How to Stop Procrastinating (and Become a Joyful Writer)

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You see some people publishing new blog posts every week. Others even publish a whole new book every year. The results of other people’s writing looks simple and effortless, but can become daunting for anyone challenged with writing blog posts, reports, books, articles, etc. The How to Stop Procrastinating (and Become a Joyful Writer) from designer Henneke will ring true to many of us.

As a writer myself, I have run into these challenges when the Cool Infographics Book and writing posts here on the Cool Infographics site.

From Henneke:

We only see the end result of other people’s writing.

We see their finished pieces but we don’t see their resistance to writing.

We don’t notice the despair about a crappy first draft. We don’t see the huge effort of restructuring and revising and editing until the writing flows naturally and the ideas are finally communicated with clarity and flair.

If you’re a procrastinator, you’re not alone.

You’re not the only one who finds writing a challenge, who wrestles to get your ideas on paper.

As psychologist Dr. Christian Jarrett suggests, procrastination isn’t a matter of managing your time better, it’s a matter of managing your emotions.

Your illustrated guide to stop procrastinating …

This infographic is very different than many I have posted on Cool Infographics. It’s hand-drawn illustrations and storytelling format are unique and fresh. She isn’t trying to communicate data, so there aren’t any data visualizations in this design.

From an infographic design standpoint, I think the only thing this one is missing is including the URL to the original infographic landing page. This infographic is part of a larger article, but many people will share the image alone and may not link back to the original. Infographic designs should always include the URL back to the original so when readers find it reposted on social and other sites they can easily find their way back to the original.