Even if you are passionate about writing your book, finding time to do it can still be a problem.
I recently attended a seminar led by
Mark Forster, an expert on time management. He spoke about the three degrees of urgency, which can help you to be more focused.
Immediate: this is something that requires your attention straight away.
It is tempting to think that emails need immediate attention. Remember that the urgency depends on the message, not the mode of delivery.
Same Day: these are things that you were not aware of beforehand, but need to be tackled today. Deal with the most urgent ones first of all.
Everything Else: these are tasks that you can plan. Arrange them in batches and work through them systematically. Don’t cherry pick, as this is more time consuming and some things will get left out.
There may, of course, be deeper issues that are preventing you from making time to write, such as fear, procrastination, lack of support or your inner critic.
If so, I highly recommend Stephen Pressfield's The War of Art. In it, he says:
“
It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.”
To inspire you, here are some
stories about how writers, artists and other creative people organise their days
Remember, “
There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” Brian Tracy
