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Originally Posted by IsaachElric  in which case i would like you to watch this youtube video. it takes 30 minutes of your time, but i, suffering from procrastination for all of my short life, found this very very helpful. this last week i've managed to stop procrastinating due to the realization this guy gave me: YouTube - Procrastination... |
I only watched the first 3 minutes, but I get the gist of it (that's an ability I have--or, rather, have developed; suffice to say I can make pretty accurate predictions. It's a talent thing).
At any rate, I believe procrastination is mainly about self-alignment, or lack thereof.
Ssandra,
Procrastination is just a label we place on an effect of a deeper cause, and when we try to get rid of it, it doesn't work, because the cause remains.
Simply put, you need to become aware--i.e. self-awareness--of your natural configuration. Once you're aware of it, you can begin to consciously align with it. Steve's book would help with that since he covers habits nicely. The more you do something, the more it is reinforced. So once you know what you should be doing, and how you should align yourself, you just need to establish habits that align with your natural configuration--your body, your talents--which are part of your body; your biology, etc. Habits are easier to form when you draw on your self-alignment. When you push against it, you feel frozen and lack energy. Duh! Your organism is resisting what isn't natural to it. If you start directing your body to do things that aren't good or natural for it, it will resist it on some unconscious level. You may have awareness and consciousness--intelligence--but you can't trump your vessel: it has it it's own intelligence, too (just on a different level, although like an animal, it usually chooses self-alignment; only we with our conscious choice choose otherwise; not choosing self-alignment is inherently unnatural).
Anyway, this is all high level. For something less high level, check out these resources I link to:
I am what you call "slow"
One final thing I want to mention is that you're going to have much trouble improving yourself when you don't accurately and clearly define your terms. In your post you mentioned "personality" in a very vague way. You also mentioned that you're a writer. Years ago I wrote like that--I knew no better--so I won't be too tough on you, but I will say that terms that aren't clearly defined will not serve you, your thinking, or other people.
To write better, see here:
Sirlin.net — Writing Well, Part 1: Sensibilities Sirlin.net — Writing Well, Part 2: Clear Thinking, Clear Writing Sirlin.net — Writing Well, Part 3: Origins of a Writer
One more thing (because I can never just have one last thing, heh): consider looking into the book (which is more of a course, or a media package), The Truth About You. I'm currently going through it so I can't recommend it without reservation (since my experience with it is incomplete), but so far, it's working really well for me.
YouTube - The Truth About You - First 3 minutes of the DVD Amazon.com: The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success: Marcus Buckingham: Books YouTube - The Truth About You - Marcus Buckingham