Start working!

Start working! But how to start working? Even writing these two sentences (6 words only) took me some time and mental activity (and I agree that’s the best opening I can think up right now). According to the text about a steady writer, people should be taught some lessons to learn what habits can make them better starters. So how to start doing something? Or how to start doing anything?

People often think that work is something compulsory and don’t see that it can enrich them and develop. Just working for nothing (as in the text – writing without worrying about grades and spelling) or without any motivation (just the same!). So you’re the leader – rule your deeds – find time and place to work. It doesn’t matter if you have to listen to music or sit and concentrate in silence, pace, fall into a trance, tide your workplace. If you have some rituals – use them – don’t be shy, that’s for your own good. Motivate yourself! Push and pull yourself if you can’t use carrot in motivation (even imaginary) – use a self-made stick. Actually I have some points in my head (one point is to think how to start working, a profound idea how really to start working (or to delay, if possible), then comes a thought how to continue working (without stop after a few minutes of work), and at last a full completion of that hell (of course, on the top of my endeavour).

Those key points won’t let me forget about my aim (or about fear of something somebody can do with me if I couldn’t reach the goal). That’s all and that is the magic of Motivation.

If you can’t find it in yourself there is a way to help you. I remember a story of one writer, who was a pupil of a genius artist but wanted to create his own masterpiece. Once when that young man was ready, his master told him to start the young lad was very puzzled and couldn’t get himself ready to work. Then an old writer told the upset boy to re-write the masterpiece of the teacher, but if the youth felt strength to continue in his own way he would have to continue and that would be his own story. This ad-vice made the young man a master of short stories. So if you can’t start because your wish is not enough – stay near your work (if you are to make a presentation for the next day – start working with a computer, if you thing there is no time for cleaning - sit in the most foul place – you’ll see soon you will start tiding unconscious). So be close to the work you are to do, have some thoughts of doing it on all stages, stages, don’t be shy to use your rituals. But the essence is to use stick-and-carrot policy.

I don’t think my method will suit everybody, but that’s the strongest artillery I have for extra-quick start! So think about key points (writing essay), goal (grades, grades and grades), achievement (A-A and A marks) and punishment (I am afraid of my English teacher) or invent it if you aren’t concern about somebody’s opinion – no cakes till I get A for this. And Start working! Time is running out!

Oh, year. Almost forget. Don’t be lazy and you won’t need my extra starting.

That's my first problem article! Be gentle criticizing it!