrastination is to get whatever<br />
your putting off done, because if you keep avoiding it then it will snowball on you. so get it done and you have more time to do other stuff and youll feel great that its off your chest</p>
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		<title>By: Tommy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tommy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have read the posts and can relate to all of them. I sometimes procrastinate until I give myself a good scare and then I think I work better in crisis mode. This is only partially true. I want to share a solution I learned in a course I took years ago (The Silva Method). This only take a few seconds. As soon as you realize you are procrastinating, close your eyes and visualize yourself with the completed project in your hand or visualize yourself standing next to the conpleted task. I picture myself with manuscript in hand, looking thinner, smiling, dressed nicely and maybe looking out on the beach at sunset. I picture myself landing on the moon and instead of planting a flag I have my completed project with me or reaching the top of Everest with my paperwork done and a big smile on my face. I am posing for pictures in my big fur coat and snow goggles on. Tune out the noise in your head until it is as right and realistic as possible. I open my eyes and I am ready to go and do even if it&#039;s tedious and boring work. Try this and it will improve many areas of your life. I need to get back to it. Tommy</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have read the posts and can relate to all of them. I sometimes procrastinate until I give myself a good scare and then I think I work better in crisis mode. This is only partially true. I want to share a solution I learned in a course I took years ago (The Silva Method). This only take a few seconds. As soon as you realize you are procrastinating, close your eyes and visualize yourself with the completed project in your hand or visualize yourself standing next to the conpleted task. I picture myself with manuscript in hand, looking thinner, smiling, dressed nicely and maybe looking out on the beach at sunset. I picture myself landing on the moon and instead of planting a flag I have my completed project with me or reaching the top of Everest with my paperwork done and a big smile on my face. I am posing for pictures in my big fur coat and snow goggles on. Tune out the noise in your head until it is as right and realistic as possible. I open my eyes and I am ready to go and do even if it&#8217;s tedious and boring work. Try this and it will improve many areas of your life. I need to get back to it. Tommy</p>
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		<title>By: steph</title>
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		<dc:creator>steph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m exactly like Alex! The only thing that helps me is to write out all the details and try to prioritize...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m exactly like Alex! The only thing that helps me is to write out all the details and try to prioritize&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Ricardo Bueno</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ricardo Bueno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Monika: speaking of procrastination, there are a few projects now that I&#039;ve been meaning to get done and haven&#039;t. Looks like stumbling across this article was meant to be... Now I&quot;m off to organize for tomorrow and break things into smaller pieces. Some movement is better than no movement at all after all!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Monika: speaking of procrastination, there are a few projects now that I&#8217;ve been meaning to get done and haven&#8217;t. Looks like stumbling across this article was meant to be&#8230; Now I&#8221;m off to organize for tomorrow and break things into smaller pieces. Some movement is better than no movement at all after all!</p>
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		<title>By: New Year resolutions &#124; Green + Chic</title>
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		<dc:creator>New Year resolutions &#124; Green + Chic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Monika at The Writers Manifesto teaches you how to beat procrastination and get things done. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Monika at The <a href="http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/go/writers_wanted" style="" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/go/writers_wanted';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">Writers</a> Manifesto teaches you how to beat procrastination and get things done. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Dave Fowler</title>
		<link>http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/12/08/how-to-beat-procrastination-and-get-things-done/comment-page-1/#comment-11322</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave Fowler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Monika, I think you may be onto something there. I think they should teach it in schools and that way generations of children might grow to understand themselves better. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monika, I think you may be onto something there. I think they should teach it in schools and that way generations of children might grow to understand themselves better. <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Monika</title>
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		<dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Ricardo: Doing what you do is a good way to lessen the pressures I think. I also find myself acting in a similar matter when I REALLY don&#039;t want to act on something because I&#039;m freaking out about it. 

It might be a little slower, but as long there is movement I think it is good, don&#039;t you think?

@ Carla: Oh yes, I&#039;m so with you on that one. Strangely enough even though some of us know this, we still tend to repeat the process every now in a while. 

@ Alex: LOL, your comment made me laugh but is actually spot on. 

