4.Fix a time only for important tasks.

One way of tackling procrastination is to focus on one thing, and then to give yourself permission to do whatever you want for the rest of the day. Select an important task you’ve been long avoiding, and take one day just for it.

After finishing the chosen task, you are likely to ...

Immediately after every lecture/meeting/ any significant experience, take 30 s — no more, no less — to write down the most important points.

If you always do this, and even if you only do this, with no other revision, you will be okay.

• It’s not note taking: It’s...

Your poor time-management/prioritization skills are setting you back. You hate routines because you feel they take away your freedom, but then you never have time to do what you love.

Typical behaviours:

• When you want to work, you...