Why do we wait?
Fear is typical and my reason.
Fear of the unknown.
Fear of never getting things right.
Fear that is we wait long enough things will work out for us.
Fear is powerful.
It's intoxicating.
It is why people stay in bad careers, unhealthy relationships and never bother to set goals because in their mind the battle has been lost.
One of the most simplistic but ingenious things which Chris Batty stumbled into when he first started Nanowrimo back in 1999 (if you haven't read 'No Plot? No Problem!' it not only has the full story but a lot of good advice) was how deadlines are great for creativity. Most humans, unless pressed, will take the path of least resistance in every area of their life.
Including fun, art and pleasure.
I found this post to be an interesting take on the notion and hope you find it as helpful as I did.
http://storylineblog.com/2012/11/01/how-fantasy-is-killing-your-imagination-and-robbing-your-productivity/
For all the current stats and follow my word count:
http://nanowrimo.org/en/participants/ninten
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