Signs That You Are Just ‘Pretending’ to Write

Posted on October 23rd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

1. You’re cleaning out your desk drawer for the second (or third) time this week.

2. You’re on deadline and you’re answering the phone – or worse yet, you’re making calls.

3. You’re sending and receiving emails. Hello?! How many times do we have to talk about this?

4. You’re on FB, LinkedIn, or Twitter.

5. You’re flipping through magazines “for inspiration.”

6. You’re noodling around on the internet.

7. You’re out to lunch – and it had not been previously scheduled. You just now rustled up a lunch date or accepted one.

8. You’re sharpening pencils.

9. You’ve noticed your keyboard is dusty and you’re spraying it with compressed air (I guess so the dust doesn’t interfere with your words).

10. You’re musing (mentally or out loud) about how hard it is to write and other people just don’t ‘get it.’

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(c) 2009 by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D., “The Ph.D. of Productivity”(tm). Through her company, Emphasis on Excellence, Inc., Meggin McIntosh works with bright people who want to be more productive so that they can consistently keep their emphasis on excellence. I’m thankful everyday.