Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book and doing nothing I will always choose the latter. It's only if I have an idea for two books that I choose one rather than the other. I ­always have to feel that I'm bunking off from something. Geoff Dyer
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If you are ever faced with having to choose between writing or doing nothing, then you are not giving yourself enough time to complete the task at hand. The problem is that you are too focused on something else. So, when other things take precedence over writing, it is because you have other things on your mind. You need to have more than one idea on the go at any one time so that you can choose which one to work on.

If you have two ideas, then there will always be one more way to spend your time. That gives you more opportunities to get things done.

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