How to thwart procrastination and start writing freely

Everyone who writes for a living knows all too well how nefarious procrastination is.

Every day is a battle of will:

You know the struggle is real.

Of course, remote work adds another wrinkle to the mix. How can we stay on task with unlimited distractions at our fingertips—and without the added pressure of pretending like we’re dutifully working all day in our little cubicles amid a thicket of colleagues?

Henneke Duistermaat has smart answers and ideas. To consistently defeat procrastination, she offers these practical tips:

Practice getting started.

No excuses. Just get words onto the page. She suggests these tips to ease the process:

Avoid mid-writing distractions.

Avoid going down rabbit holes while writing.