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Be Proactive Not Reactiveby ~StephenMcCranie

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Hey friends, this is a comics essay I wrote for a blog I do called Doodle Alley. Wherever you are on your journey as a creator, I hope these comics encourage you! If you like this and want to see more, please favorite this!

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~NeonPoweredFirefly Nov 10, 2012 Student General Artist

AMEN

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*cabepfir Sep 23, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

The deadlinosaurus is fantastic

~StephenMcCranie Sep 23, 2012

Thanks!

*Hyperchaotix Sep 14, 2012 Student General Artist

I struggle with this and am also the kind of person who waits until the last minute but somehow gets everything done in record time. I admit that I usually choose to do it this way... because I have a fear that if I suddenly feel like I have a lot of free time, I'll somehow lose touch with raw ambition; the drive to push through overwhelming odds. Maybe it's the thrill of the challenge that I crave? I'm not really sure. It's stressful, but I feel that's my downfall. It's stressful to the point where I feel like I would accomplish less work if I did it any other way... I really need to fix myself up...

~StephenMcCranie Sep 15, 2012

Yeah, that's exactly where I used to be-- I found a way out of it not by changing myself, but by changing my system. It's only natural to work on things when we have an impending deadline-- that's when we're most motivated to work! My thinking was this: maybe I'm not broken, but my system is. If I understand how I work-- that I am motivated by deadlines-- then I should be able use how I work to my advantage. It's taken a lot of experimenting, and I think everyone is different, but I've gotten in to using timers to create a sense of deadline to motivate myself. I'll break my goals down into steps that are so small they won't take much time at all, and then I set a timer and say, can I do this one simple step in only 10 minutes? It's a challenge, and it's kind of fun, working against the clock, trying to beat it. It's motivating. So my advice is, start tinkering around with a system for yourself that works for you. Keep what works, throw away what doesn't, and eventually you'll find something that clicks. You can do it!

*Hyperchaotix Sep 20, 2012 Student General Artist

Yeah. I'll try to do something like that. I'm sure it'll take some adjusting, even at first, but I should be able to manage it.

Thanks!

~BlackAkamaru Sep 12, 2012

I admit that I do procrastinate, so I could learn a lot from this! This is very helpful and thank you ^^ You're pretty wise~

~StephenMcCranie Sep 13, 2012

Thanks! Hope it helps!

~Elyandarin Dec 11, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Inspiring

I too have the Procrastination super-sense, and since it's sort of neat having a superpower - even if it's a kinda lame one - I wonder: when you gave up procrastinating altogether, did you manage to leverage that super-sense into a more helpful (but still cool) superpower?

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