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How to Stop Procrastinating (Without Spending 4.5 Hours To Do It)

June 13, 2025 / Discipline & Motivation, PRODUCTIVITY & ORGANIZATION / 2 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

Mark Manson recently released a 4.5-hour video on how to stop procrastinating—which sounds like a great way to procrastinate for 4.5 hours. At The Productive Indie Fiction Writer, we’ve tackled this beast from every angle. This post pulls together some greatest hits, a few uncomfortably true quotes, and a flexible mindset to help you find your way around the monster.

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Busy Is Good. Busy is GREAT.

April 12, 2024 / Discipline & Motivation / 6 minutes of reading

How often do you think, even in the back of your brain, “I’m too busy to write!”? Especially if you are working any sort of alternative revenue stream, or have a day job, writing becomes much easier to off-load with the justification that this thing over here is paying the bills and deserves your attention.

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I am a perfect machine. My self-discipline is extraordinary.

February 9, 2024 / Discipline & Motivation / 4 minutes of reading

I had an interesting chat with an author the other day. They said, in part, “I’m not sure if I’m relieved or worried that an author as advanced as you still brings up the fact that she also has problems with this self-discipline thing.” This was in response to my post about self-discipline. I was

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How to Motivate Yourself Right Up To “The End”

March 22, 2019 / Discipline & Motivation / 6 minutes of reading

How often have you said to yourself: “I could get this done if I was motivated enough.” We’re all motivated when we first start a new project, like a novel. The reasons why we want to write the book are right there in the forefront of our minds, our enthusiasm is fired up and

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