Geetanjali Mukherjee

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Geetanjali Mukherjee grew up in India, spending her early years in Kolkata, and then attending high school in New Delhi. She attended the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, to read law as an undergraduate. She further pursued her academic interests at Cornell University, USA, earning a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in human rights and social justice. She is also a member of Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, United States.

Geetanjali's first book, "Seamus Heaney: Select Poems", is in its 6th edition currently, published by Rama Bros. India. Geetanjali also regularly blogs about creativity and productivity at her blog Creativity@Work. Geetanjali currently lives in Singapor
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Geetanjali Mukherjee Well, unfortunately, I usually deal with writer's block by simply not writing, or rather moving on to another project. It doesn't mean I abandon the p…moreWell, unfortunately, I usually deal with writer's block by simply not writing, or rather moving on to another project. It doesn't mean I abandon the project, it just means it takes me longer to get through it than I would like. This is something I am working on - on getting through the block, or around it. In fact, I have started to believe that there isn't really any such thing as a real block - instead either I have to make some decision or solve some problem about the book, or I am getting hung about quality and not letting myself write.

My favorite strategy to bust blocks - read lots of writing books, and blogs of prolific authors. In fact, I have a list of books I re-read when I am struggling on a specific project. And I try to get inspired by other authors who are working, one of the reasons I started a project on my blog interviewing other authors about their writing process. I am constantly looking for tips and tricks to be more productive creatively.
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Geetanjali Mukherjee There are a lot of wonderful things about being a writer, but I think the best thing is that you get to spend time diving into your memories or your i…moreThere are a lot of wonderful things about being a writer, but I think the best thing is that you get to spend time diving into your memories or your imagination, depending on the kinds of books you write, and fish out interesting tidbits that you can then craft into something that others are willing to read.

I don't know about you, but usually when I start talking, most people get bored and walk away. But when I am writing, I can write as much and as long as I like, because if someone doesn't like it and walks away, I won't know and can't get hurt. But conversely, when someone does like what you wrote, and writes a review, or tells you how wonderful it was, that is the best feeling in the world, worth any number of hours spent alone typing.

That said, I love to spend time alone typing. I think if I didn't, I couldn't be a writer. Telling people I am writing is a fabulous excuse for holing myself indoors for long stretches of time. It's also a great excuse to read - I can read tons of books and watch as many movies as I like and just pretend it's research.

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Loving your work

This seems to be a perennial argument I have over and over with people in my life, especially my parents. I know millenials are uniquely subject to criticism about this, but there has always been a debate about just doing a job for the paycheck versus finding something that you love to do. Of course, the ideal is the latter but most of us settle for the former. And some of us actually don’t believ Read more of this blog post »
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“Maybe it doesn’t matter how smart you are or aren’t, but how much you are willing to learn.”
Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

“Success is shown to us as a straight line, heading in one direction, up. There are no detours, no turn-arounds, no missteps allowed... When you aren’t allowed to fail, either due to the expectations of others or yourself, although it may seem like you are being pragmatic and focusing on how to succeed, you are actually making it that much harder for yourself.”
Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

“Start anywhere, with whatever is in front of you. The key is to begin - and to trust that as long as you’re putting one foot in front of the other, eventually you'll get to where you need to, or at the very least, much farther than you had initially imagined.”
Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

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“It doesn't matter how smart you are, but how much you are willing to learn . . . Everyone can grow their abilities if they choose to put in the effort.”
Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

“I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines you priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself.”
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“The true lessons to be learned from Albert Speer are those that help us to recognize the Albert Speers living amongst us.”
Geetanjali Mukherjee, Will The Real Albert Speer Please Stand Up? The Many Faces of Hitler’s Architect

“Maybe it doesn’t matter how smart you are or aren’t, but how much you are willing to learn.”
Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

“Success is shown to us as a straight line, heading in one direction, up. There are no detours, no turn-arounds, no missteps allowed... When you aren’t allowed to fail, either due to the expectations of others or yourself, although it may seem like you are being pragmatic and focusing on how to succeed, you are actually making it that much harder for yourself.”
Geetanjali Mukherjee, Anyone Can Get An A+: How To Beat Procrastination, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Grades

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