How to Stop Procrastinating and Work Efficiently

There's an old joke that the members of Procrastinators Anonymous keep meaning to meet...but keep putting it off.

1.  Think about why you procrastinate:  Are you afraid of failing at the task?  Are you a perfectionist and only willing to begin working after every little element is in place?  Are you easily distracted?

2.  Break up a large, difficult projecgt into several smaller pieces.  Tackle each piece separately. 

3.  Set deadlines for completion.  Try assigning yourself small-scale deadline for example, commit to reading a certain number of pages in the next hour.