Even the most efficient workers have days when it’s harder to finish tasks. 

Sometimes, what looks like procrastination may actually be a symptom of something more serious, such as depression, anxiety or attention problems.

• Break a long-term assignment into multiple smaller ones. 
• Find ways to reward yourself along the way. 
• Schedule your most frequent diversions — think checking social media or completing non-urgent chores and errands — for the gaps between these...

Many people procrastinate because they’re anxious about the outcome of a project, don’t think they can complete it well or fear failure.

Optimize your environment.

Many people are inherently more productive at certain times of the day. 

• People procrastinate because of a lack of value [associated with the task]; 
• because they expect that they’re not going to achieve the value they’re trying to achieve; 
• because the value is too far from you in terms of time; 
• or because you’re ...