Procrastination is a Bigger Danger Than Ever Writers used to hole up in a room with nothing but a bottle of whiskey, a typewriter, and a pot of coffee. They had it easy. Journalists might travel to location to do some research and take along a pen and paper, but they were there with a prime directive in mind: to research and then write about it. In the digital age, though, writers wield a double edged blade. Whether it’s our phones or our laptops, the very tool that we utilize for research and idea-generation – the Internet – is the same thing that gets us into the most trouble. Who hasn’t wasted a day online? First, you start off with some innocent research on the latest career moves of the Saved by the Bell cast members, and the next thing you know it’s 3 AM and you’ve got a dozen … Continue reading →