You hit it right on when you said, &quot;Usually it’s because the big picture turns into all the details that need to get done and I see every single detail at the exact same time with the exact same priority.&quot;

Aren&#039;t we humans a self destructing mob at times. :)

@ Dave: Yes I did mean your fitness blog. The collaboration of the three of you. Since many of us bloggers sit in front of a computer far too long at times I think your message hits home loud and clear. :)

Interesting how you felt about being lazy. When I look back though I also felt like that when I was a teenager and a young adult. I too felt like being a lazy person but in reality I wasn&#039;t. It was the fear of procrastination that stopped me from doing certain things.

I actually think these topics need to be taught in school to help young adults in the transition process as it would stop many from self sabotaging.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Ricardo: Doing what you do is a good way to lessen the pressures I think. I also find myself acting in a similar matter when I REALLY don&#8217;t want to act on something because I&#8217;m freaking out about it. </p>
<p>It might be a little slower, but as long there is movement I think it is good, don&#8217;t you think?</p>
<p>@ Carla: Oh yes, I&#8217;m so with you on that one. Strangely enough even though some of us know this, we still tend to repeat the process every now in a while. </p>
<p>@ Alex: LOL, your comment made me laugh but is actually spot on. </p>
<p>You hit it right on when you said, &#8220;Usually it’s because the big picture turns into all the details that need to get done and I see every single detail at the exact same time with the exact same priority.&#8221;</p>
<p>Aren&#8217;t we humans a self destructing mob at times. <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Dave: Yes I did mean your fitness blog. The collaboration of the three of you. Since many of us bloggers sit in front of a computer far too long at times I think your message hits home loud and clear. <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Interesting how you felt about being lazy. When I look back though I also felt like that when I was a teenager and a young adult. I too felt like being a lazy person but in reality I wasn&#8217;t. It was the fear of procrastination that stopped me from doing certain things.</p>
<p>I actually think these topics need to be taught in school to help young adults in the transition process as it would stop many from self sabotaging.</p>
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		<title>By: Dave Fowler</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave Fowler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ooops. It&#039;s just dawned on me that you&#039;re not talking about the blog I thought you were. Sorry, it would be correct to say OUR blog and not MY blog - but the rest is still true. Sorry. Dave.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ooops. It&#8217;s just dawned on me that you&#8217;re not talking about the blog I thought you were. Sorry, it would be correct to say OUR blog and not MY blog &#8211; but the rest is still true. Sorry. Dave.</p>
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		<title>By: Dave Fowler</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave Fowler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Monika, thank you for the kind compliment about my blog concept. I’m in the very early stages with much to learn, but it’s fun... and tough, but mostly fun.

Something that struck me about procrastination after reading your reply (you used a phrase that triggered a memory): There was a time when I didn’t even know what procrastination was or even that I was doing it. Those were the truly scary times in my life. I thought I was hopelessly lazy – when in fact the contrary is true. At least now I see the signs and I can choose to do something about it (even if I don’t always do so). :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monika, thank you for the kind compliment about my blog concept. I’m in the very early stages with much to learn, but it’s fun&#8230; and tough, but mostly fun.</p>
<p>Something that struck me about procrastination after reading your reply (you used a phrase that triggered a memory): There was a time when I didn’t even know what procrastination was or even that I was doing it. Those were the truly scary times in my life. I thought I was hopelessly lazy – when in fact the contrary is true. At least now I see the signs and I can choose to do something about it (even if I don’t always do so). <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Alex Fayle &#124; Someday Syndrome</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex Fayle &#124; Someday Syndrome</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, that&#039;s so me. When I&#039;m feeling overwhelmed I freak out. Usually it&#039;s because the big picture turns into all the details that need to get done and I see every single detail at the exact same time with the exact same priority.

I get over it by talking to others who help me refocus my eyes so that I see the big picture and only the details that affect me in the moment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, that&#8217;s so me. When I&#8217;m feeling overwhelmed I freak out. Usually it&#8217;s because the big picture turns into all the details that need to get done and I see every single detail at the exact same time with the exact same priority.</p>
<p>I get over it by talking to others who help me refocus my eyes so that I see the big picture and only the details that affect me in the moment.</p>
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