How To Fight Procrastination When You’re Self-employed

Anmol Irfan, Fast Company
Fri, 07/05/2024 - 9:18am

In the past year, I’ve made progress on addressing the root cause of my distraction. Here’s what works for me. It’s an average Wednesday afternoon—arguably my least favorite day of the week. I find myself staring at the laptop screen, rotating between my empty Google doc, half-written emails, and multiple research tabs that are all open simultaneously.

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