Procrastination... a dangerous habit. How can you break it?

Twenty percent of people recognize themselves as chronic procrastinators. For them procrastination is a way of life, although a maladaptive one. And it cuts across all domains of their life. They don't pay bills on time. They miss opportunities for buying tickets to concerts. They don't cash gift certificates or checks. They file income tax returns not on time. They leave their Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve. Believing in your capability to do the work and going ahead with it is a good way of beating the procrastination block. Knowing how to overcome procrastination and developing good time management and organizational skills and efficiency are some of the essential steps to overcome procrastination in the long run. This should include effective planning, segmenting your household tasks and monitoring your progress. Remember that this is a slow process and you need to keep trying before you can understand how to overcome procrastination in school, office or even your home.

Write down what you need to do and estimate the time you need to get the task done. Then set an alarmclock. So let's say you're going to spend 30 minutes on reading a book you set the alarmclock for 30 minutes and that's how long you're going to spend on it.