Nodding to this, Suw, and you’re right, procrastination is so bound up with perfectionism, there’s a causality in fact. I think a key point you make here is acceptance - accepting how you feel, your fears - and taking a step forward, focusing on just that one first, is so important. I have a writing deadline looming and this morning’s journalling has been about all this.
So many of what we think of as separate things are interconnected and procrastination is an enthusiastic bedfellow with perfectionism. I am planning on doing a series of posts about perfectionism in due course! And I agree that self-acceptance and acceptance of imperfection is so, so important to getting past these sorts of blocks.
Good luck with your deadline! I've no doubt you'll nail it!
Nodding to this, Suw, and you’re right, procrastination is so bound up with perfectionism, there’s a causality in fact. I think a key point you make here is acceptance - accepting how you feel, your fears - and taking a step forward, focusing on just that one first, is so important. I have a writing deadline looming and this morning’s journalling has been about all this.
So many of what we think of as separate things are interconnected and procrastination is an enthusiastic bedfellow with perfectionism. I am planning on doing a series of posts about perfectionism in due course! And I agree that self-acceptance and acceptance of imperfection is so, so important to getting past these sorts of blocks.
Good luck with your deadline! I've no doubt you'll nail it!
Thank you!
That first list of bullets on writing blocks really nails it
Thank you! Lots to unpack there, which I'll do in future posts!
Looking forward to it