Then I must ' ve traded someone different . How about now ? I think I traded you now . <| sep |> I ' ve been reading a great deal about procrastination recently . I ' ve discovered that my problem is a combination of perfectionism , low self esteem and a very high level of self criticism . Sit down and look at where in the process you ' re failing . Is it motivating yourself to sit down to write , the writing work itself or is there a psychological barrier ? To me , it sounds like you are sitting down to write but are distracted easily and have ' Fear of Missing Out '. Perhaps you should try setting a timer for 40 minutes a day 40 80 minutes is a good window for work and making it entirely about the habit of sitting down to write everyday rather than making the focus ' writing a book '. Then , you could think about making your goal a single page a day . The key is to remember that you should be enjoying and investing in the ' process ' of anything that you do and a great result i . e . a best selling novel should merely be the icing on the cake . You need to have a balanced life so you have stuff to write about !