Simple Steps to Stop Procrastinating

27 Ways to Stop Procrastinating

1. Get started.
2. Be realistic about the time it takes to do something, never as long as you think.
3. Work with time available.
4. Use small amounts of time.
5. Carve out time.
6. Don't always start at the beginning - just do some part.
7. Do worst first.
8. Set small deadlines.
9. Small reward for each deadline met.
10. Do things as they occur to you.
11. Is there a simpler way?
12. What's the worst thing that will happen if you do it?
13. Do nothing - try looking at it for a full 15 minutes.
14. Clear work area of everything else.
15. Make workplace convenient.
16. If I don't make deadline no treat.
17. Listen to your mood.
18. Plan a reason to get motivated (invite someone over).
19. Seize opportunities.
20. To do is must do.
21. Tell someone else your deadline.
22. Expect problems to come up that will keep you from getting it done.
23. Don't stall - expect to do a GREAT job.
24. Get back to people - even to say 'I don't know yet'.
25. Ask for help.
26. Use leisure time for leisure.
27. Maybe procrastinating means you really don't want to do it at all.