The Happy Fun Writing Checklist:


[] Quiet room--no windows or an internet connection?

[] food and a bathroom available?

[] sufficient supply of caffeine and/or chocolate

[] sleep: retire by 9:30.

[] work in 20 minute segments

[] prior reading and notetaking--immersion

[] perhaps have class prepped in advance

[] write in the morning, before noon

[] learn to write even when other projects are due, classes, etc.

[] learned optimism

[] organize writing files daily. Clean desk.

Popular methods of procrastination:

[] Get online

[] Stress from home

[] Hunger

[] Fatigue

[] Get online, obsess over fixing unimportant computer problems.

[] Endless emails to people who really don’t care, that don’t advance anything.

[] Piddle around until a coworker interrupts with long conversation or a task.

[] Check that email. Check it again.

[] Run a little errand from home, tell yourself you’re being useful.