Advice
MuddyUm Writer Procrastinators Anonymous — MWPA
Recovery IS an Option
You know in your heart you are not “that person” with “that problem”.
You think you can spot it in a crowd-source of other writers, but you are not quite sure.
It’s so hard to identify concretely, because you know you are an empath, sensitive to others’ needs, and yet you remain highly productive, even in the face of distractions. And to deal with distractions, you already employ the best tools:
There’s a nagging voice inside your head that keeps telling you, you aren’t good enough, but you recognize that voice accurately as imposter syndrome. So you feel confident that self diagnosis is a skill you possess.
And yet….
Your drafts folder of started and unfinished articles tops over 100.
You constantly find new source material, over breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eating snacks, drinking coffee, going for a walk, taking a shower — — you find rich content anywhere and everywhere you turn. Every single friggin’ person you meet is your muse.
You are surrounded with multiple journals, one in every room in the house, just so you can capture all those good ideas before they leave your head.
You have slips of paper everywhere with story ideas, and no time to transfer them to any kind of organization system whatsoever.
You have a minimum of four MuddyUm tabs open on your browser RIGHT NOW.
Go ahead, count them….. I’ll wait….
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Was I right?
You have several plates or coffee/tea mugs, or both, hanging around your desk and computer space where you write.
You’ve got some bills to pay, but they can wait until tomorrow because you got some good advice about how procrastination can be helpful.
You belong to at least five MuddyUm Facebook groups and post the same posts over and over into all of them. Just in case.
You spend more time writing posts in Facebook groups than you do actually writing your articles.
Take comfort. There is hope for you.
We are announcing today MWPA. It’s an inaugural group, designed to return some focus and order into your life. To help you cope and learn to understand that not all that’s worth living in life is tied to a life of constant creativity.
You will be whisked away from your workstation, transported to a safe space, where someone will bring you five star chef prepared meals, and help you disconnect from technology. New member initiates begin with a 3 day weekend experience.
You’ll find solace in the simple things in life. Besides life without tech, you’ll have a chance to wash dishes, do laundry and sweep floors with other zen masters who don’t feel the need to constantly report on their progress.
In the evenings, you actually get to binge watch every TV SHOW you ever dreamed of bingeing, but couldn’t find the time.
While you are gone, those pesky unfinished drafts will be mysteriously wiped out due to some tech glitch, but we know it’s really just the universe sending you a secret message telling you that they were not stories meant to be told anyway.
And, if you sign up this week, there will be an added bonus! Under special consultation with MuddyUm, we will reorganize all the screens and remove some publications, so when you get back to your desk, everything will look brand new, just like you walked into a new world. So you can have that feeling like you are starting from scratch. Nothing hanging over your head.
New world, new you!
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