Whats your method to beat procrastination?

I also make a to-do list, and my goal is to accomplish at least two of them each day. It gets me going in the morning because I like to get things done so I’ll have the afternoon free.

If you look up the word 'procrastination' in any dictionary, you will find my name next to it.
That's just how much I procrastinate. If there's an exam I start studying for it properly just the day before. And then I stress and stress and reach breaking point. Not the best feeling.

* I ask someone to check in on me, (usually my mum). That itself is a sort of motivation.
* I try to minimize distractions like my phone or computer and limit calls.
* I do the most unpleasant tasks quickly so I can finish it off and get it out of the way, and then move on to lighter things that I enjoy doing.
* I've got a weird sort of quirk where I really get motivated to finish something before the microwave oven gives off the alarm. And its been proven that doing tasks in quick bursts, like say 15 minutes at a stretch and then a break. My cuckoo clock rings at every 15 minutes, so that definitely helps.
* Also, I motivate myself with chocolate or other sort of rewards.
* I've tried keeping timetables and schedules, but it hasn't worked out much for me. I do, however, make to-do lists and tick off the things I've done. Just seeing those ticked off tasks gives me as sense of relief, like I've done something right.

Hope this helps!

Just get on with it...that's the title of a book, describing it's easy gentle, compassionate kick up the bum.

I've learned that my mood is very fragile, very temporary like the breeze on my face. I can ignore it because it has no value. example-I have to mow the yard today. How will I go about it to make the least work out of it?-do the front first and even the back tomorrow? Running in circles with reasoning. I find once I start something all that planning goes away and I do the whole thing. So I've learned to ignore this planning thinking. If I just get up and walk around the room my mood will begin to change. You don't have to undertake any tedious task. Then I find if I'm busy doing something I feel better-and it doesn't even have to be anything worthwhile. I've been through 40 years of serious depression but now at most there's just a lingering lethargy or habit of approaching goals. I feel great most of the time and have a lot of energy.

This is the perfect thread for me. I not only procrastinate, but I AM procrastination. I AM lethargy. right down to my DNA. I am so lethargic that I haven't worked in 5 years and have been living on unemployment, my savings, my 401K, income tax refunds, selling my personal stuff (though I have only been able to do that once due to the lethargy). I have lost my health insurance, house insurance, my a/c system does not work, the house needs a new roof, an the car needs new tires. You name it, I've lost it. and I still can't motivate myself to try to work. On top of my C-PTSD, I was bullied at my job, badly bullied, for 9 years by about 25 people, including my supervisors. It's been 5 year and I am still having night terrors about those people! I've had lots of therapy, but still the terror overwhelms me. I have depression going on, too, of course. I wake up in the morning and look around at my bedroom and don't see anything worth getting out of bed for. Thanks for listening.

Shakespeare said- In delay there is no plenty. And it's interesting how many faces procrastination has. For example you may have a list of bigger things or goals. You find yourself working on a lesser interest because the big goal at the moment seems too hard and far away-and as you work on this lesser thing you feel you are being productive but in reality you are avoiding your main interest/procrastinating. You gotta prioritize. Realize the big goal even though it seems far away is what you really want the most.

A person can hide from their true goal by everyday doing little things until one day you come to the end of a life of mediocrity.

i just wait a while; usually the urge to 'do something' will go away~

—-I agree w this totally. My aunt died so I started going to water aerobics 6 days a wk. fabulous. Clears out those cobwebs. Endorphins, good circulation, good health. Then I eat a huge salad to get my wt down from real estate school when I abandoned healthy things and paid for it. A sign r.est. May not suit me.
And I need a routine to do well.I make a prioritized list. Choose one or two for the day. Talk to friends to get ideas. Stick to loving people. Hugs!

I make a list of tasks that need to be done. The ones I would likely procrastinate on (usually tasks I don't like) I do first and get it over with. If there are a few I might do one a day first thing in the morning.