Chris Garrett, a well known blogger, consultant and co-author of the Problogger (the book), has written an article on his blog about his procrastination challenges. He wrote about it previously too.
So Chris Garrett procrastinates too. And so do I. It always feels nice when you find someone whom you’ve been following and learning from, is human too. Isn’t it ? 
To be honest his article struck a chord with me. Not only does he frankly admit his procrastination challenges, he goes on to write about how he is coping with them. And for someone who’s been quite successful in this field, I think accepting his shortcomings openly requires true audacity.
So I thought I’ll take this opportunity to finally write an article on this blog after a pretty long time, and also talk about why this blog has been dormant for so long.
I could say that I was involved in other projects. I could say that I was too busy with more important stuff. I could say…well, I wish I could. The truth is I had been procrastinating.
Yeah, you heard it right. I neglected the blog which had a successful launch and hit the Digg front page on the first day. I neglected the blog which brought be more than 200,000 pageviews in its first month.
I neglected the blog which got me started into this blogging and internet marketing thing. And most importantly, it brought me opportunities which I never thought I could get.
Yes, I was busy. Yes, I had been doing other projects. Yes, I was doing important stuff. But never so busy that I can’t take out half an hour and write down a post here.
I think I struggled with both perfectionism and analysis paralysis like Chris mentioned in his articles. That’s what kept me away from posting here in spite of having a perennial flow of post ideas. And this wasn’t just with this blog. It was with whatever I did.
I know it’s ironic considering the fact that I have written some of the most popular articles on one of the most popular productivity blogs on this planet.
Now, procrastination isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes you should put things off to de-stress and enjoy life. However, when you find that you are putting things off too much and just not able to get started or finish a task, that’s where the problem arises.
I am pleased to say that things have been better at my end since the last month. The new year has started on a good note. I finally started a tech blog with someone, which I had been planning on since a long time. I was also able to take care of trivial tasks like installing a retweet button and the disqus comment system on this blog, which again I always wanted to do but could just never get my ass off to do.
So, yes I have been more productive lately. Although I still feel that I can improve upon that and do better, the progress has been good. And hence, you can expect posts from me at regular intervals going forward.
That was about it. It really felt good to write here after a long time. If you are someone who struggles with procrastination too, speak out in the comments. I might just share some tips and articles that helped me become more productive.
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