The 7 Secrets of the Prolific Writer's Block by Writing

Author:Writing [Writing]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non-fiction, Guide, Perfectionism, Writer’s Block, Procrastination, Time Management
Publisher: Infinite Art
Published: 2011-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

• Believing you should be able to take on others’ burdens or solve their problems for them;

• Believing you should be able to do that AND live out your own ambitious mission;

• Believing you can break the rules, for instance, by not earning enough money to sustain yourself, or chronically working too many hours a week.

Even though many grandiose people have a logical-sounding rationalization for their behavior—e.g., “I can sign up for all these committees because I’m well organized,”—grandiosity is always fundamentally delusional.

A brief word about psychological “boundaries,” a topic that, from a time-management standpoint at least, is rather simple. There are two things you need to know:

(1) Boundaries aren’t “between” you and the other person, but within you, in your heart and mind. You need to make conscious decisions about what you’d like your relationship to a person (or group) to be, what and how much you are willing to give, and what and how much you expect to receive in return. Once you make these decisions, life gets much easier, since you are now operating from principle instead of the exigencies of the moment. However, if you don’t make them, or only do so half-heartedly (see Section 6.5), then your work and relationships are likely to suffer. And,

(2) It is your responsibility to state your needs. Too many writers don’t, and not only do they cheat themselves of help, they cheat the other person of the opportunity to help. There could be many reasons for their reluctance, including shyness, internalized oppression (Chapter 6), or a fear that the request will be denied—and that fear might be justified. Still, it is imperative that you learn to state your needs for several reasons:

• They might actually get met. In fact, the writers I encourage to state their needs to family, bosses, and others almost always come back to tell me that the person not only complied, but was grateful to be asked.

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