Simply stopping negative thoughts in their tracks can be helpful. This is known as "thought-stopping" and can take the form of snapping a rubber band on your wrist, visualizing a stop sign, or simply changing to another thought when a negative train of thought enters your mind.

• Don't follow blindly advice from other people on overcoming procrastination. We may procrastinate because of very different reasons. Find what works for you.
• Identify your unique vulnerability to procrastination. Do this routinely, and you should start to see patterns a...

Perseverance means you never quit. Procrastination usually means you never get started, although the inability to finish something is also a form of procrastination.