[2:03 am: Practicing structured procrastination.]

Add a Deadline

Deadlines give you a sense of urgency, which can lead to higher levels of motivation and productivity.

One way to make the Panic Monster your new roommate: imagine someone out there is building the same SaaS solution you've envisioned, despite your confidence that few can match your innovative brilliance. If you don't bring it to market by Deadline X, they'll overtake you and your product won't grow a user base large enough to ensure adequate revenue.

Become More Patient

People who are impatient have a higher chance of procrastinating, so although this is only a correlation, fixing impatience might help you get things done.

On a certain level, this seems at odds with adding deadlines. When you say, "I must write 30 blog posts by the end of August", that could stem from a feeling of impatience.

For a more nuanced approach, accept impatience when it's about getting a process in motion—one you know is at the core of your mission. For example, getting the ball rolling in terms of Google exposure. If it takes 8 months for an article to reach its peak search engine ranking, best start today.

However, reject impatience when it's about seeing results. You won't get 10,000 monthly visitors to your site in just 2 months, starting from zero. Instead of checking analytics daily, relish learning how to write informative articles and aim to improve every day. Each post is a drop of water that carves the canyon of domain authority.

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