My favourite tip for avoiding procrastination has always been this: concentrate on doing the smallest amount of work possible. If you’re writing a novel, try writing a sentence. If you’re learning a new programming language, try a hello world. Instead of taking a break to check your email or the news or making a coffee, aim to do the very tiniest of tasks first.

The idea is that once you get started, it’ll be easy to keep going.

So instead of putting it off forever more, here is the smallest unit of work I can do towards this blog… and the theory is put to the test.

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