Here's how you can stay focused on your work and avoid procrastination as a fashion designer.

Visual Inspiration Board: Surround yourself with mood boards and sketches that ignite your creativity and keep your vision clear. Design Sprints: Use timed design sprints to immerse yourself in creative bursts, followed by short breaks to refresh your mind. Creative Rituals: Establish daily rituals, like sketching in a favorite spot or starting the day with a fashion podcast, to set a productive and inspired tone.

Organization is everything, if you can implement an organization plan/flow that works for you, your work load will feel lighter because it will be. Knowing where your tools are, having a designated place for them and putting them in their place will save you so much energy and keep your work flow going. At first it might be cumbersome but in the end it’s worth it. Find your system and follow it. I do this with everything I want to get done. Once you lay the ground work, your time working will fly by.

You may notice that you are not always as sensitive to distraction. It's a great call to identify when you are more likely to fall into distraction in order to have strategies in place for those times. I know that I am more likely to get distracted at the end of the week because my energy and concentration levels tend to be lower. That means that for me focus mode and an app that blocks distracting website + closing my mailbox for a specific timeframe can be a good option on Thursday and Friday. The goal is for you to know yourself ans treat yourself with respect by using boundaries at the times that are convenient for you.

Once again, the more you work, the more you get to know how you work. For instance, when I work on Tech Packs, which is a type of work that requires a lot of concentration and detail oriented attention I know that I need to allocate 2 hours time slots for this type of work as shorter time slots do not give me enough time to gain momentum but longer time slots are too tiring and don't let me focus on work afterwards.

I have noticed that I tend to be a lot more productive and fall a lot less in procrastination habits when I am well rested and have had nutritious food. It can sound really basic but self care helps me a lot when it comes to feeling safe and motivated in my work. It can also help to organize communication means with your superiors or clients in order to have clear boundaries that will allow for a better stress level management.

Purpose vs Ambition Operate from your gift and talents already in you.We are all natural born creatives.Anything that is natural supersedes the unnatural. Are you using your gift of creativity in the right lane? Fashion courses only help us sharpen the gifts of creativity God has already endorsed. God is the most creative personality. So if you have tried everything go back to the one who is creativity itself. It’s like going back to the manufacturer to get your gift fixed or channeling your gift to help a specific brand or product or service or people. Start with serving before doing it alone. Align your fashion design with purpose then you will succeed. A gift is a seed in you , water it and nature it in order for it to grow.

My answer towards the main question "how to minimize procrastination as a designer", is to identify the reason for the procrastination. Why is it that I feel like I should do anything but the task at hand? 1. Is it because the task-at-hand is big and risky? If yes, then maybe it needs more thought and research before the execution. If not, then completing it will help me scratch this off of my to-do list. 2. Is it because I have brain fog? If yes, I need to step away from the project and do something else instead just to clear my head and get it back into that workspace. Stepping away and getting a breather is essential at times to help you get a fresh perspective when you get back to it. 3. Remind yourself of why you do what you do.