#29 Naming—and Conquering—Resistance When Indexing

12/05/24 • 18 min

Sometimes, even with deadlines looming, indexers might not feel like indexing. It can be hard to sit down at the computer and just start working. In this episode, Michelle details the times she has encountered Resistance. (Yes! Resistance in this instance should have a capital "R"—see also Steven Pressfield's book The War of Art).
Michelle shares four strategies to help you overcome Resistance and start indexing!
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Previous Episode

#28 My Go Bag (In Case of Emergency)

In this episode, Michelle expands on what to do "in case of emergency" by describing the contents of her Go Bag. By having a Go Bag, she's ready for travel, hardware failures, and electricity outages.
If you're not ready to keep indexing during an emergency, then maybe you should consider having a Go Bag too. If you don't know where to start, then you'll like the new segment at the end of the podcast: First or Next Step(s). Michelle describes in this episodes First or Next Step(s) segment where you should start.
In case you missed it:
Episode #27 - In Case of Emergency describes Michelle's filing system that doubles as an emergency contact list.

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#30 Labeling Entries

Michelle labels some index entries to streamline her indexing and index edit processes. In this episode, she explains her labeling system—naming and explaining the nine labels she uses.
Do you use labels while indexing? We'd love to hear about your process!
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Episode #29 Naming—and Conquering—Resistance When Indexing
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Indexing courses

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